Swiss Allseas has no plans to resume the construction of the " Nord stream - 2 ", said Last news in the organization. They added that will direct pipe layers for a new job. The twentieth of December, the President of the United States Donald trump has signed the defense budget for 2020, which provides for penalties Against the gas pipeline "Nord stream - 2" and " Turkish stream ". The United States wanted to obtain from the contractors to immediately stop the construction. Allseas in practice immediately complied with the demand. Twenty of the 7th of December, the state Department said that contractors will be able to defend punishment, is minimized if all actions until January 20. While at Allseas did not want to resume the construction even before this date, although one would have to put about 160 miles of pipeline from 2460. Prime Minister Medvedev D. A. said about the alternative options to build " Nord stream - 2 ". Minister of energy Alexander Novak drew attention that the pipeline will be put into use in 2020 and Russia has the resources to do this. for example, at "Gazprom" there are the ship-laying vessel " Akademik Chersky ", which is currently located at the port of Nakhodka. In 2017, the Chairman of "Gazprom" Vitaly Markelov said that it has provided the organization with technological independence in the construction of offshore pipelines and carrying out underwater operations. The project "Northern stream - 2" involves the construction of 2 pipelines with a total capacity of 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year from the coast of Russia through the Baltic sea to Germany. Against the project were the Ukraine, which fears to lose the income from the transit of gas from Russia, and the United States, promoting plans to export its LNG to the European Union. In addition to them, with slogans to stop the construction many times were the United Kingdom, Poland and the Baltic States. Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said that the Russian Federation refers to the pipeline only as an economic project. In the capital of Russia agitate not to be seen as a tool of influence. The construction of the "Nord stream - 2" actively support Germany, Austria and Norway. <span style="color:darkgray