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Another record was set by the price of natural gas on the European market.

Political obstacles may stand in the way of commissioning the fully completed Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, Marina Tsygankova, senior gas analyst at the international analytical company Refinitiv, told RIA Novosti.

The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline was fully completed on Friday morning, Gazprom said on its official Telegram channel.

According to Vladimir Putin, high gas prices in Europe are explained by the policy of the previous European Commission.

This was stated by the leader of the republic, receiving Alexander Lyakhov, General Director of «Belorusneft», with a report.

Ukraine is preparing a legal position for consultations with the United States and Germany on guarantees to Kiev after the launch of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline and possible compensation under an association agreement with the EU.

A group of US congressmen submitted a resolution to the House of Representatives condemning a number of decisions by President Joe Biden in the field of energy policy, including the refusal to impose sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

The closer the completion of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, the more vague its fate, and it is completely unclear what will happen after September, when the construction is completed.

The head of Rosneft and executive secretary of the presidential commission on the fuel and energy complex Igor Sechin asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to allow the company to export 10 billion cubic meters of gas to Europe a year against the backdrop of record high gas prices in Europe.

The German business association welcomes Chancellor Angela Merkel's discussion of the implementation of the agreement with the United States on Nord Stream 2 during her visits to Moscow and Kiev.

Ukraine is creating a working group to oppose the launch of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that he was not happy with the agreement on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline reached between the United States and Germany.

Gas on the European futures market is getting cheaper after Gazprom announced the possibility of supplies via Nord Stream 2 this year.

Gazprom expects to start gas supplies via the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in October, at the latest in early November, experts commented to RIA Novosti.

This year, Europe may receive 5.6 billion cubic meters of gas through the Nord Stream-2 (SP-2) gas pipeline, Gazprom reports.