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Eva Fischer, a journalist for the German edition of Handelsblatt, listed seven main difficulties on the way to the implementation of the Nord Stream 2 project.

The scale of the oil spill is significantly underestimated, according to the Russian Academy of Sciences.

There are only a few weeks left until the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is completed. Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergei Nechaev spoke about this.

The loss of Ukraine's "favorite" status in the United States was the main reason for the failure of Kiev's struggle with the Nord Stream 2 project. This opinion was expressed by the former head of the board of the company "Naftogaz" Andriy Kobolev.

The first deputy head of the international committee of the Federation Council, Vladimir Dzhabarov, in a conversation with Lenta.ru, reacted to Denmark's threats to turn Nord Stream 2 into a "Pyrrhic victory" for Russia.

Poland tried to interfere with the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, said Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Przydach in an interview with Polish Radio.

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.