U.S. senators introduced a draft of new sanctions against the pipeline “Nord stream-2”. They propose to impose them retroactively, from December last year.
the document indicated that proposed by senators amendments, if adopted, will enter into force on the day of the adoption of the “Law on the protection of the European energy security 2019” (Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act, PEESA).
This document became part of the US military budget for 2020, signed by President Donald trump at the end of last year.
that a group of U.S. senators plans to introduce amendments that will expand sanctions against the “Nord stream-2”, became known on Wednesday. The new sanctions will affect companies that will insure involved in pipe-laying ships, to provide them with port facilities or services svetovanja, emphasized on the website of Senator John Barrasso.
Sanctions against the “Nord stream-2” the United States introduced in December last year. Russia charges of threatening Europe’s energy security denied. After the introduction of restrictions, the European contractors of “Gazprom”, which is building the pipeline, stopped work and withdrew their ships. Russian authorities said that the country is able to complete the construction of the pipeline on their own, but later the deadline. The United States stressed that Russia to build the pipeline will not.
