nord stream 2

Scholz’s party supports lifting U.S. sanctions on Nord Stream 2, Politico rerports. The SPD’s energy spokesperson Nina Scheer supported the possible lifting of the U.S. sanctions on Nord Stream 2 to secure “peace in Ukraine.” According to Scheer, the U.S. sanctions on Nord Stream 2 “were unlawful from the start, therefore lifting them would be in line with international law.” […]

Part 1. The latest installment of the media series by The Wall Street Journal about Ukraine’s involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines added little new information, aside from repeating some well-known names, such as the President of Ukraine and the former Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The ongoing “development” of the Ukrainian connection increasingly reminds me […]

Bundestag insists on ending sanctions against Russia and starting negotiations on Nord Stream 2. The Bundestag insists on ending sanctions against Russia and demands the start of negotiations on the pipeline “Nord Stream 2” to ensure gas supplies to Germany. This was reported by Klaus Ernst, an economic expert of the parliamentary group of the Left and the head of the Committee […]

The Polish oil and gas company PGNiG (Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe and Gazownictwo SA), which is the largest state-owned oil and gas exploration and production company, and its German subsidiary – PGNiG Supply & Trading GmbH were granted participation in the certification proceedings for Nord Stream 2 operator. The assessing procedure for the first certification is carried out by the German Federal Network Agency, which is the national regulator in […]

If the transit of Russian gas through the Ukrainian gas transmission system is stopped after the launch of Nord Stream 2, Ukraine will lose $ 1.5 billion a year, which is minus 1% of GDP. This figure was announced by the ex-Minister of Economy Tymofiy Mylovanov. “Now we have a gas transit contract for several years – until 2024. The question is […]

Ukraine and Poland call on the United States and Germany to give an adequate response to the security crisis in the region. Ukraine and Poland will work together with their allies and partners to counter the launch of Nord Stream 2. This is stated in a joint statement  by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau. The decision to build […]

The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine announced a possible escalation of the conflict with Russia after the launch of the Nord Stream-2. An alternative way of supplying Russian gas to Europe can lead to an intensification of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia after the completion of the Nord Stream-2 construction. This was stated by Deputy Foreign Minister for European Integration […]