KYIV, Sept 25 – The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project is a geopolitical tool of pressure on Western Europe, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said in an interview with German newspaper Rheinische Post.

"The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is a geopolitical tool of pressure on Western Europe and the dependence of European countries on gas supplies from Russia opens up a large field for blackmail," Poroshenko said.