From Sputnik:
On Monday, US
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee chairwoman Lisa Murkowski
told Sputnik that the Senate was not considering any legislation that
would impose sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 project, however, she added
that such a possibility had been "part of the discussion."
A
Uniper top manager has stated that potential US sanctions on the Nord
Stream 2 may stop partners' financial support for the project, however,
it unable to halt the pipeline.
The statement follows the announcement made by Senate Energy and
Natural Resources Committee chairwoman Lisa Murkowski, who told Sputnik
that the US Senate was not considering any legislation that would impose
sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project. However, the senator
added that she has concerns about Russia "utilizing its resource wealth
as a political leverage."
The comment followed a report in the Wall Street Journal, suggesting
that Washington had decided to switch to imposing sanctions on the
pipeline project, which would allegedly be introduced via amendments
to the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), a
mechanism to impose sanctions on Moscow.
CommitteeAccording
to the media outlet, the US sanctions will affect the project's
investors and firms employed in laying pipe for the Nord Stream 2
pipeline....MORE
