US sanctions have interrupted construction of Russia's divisive gas pipeline to Germany, Nord Stream 2.
The measures, signed by US president Donald Trump on Friday (20 December), prompted the Swiss engineering firm laying the pipe, Allseas, to immediately stop work.
Allseas "has suspended its Nord Stream 2 pipelay activities" it said on Saturday.
And it would fully comply with US "guidance" on "regulatory, technical, and environmental" details of the sanctions, the firm ...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.