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\nWASHINGTON
\nUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned investors to ditch two major Russian gas pipeline projects, Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream, or face Washington\u2019s sanctions.
\nSpeaking at a news conference , Pompeo said that the State Department is set to update \u201cCAATSA [Countering America\u2019s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act] to include the Nord Stream 2 and the second line of Turkstream 2\u201d pipelines. The move is set to put any investments in those projects at risk of sanctions.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s a clear warning to companies that aiding and abetting Russian malign influence projects will not be tolerated. Get out now or risk the consequences,\u201d he warned.
\nThe threat comes as the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea nears completion, with ships able to lay the final kilometers of the pipeline already spotted in the area. Earlier this month, the Danish energy regulator allowed the operator of the project \u2013 Nord Stream 2 AG \u2013 to use ships with anchor positioning, expanding earlier rules that allowed it to use only vessels equipped with a dynamic positioning system. The construction can be resumed next month, after the time to appeal the decision expires.
\nThe project, set to boost Russian gas supplies to Europe, stalled at the end of last year after a similar US sanctions threat. Back then, Swiss-Dutch pipelaying firm Allseas withdrew its vessels from the area, forcing Russia to finish the remaining part on its own.
\nRussia and Germany, both of which heavily invested in the project along with other European nations, have repeatedly criticized the US for interfering with the project. In June, Berlin said that new sanctions against the project will amount to \u201ca serious interference in European energy security and EU sovereignty.\u201d
\nThe other Russian energy project mentioned by Pompeo, TurkStream, was officially launched in January. The two-string natural gas pipeline has the total capacity of 31.5 billion cubic meters, with one line supplying Turkey and the other \u2013 the one that could fall under US restrictions \u2013 transferring gas to southern and southeastern Europe. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TLTP WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned investors to ditch two major Russian gas pipeline projects, Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream, or face Washington\u2019s sanctions. Speaking at a news conference , Pompeo said that the State Department is set to update \u201cCAATSA [Countering America\u2019s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act] to include the Nord […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-132920","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n