US Republican Senator Mitt Romney says Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to recreate the Soviet Union in one form or another.. Romney says the US and other Western countries must stop this, informs Politico.

" ) is trying to divide NATO - to weaken it.

We need a strong Alliance not only to confront Russia, but also against China,"

He stressed that the West should block the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the event of Russia's invasion of Ukraine..

" He will not have this wealth, if he takes any action to overthrow the government in Ukraine, he will be closed,"

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Recall, on January 13, the US Senate did not vote for Ted Cruz's bill on sanctions against Nord Stream 2. The bill "

Why the Russian gas transportation project causes controversy in the US, read on ZN. UA, in the article by Mikhail Gonchar and Denis Vinsky "