Nord Stream 2.

Russians are shamelessly blackmailing Europe with high gas prices in order to launch Nord Stream 2 as soon as possible. Members of the European Parliament are concerned the investment will be launched illegally. However, with the support of the European Commission, the opponents of this project still stand a chance at turning it into a […]

While Poland, Ukraine and other states in Central and Eastern Europe are warning that Russia is already using Nord Stream 2 as a weapon, the Kremlin is spinning a misleading vision of Gazprom and Rosneft competing to try to convince the West that the contentious pipeline can work in accordance with the requirements of the […]

What goes on in Poland on the 23rd of September.

What goes on in Poland on the 22nd of September.

„Although this US administration has consistently opposed this project, it was already known that it will be completed, whether we liked it or not. That is why we decided to reach an agreement with Germany and abstained from applying new sanctions, and in return the Germans assured us that they would mitigate the risks associated […]

The completion of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, almost two years after the original deadline, does not conclude the dispute over the pipe. The US sanctions and the EU law make it impossible to quickly start gas transmission, despite the fait accompli policy pursued by Gazprom, which is contributing to the high gas prices […]

The situation around Nord Stream 2 is toxic. We are downward spiraling into a security dilemma – states Kirsten Westphal. – Gazprom is seemingly using geo-economic measures against Western Europe for the first time. Poland and Ukraine are used to such situations – states Maria Shagina. Both are authors of an analysis on Nord Stream […]

The Crimea Platform was an occasion to talk unofficially about Nord Stream 2. Poland and Ukraine played a significant role in those conversations. Together both countries can create an alternative to the supply system controlled by Putin’s pipe. They should start with solidarity in case Russia disrupts the supply, especially that Moscow is already cutting […]

What goes on in Poland on the 25th of August.

Russians are arguing that even the unconfirmed news about Nord Stream 2 being launched has caused the gas price to drop, so they are agitating for starting the pipe in the fall irregardless of the existing obstacles. The gas prices did indeed flinch because of this rumor, but hydrocarbons prices have been dropping longer and […]