Kuleba and Yermak discuss Nord Stream-2 threats in Washington
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During talks in Washington, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andrii Yermak discussed security issues arising in connection with the Nord Stream-2 pipeline construction.
Kuleba told reporters after talks in Congress, Ukrinform reports.
In particular, this issue was raised during talks with US President's Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and senators.
"Of course, we discussed Nord Stream 2, especially in Congress," Kuleba said. "Senators are happy to talk about it… But now, in the next three weeks, it will be a time of quiet diplomacy. There will be a huge number of contacts, document exchanges, negotiations, telephone conversations to get results," the minister said.
According to him, the parties "gave impetus to this process and have now reached the finish line."
Ukraine doesn't view Nord Stream 2 as an economic project, but through the prism of its security, he said, emphasizing that "we're supported by our American partners."
As reported by Rubryka, on August 4-5, Yermak and Kuleba traveled to Washington to prepare for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to the United States in late August.
Nord Stream-2 is a Russian gas pipeline, being built bypassing Ukraine. It is being laid at the bottom of the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany. The sole shareholder of the project is Gazprom.
Germany and the United States have recently reached an agreement under which the United States won't resist the completion of the pipeline, and Germany is committed to sanctions in the event of Russian aggression against Ukraine, as well as to assist Ukraine in energy transformation.
