Moscow Pans US Envoy's Scaremongering Rhetoric Towards Nord Stream 2

"It is part of a larger campaign… to contain Russia globally… Of course, it is unacceptable and it is not what an ambassador should be doing, it is in fact the opposite of that", Zakharova told the TV channel Rossiya 1.

US Does Not Consider Nord Stream 2 a Commercial Project - Researcher

14 January 2019, 20:33 GMT

Nord Stream 2 is a joint venture of Russian gas giant Gazprom and five European companies. It aims to deliver 55 billion cubic metres (1.9 trillion cubic feet) of Russian gas annually to the European Union. The project has been welcomed by some countries in Europe and opposed by others that feel it might increase their dependence on Russia.

German media reported last week that Richard Grenell had written letters to companies involved in the project that seeks to bring Russian natural gas to Europe across the Baltic Sea, saying they faced a significant risk of sanctions.

European Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said in December that construction was already underway and no US threats could stop the project.

The United States has adopted a provision that allows it to sanction countries involved in the project to bring 1.9 trillion cubic feet of gas annually across the Baltic Sea, bypassing Ukraine.