By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Wednesday the United States would impose sanctions on the company in charge of building Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, expanding penalties on Moscow after it recognized two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine. The sanctions, which target the Nord Stream 2 AG company and its corporate officers, add to pressure on the Baltic Sea project that was designed to double the gas flow capacity from Russia to Germany. The White House said the sanctions will not affect Gerhard Schroeder, a former German chancellor and a close friend of…