Russia says the country and Germany have expressed joint “satisfaction” with the near completion of a gas pipeline project that benefits both.

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has warned that severing economic ties with Russia will be “wrong and dangerous” for Europe.

Russian government has hit back at US announcement of unilateral sanctions against Russia over Alexi Navalny’s case, stressing that Kremlin has always responded logically to the ‘United States' illegal activities’.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announces the completion of the first line of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany despite US objections.

The US government has fined Italian company Nordgas which manufactures components for gas boiler systems and application over trade with Iran, a report says.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned that German companies could face sanctions in case of cooperation with the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.

Two Democratic senators have called on the administration of US President Joe Biden to sanction Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

Russia has warned that it is ready to sever ties with the European Union if the bloc hits Moscow with new economic sanctions.

EU legislators respond to Russia’s arrest of anti-government blogger Alexei Navalny by passing a resolution demanding a halt to the completion of the Moscow-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

Outgoing US President Donald Trump imposes new sanctions on a Russian pipe-laying vessel involved in the Moscow-led Nord Stream 2 multinational gas pipeline project on his last day in office.