Paragraph 2
Nord Stream 2 is a
under the Baltic Sea. Closing it is
of the sanctions that Western
have made against Russia. The U.K. announced the
of its sanctions after Mr Putin said
could enter eastern Ukraine. The U.K. will freeze the
of Russian banks and
. Some have been given travel bans. U.S. President Joe Biden said he would announce sanctions soon. Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister said Russia was not planning to invade Ukraine. He told
: "If there is a
, then we will provide
."
