Onshore facilities at the Nord Stream 2 gas distribution center in Germany. Archive photo MOSCOW, January 13 Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov on possible sanctions against Nord Stream, said that this is a commercial project, and linking it with security is «absurd», it is unnecessary once again confirms that this is an attempt at unfair competition. Nord Stream is generally a commercial project, and linking this Stream with security issues in Europe is absurd. This is absurd. This is just another confirmation of what is behind all this. Attempts to pressure Russia, attempts at unfair economic competition and so on and so forth, «he told reporters. 
and Nord Stream 2 «This once again emphasizes our innocence when we speak A) about our concerns and B) that we have nowhere to go further, and that it is time to start taking our concerns into account,» — added Peskov. The bill presented yesterday by US senators from the ruling Democratic Party proposes to impose painful sanctions against key sectors of the Russian economy, the state debt and top officials of the state in the event of an escalation of the situation around Ukraine. 
Germany has named the real reason for the delay in the launch of Nord Stream 2
