The U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, said that Congress can take a fresh penalties Against the " Nord stream - 2 ". According to policy, the purpose of punishments is to prevent to enter the pipe system. How will this be implemented in practice, the Ambassador did not elaborate, but one possibility have the opportunity to be penalties service object associations. Grenell in the interview were also asked in persistent form from Berlin to reconsider the policy concerning Russia. According to his statement, as long as Germany does not pay sufficient contributions to the NATO budget, she should not " feed the beast ". Policy statements critically embraced in Berlin. "When the pandemic coronavirus exposes countries in the world of heavy pressure, this is not the time to wind a spiral of escalation and threaten the future of extraterritorial, that is, violating the international right of punishment ", - said the publication representative of the Minister of economy and energy Peter Steinmeier. Grenell soon finishes her work in Berlin. "Nord stream - 2" involves the construction of 2 pipelines with a total capacity of 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year from the Russian coast via the Baltic sea to Germany. Against the project actively supports the USA, promoting the EU's own liquefied natural gas, as well as the Ukraine and several European countries. at the end of last year, Washington adopted the defense budget, which predusmatrivaet penalties Against organizations involved in the construction of the " Nord stream - 2 ". Swiss company Allseas, which laid a gas pipeline, almost immediately the work was stopped. in Germany are told that the "Nord stream - 2" economic project and reject an extraterritorial punishment. To finish the pipe can the Russian ship " Akademik Chersky ", but, According to energy Minister Alexander Novak, his training will take time. <span style="color:darkgray