Russia has completed the laying of a controversial gas pipeline to Europe in defiance of western sanctions, president Vladimir Putin said as he derided US attempts to prevent its construction.
俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔•普京(Vladimir Putin)表示，俄罗斯顶着西方的制裁，完成了一条有争议的通往欧洲的天然气管道的铺设。他嘲笑美国试图阻止这条管道的建设。
Nord Stream 2, which will pump gas from Russia to Germany across the Baltic Sea, has been beset by financial and legal sanctions from the US and EU states that say it will increase Russia’s leverage over European energy supplies, making it a bone of contention among opponents of the Kremlin.
“北溪2号”(Nord Stream 2)将把天然气从俄罗斯输送到德国，途中穿过波罗的海。该管道一直受到美国和欧盟(EU)国家的金融和法律制裁的困扰，这些国家称它将增加俄罗斯对欧洲能源供应的影响力，使得该项目成了克里姆林宫反对者争论的焦点。
Putin on Friday announced that despite such roadblocks, which included sanctions that forced international contractors to abandon the project and a restructuring of its funding, the first of its two pipes was fully laid and gas supplies could begin in 10 days.
普京上周五宣布，尽管存在这些障碍，包括以制裁迫使国际承包商放弃该项目，以及项目资金重组，但两条管道中的第一条已完全铺设好，可在10天内开始供应天然气。
