The us Senate has included penalties Against the "Nord stream - 2" in the draft law on military budget in 2020, said Bloomberg.

according to the Agency, the restrictive measures will apply to ships that pipeline, and Directors of related organizations. They have the ability to deny visas to and block transactions with their property in the United States.

The senators have plans to insist that the draft law was adopted just in this office, As they expressed disappointment at the failure of President Donald trump to prevent construction of the project, writes Bloomberg.

before about plans to include penalties Against "Northern stream - 2" in the draft law on military budget, said the head of the Senate Department for international relations Jim Rish. According to his statement, Authorized the upper chamber of Congress should go for it, As "the window of opportunity closes" and a large part of the pipeline is already built. For reviews policy, the Risk of prohibitive measures will make the construction organization to withdraw from participation in the project. But if punishment is to be used, then, said Rish, Russia will have to look for new artists.

"Nord stream - 2" involves the construction of 2 pipelines off the coast of Russia through the Baltic sea to Germany. It will pass through the territorial or exclusive economic zones of Finland, Sweden and Denmark. To enter the pipeline in use is expected in 2020.

Against the "Nord stream - 2" is Ukraine, which fears to lose the income from the transit of gas from Russia And Poland, Latvia and Lithuania consider political project. The construction also criticized the United States, which are actively promoted in the European Union's own liquefied natural gas.

in support of the pipeline are the most important Germany and Austria, emphasizing that the project will strengthen European energy security, and marking reliability of Russia As a supplier.

in the capital of Russia many times stated that the "Nord stream - 2" - brand commercial and competitive project. As noted by Vladimir Putin, the construction of the pipeline does not involve the termination of transit of gas from Russia through Ukraine.



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