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During a press conference at the Antonov factory in Kiev, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky expressed concern about the possible lifting of the US sanctions on the Nord Stream-2 project, Thursday.
According to the president, the upcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden is a necessity, despite the possible development of what he sees as unfavorable circumstances for Ukraine.
“There is now a big risk that the United States may lift the sanctions. One example, and for us, this is important, energy security – ours and Europe’s. I will not tell you these details, you know all these details very well. [Russia] Can put pressure on the United States or there will be some agreements on lifting sanctions on the Nord Stream – 2. I believe it will be a loss for the United States, personally for President Biden,” he stressed.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on May 20 that the refusal to impose sanctions on the part of the “Nord Stream-2” is in the national interest.
In December 2019, the United States imposed sanctions against the companies participating in the project, which forced at least 18 of them to refuse to participate in the construction, as well as to suspend the laying of the gas pipeline. The Swiss company Allseas continued the work with the Russian pipe-laying vessel ‘Fortuna,’ and from April 27, the ship ‘Akademik Chersky.’
The Nord Stream 2 project is the construction of two gas pipelines with a total capacity of 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year. It’s supposed to be laid from the coast of Russia through the Baltic Sea to Germany. The US opposed the construction, as it promoted its liquefied natural gas in the EU. Ukraine and a number of European countries also did not support the construction of the gas pipeline.
TRANSLATION:
SOT, Vladimir Zelensky, President of Ukraine (Ukrainian): “First of all, I believe that such a meeting is necessary. It’s up to them, but still. Secondly, President Biden knows my position, we discussed it with the US Secretary (Antony Blinken), that they [the presidents] will discuss Ukrainian issues only in the frames that they will coordinate with us. Are there any risks that they will raise some issues, despite our agreements? I am sure there are such risks. What are the main risks? For example, there is now a big risk that the United States may lift the sanctions. One example, and for us, this is important, energy security – ours and Europe’s. I will not tell you these details, you know all these details very well. [Russia] Can put pressure on the United States or there will be some agreements on lifting sanctions on the Nord Stream – 2. I believe it will be a loss for the United States, personally to President Biden.” *MULTIPLE SHOTS AT SOURCE*
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