U.S. reassures allies over Nord Stream 2 but says it's a 'reality'

FILE PHOTO: Specialists perform an above-water tie-in while finishing the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas subsea pipeline onboard the laybarge Fortuna in the Baltic Sea, September 8, 2021. Picture taken September 8, 2021. Nord Stream 2/Handout via REUTERS

(Makes clear reference in para 10 is to Ukraine)

KYIV (Reuters) -A senior U.S. envoy said on Saturday he had delivered reassurances to Ukraine and Poland on mitigating any threat posed by Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, but that the project was now a "reality".