"We do not expect that the cost of the Nord Stream 2 project will increase," Kruglov told reporters, answering a question on how the project costs may be affected in case the pipeline has to be constructed bypassing Denmark's territorial waters.
Nord Stream 2 Denmark’s spokeswoman Markela Dedopoulos told Sputnik on Wednesday that the company still expected to receive the necessary permits in the coming months.
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Earlier this week, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said that Denmark could block or delay the construction of the pipeline in Danish territorial waters for security reasons and proposed to discuss the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline at a pan-European level.
The pipeline is expected to run alongside Nord Stream 1 through the exclusive economic zones and territorial waters of Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Germany.
