US is going to impose sanctions against the Russian pipe-laying vessel Fortuna, which is building Nord Stream 2, and its owner on January 19, Handelsblatt newspaper reported. Washington has already notified the German government and other European partners of its decision to expand the restrictions under the Countering America's Adversaries through Sanctions Act. German authorities consider the sanctions illegal. The newspaper notes that it is still unclear what exactly the measures against Fortuna will consist of.