Commissioning of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline equipment onshore in RussiaMOSCOW, Feb 22< /strong> Russia regrets the statement of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the suspension of certification of the Nord Stream 2 project, this is a purely commercial project, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday. «With regret, because we constantly talked about that this project has nothing to do with politics and should not have. This is a purely economic, commercial project, which, in addition to simply mutual benefit, is also intended to become such a stabilizing element for the gas market in Europe. And we are interested in it as suppliers, that is, we and the recipients of our gas, primarily Germany, as well as all other European countries,» Peskov said. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said earlier on Tuesday that he had instructed the country's Ministry of Economy to make the necessary an administrative move to cancel now the certification of Nord Stream 2. We are talking about the withdrawal of a document from the ministry, on the basis of which the Federal Network Agency carried out the certification of the gas pipeline operator. 2″Published: Vladimir Lavrentiev
