OREANDA-NEWS. Moscow will not leave unanswered the US sanctions against Nord Stream 2, measures will be taken based on the national interests of the Russian Federation. This was stated to journalists by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

“In any case, such sanctions do not remain without reciprocity”, he stressed. “How and when this will be done is more a matter of Russia's national interests. When will it be in a great way in line with national interests”. The Kremlin hopes that sanctions against Nord Stream 2 won't be an obstacle to completing the construction of this pipeline.

“Now the situation is being analyzed. We proceed from the fact that such sanctions are unacceptable for us”, he noted. “We, of course, hope that even such steps will not become an obstacle to completing the construction of this important project”. At the same time, Peskov added that it is too early to talk about specific deadlines for completing the construction of Nord Stream 2, Moscow is analyzing the consequences of the imposition of sanctions.