Blinken: U.S. strongly opposed to construction of Nord Stream-2

The U.S. administration is strongly opposed to the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a meeting with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in London yesterday, according to the State Department press service.

"The Secretary also raised the Administration’s strong opposition to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. The Secretary and the Foreign Minister stressed that Transatlantic cooperation is essential in the face of Russian, Chinese, and Iranian destabilizing activities," the statement reads.