German companies building the Nord Stream 2 pipeline between Germany and Russia received letters from US Ambassador Richard Grenell warning them of “a significant risk of sanctions” if they did not pull out of the project, Germany’s mass-circulation Bild am Sonntag has reported.
Deutsche Welle: US ambassador threatens German firms over Russian pipeline
The ship Solitaire begins laying the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in Finland's waters on Sept. 5, 2018.