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US Congress Building in Washington DC. Archived photo WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 Democrats in the US Senate next week will likely not vote on Republican Ted Cruise's proposed Nord Stream 2 sanctions bill, Politico writes. According to the publication, on Wednesday a number of Democrats made it clear that the Cruise bill could prevent US President Joe Biden from achieving unity with European partners. The Bavarian Premier said about Germany's “threatening” mistake with Nord Stream 2 “At this stage, it is very important, since we are considering potential actions of Russia in Ukraine, to cooperate very closely with our allies, and Germany is one of these very important allies. I believe that the amendment is untimely, «- commented on the publication of the bill Democratic Senator Jane Sheikhin. Democratic Senator Chris Murphy noted that now is not the time to split the transatlantic relationship. «It would be counterproductive if our ultimate goal is to save Ukraine from invasion,» the newspaper quoted him as saying. Democratic Majority Coordinator in the Senate, Dick Durbin, told the publication that he «did not intend to do anything that would harm the security» of the United States. According to Politico, only one senator — Richard Blumenthal — in a conversation with the publication supported the sanctions. The Nord Stream 2 project involves the construction of a gas pipeline with a capacity of 55 billion cubic meters per year from the Russian coast through the Baltic Sea to Germany. The project is actively opposed by the United States, which is promoting its liquefied natural gas to the EU, as well as Ukraine, which is afraid of losing transit. In December, the United States imposed sanctions against Nord Stream 2, demanding that companies immediately stop laying the gas pipeline. The Russian Federation has repeatedly urged to stop mentioning Nord Stream 2 in the context of any politicization, since it is a commercial project, it is beneficial to both Russia and the EU. Blinken advised the EU to use Nord Stream 2 against Russia