"He (the aspect of possible US sanctions on the" North Stream - 2. "- RT ) was touched upon. But in general, there is an understanding that, of course, the project is absolutely commercially profitable, competitive, therefore, it is necessary to take measures to protect it from possible attacks, non-competitive attacks from third parties so as to ultimately reach the completion of this project " , - he specified.

In mid-July, it became known that a law on imposing sanctions on Nord Stream-2 had been submitted to the US Congress.

Expert Sergei Chizhov commented on the situation around the gas pipeline.