In a document called ‘fact sheet’ on the US opposition to Nord Stream 2, the State Department demands that all related parties “immediately cease construction-related activity” in a “good-faith wind-down,” adding that those who would lack this good faith, would face sanctions.

Further in the text, it clarifies that the contractors have 30 days to comply with America’s demands, warning that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will identify and reveal all “violators” to the US Congress in about two months.

Apart from threats of sanctions against those who defy Washington and cooperate with Russia on the gas pipeline project, the document repeats arguments about Nord Stream 2 allegedly harming Ukraine’s interests and threatening European energy security. “The United States’ intention is to stop construction of Nord Stream 2,” it bluntly says.

The US' threats have alienated a Swiss-Dutch construction company, Allseas, which earlier halted work on the last section of the pipe. However on Friday, Russian Minister of Energy Alexander Novak said that the pipeline would still be launched by the end of 2020 as Russia itself has the equipment needed to complete construction.

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