Kremlin sees no politics at play in delay to Nord Stream 2 certification

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Updated: Nov 17, 2021, 09:57 UTC

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Wednesday said the certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline was a "complicated process" and that it did not see politics behind the decision by Germany's energy regulator to suspend the pipeline's approval process.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov prepares for an interview in Vladivostok

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Wednesday said the certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline was a “complicated process” and that it did not see politics behind the decision by Germany’s energy regulator to suspend the pipeline’s approval process.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the Swiss-based consortium behind Nord Stream 2, which would bring Russian gas into Europe, deals with requests from Germany’s regulator in a timely fashion and that Russia must be patient.

(Reporting by Dmitry Antonov; Writing by Alexander Marrow; Editing by Katya Golubkova)

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