Moscow-Sana
Russian parliamentarian Alexander Shirin considered that completing the construction of the "Northern Torrent 2" pipeline project is the most severe political and economic measure that Russia can take against the United States.
Shirin, First Deputy Chairman of the Defense Committee of the Russian State Duma, said in an interview with Radio Here, Moscow today, “When Russia completes building (Northern Torrent 2) and begins exporting gas to Europe without stopping, America will initiate itself to lift its sanctions on Russia unilaterally because they will start to incur. The worst loss is their loss of control over European countries. ”
This statement comes against the background of a group of US senators submitting a new proposal to resume sanctions against companies involved in the (Northern Torrent 2) project, which includes building two pipelines to transport gas from Russia with a total capacity of 55 billion cubic meters of gas annually through the Baltic Sea and territorial waters. Or the exclusive economic zones of Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Germany.