Media: US may expand sanctions against Nord Stream 2

According to  Bloomberg , several US senators have proposed strengthening sanctions against owners of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline, which are insurance companies working with Russian vessels.

The authors of the initiative, Ted Cruz and Gene Shahin, believe that the construction of this pipeline is a “critical threat to America’s national security” and therefore the process must be stopped immediately. In addition, they added that Nord Stream-2 "threatens Ukraine, the energy independence of Europe and gives Russia the opportunity to exploit the allies of [USA]."