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Russia expects to complete Nord Stream 2 pipeline despite US sanctions: Kremlin

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Russia expects to complete construction of the major Nord Stream 2 pipeline under the Baltic Sea despite approval by the US Senate of sanctions against companies working on the project, the Kremlin said Wednesday.

"We expect that this project will be completed," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, slamming the sanctions as a "violation of international law".

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First Published: Dec 18 2019 | 3:55 PM IST

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