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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shared a message of warning over plans to proceed with the construction of Nord Stream 2, with possible sanctions at stake, during a press conference held on Tuesday, the first day of the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels.
Speaking on the pipeline project, which is set to connect Russia and Germany with a gas supply, Blinken expressed the view of US President Joe Biden, making the claim that the project was “Bad for Europe, bad for the United States.”
Blinken argued that the project went against the energy security interests of the bloc itself. “Ultimately, it’s in contradiction to the EU’s own energy security goals. It has the potential to undermine the interests of Ukraine, Poland, a number of other close partners or allies,” he said.
“I’m sure I’ll have an opportunity to reiterate that, including the law in the United States which requires us to sanction companies participating in the efforts to complete the pipeline,” added Blinken.
The Foreign Ministers summit is taking place at NATO’s headquarters in Brussels across two days, finishing on Wednesday.
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