

DAMEROW, GERMANY – MARCH 26: A worker stood next to a machine which was bending sections of pipe to fit the construction terrain at a pipe depot on March 26, 2019 near Damerow, Germany. The Eugal gas pipeline will transport natural gas arriving from Russia through the Nord Stream 2 pipeline 480km across eastern Germany, from Lubmin on the Baltic Sea to the Czech border. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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UPDATED 7:25 PM PT – Tuesday, February 16, 2021
The U.S. is reviewing whether to place sanctions on companies involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in Eastern Europe.
On Tuesday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Joe Biden thinks the pipeline, meant to span between Russia and Germany, is a “bad deal for Europe.” She continued, the U.S. is mulling sanctions in an effort to bring the project in line with Europe’s energy goals.
“We’re continuing to monitor activity to complete or to certify the pipeline,” Psaki stated. “If such activity takes place, we’ll make a determination of the applicability of sanctions. Importantly, sanctions are only one among many important tools to ensure energy security.”

SASSNITZ, GERMANY – OCTOBER 19: Workers are working on an iron cage in the production hall at the Nord Stream 2 facility at Mukran on Ruegen Islandon October 19, 2017 in Sassnitz, Germany. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)
The pipeline has been largely criticized by the global community over fears it would divide Eastern Europe and would allow the Ukraine to fall into the influence of Russia. The controversial pipeline is currently over 90 percent completed.
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