In a conversation with American journalist Tucker Carlson during a rally in the state of Arizona, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump announced that he had "destroyed“ the "Nord Stream 2" gas pipeline, blocking its construction.
This is how he responded to attempts by representatives of the Democratic Party to accuse him of ties to Russia, American media reported.
The former US head of state called "sick people” those who call him a "Russian spy”. "As you know, I destroyed "Nord Stream 2", he declared, noting that the construction of the "largest gas pipeline in the world" is "the most important task of Russia“.
The construction of "Nord Stream 2“ started in 2018. A year later, the Trump administration announced sanctions against those involved in the construction of the pipeline, and it was to be completed with the help of Russian ships. Gas supply never started due to delays in German certification. After the start of the war in Ukraine, the chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, announced the suspension of the certification of the gas pipeline. "Nord Stream 2“ it was never commissioned.