Ukraine will no longer influence the completion of the gas pipeline, but it can be done so that it is not certified.
Nord Stream 2 has all the necessary permits and is being implemented in full compliance with EU legislation. After commissioning, the gas pipeline will merge into the European gas infrastructure and become an integral part of it. This was stated by the Russian ambassador to Germany Sergei Nechaev, reports with reference to.
Nechaev called the topic of the gas pipeline «political excitement», while Nord Stream 2, in his words, is an exclusively commercial initiative of interested companies, including five large European energy concerns — Uniper SE, Wintershall Dea, OMV, Shell and Engie.
The Russian ambassador also added that the agreement between the United States and Germany on Nord Stream 2 will not affect the pace of construction and the completion date of the facility.
“Construction work is at the final stage, only a few weeks are left until their complete completion,” Nechaev said.
Meanwhile, Naftogaz told how they plan to stop SP-2. Ukraine will no longer influence the completion of the gas pipeline, but it can be done so that it is not certified.