(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
The US Department of the Treasury announced sanctions against
Swiss-based Nord Stream 2 AG, the operator of the Nord Stream 2 gas
pipeline project, and its executive director Matthias Warnig,
Trend reports
citing TASS .
Sanctions are introduced on the basis of the Protecting Europe's
Energy Security Act of 2019, the Department said. The general
license was also issued binding investors to complete transactions
with Nord Stream 2 AG and companies controlled by it by March 2,
2022.
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline was completely built in September
2021. Its certification in Germany was suspended earlier this
week.
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