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According to Mikhail Saakashvili, Ukraine should start producing its own hydrocarbons and producing energy carriers, in particular, "green" hydrogen after the launch of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline.

Ukraine will insist on the need to impose sanctions against the operator of the Nord Stream 2 project.

Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, spoke about the compensation Kiev is counting on due to the completion of Nord Stream 2.

The authorities of the Land of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern are glad that the Nord Stream 2, agreed within the framework of the legal process, can now finally be completed, they welcome the agreement between Germany and the United States on the project.

According to Sergei Zheleznyak, a member of the State Duma's international committee, the deal between Washington and Berlin on Nord Stream 2 is a compromise while maintaining pressure on the Russian Federation through Ukraine.

US President Joe Biden said that it was impossible to stop the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline: it was 99% complete.

Politico newspaper reported on July 21 that the United States allegedly called on Ukraine to stop criticizing the Nord Stream 2 project. However, Ukraine will continue to oppose the project.

According to the Ukrainian expert, the deal between the United States and Germany on the Nord Stream 2 project will be a framework one; agreements on large investments in Ukraine should not be expected.

The administration of US President Joe Biden called on the Ukrainian authorities to refrain from expressing their position during the negotiations between Washington and Berlin on Nord Stream 2.

The Akademik Chersky vessel left the waters of Denmark, where the Nord Stream 2 was built, will lay a 2.6-kilometer section of the second string of the gas pipeline in the exclusive economic zone of Germany.

Berlin should not compensate Kiev for anything if the transit of Russian gas through the territory of Ukraine is stopped, said the head of the Bundestag Committee on Economy and Energy Klaus Ernst.

According to Armin Laschet, Germany needs the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, and US President Joe Biden has recognized Berlin's right to independently resolve energy supply issues.

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas believes that progress has been made in the negotiations with the United States on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. This was reported by the DPA.

According to the head of the Ukrainian GTS Operator, a new contract for the transit of Russian gas for the next 15 years with guarantees from European banks or companies may become compensation for Ukraine for the launch of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was pleased with the results of the meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, despite the divergence of views on the construction of Nord Stream 2.