US to impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2

On Wednesday, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US Senate issued regulations that impose sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which is to send gas on the seabed from Russia to Germany, writes Bloomberg. A bill presented by the Republican senator from Texas Ted Cruz and Democrat from New Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen was approved by the committee with the support of both parties. Now, the chairman of the Senate majority will plan a full vote.
“Russia has a bad history of using energy as a weapon,” Senator Cruz explained shortly before the vote. The Nord Stream 2 project has divided the European Union. The project was also criticized by President of the United States Donald Trump.
If Nord Stream 2 does not arise, Germany may be doomed to import US shale gas.
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