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In Poland it is very rare to hear about a minister president of a German state, but few of them are as engaged in international issues as Manuela Schwesig. She came under heavy criticism after granting her support to Stiftung Klimaschutz, a foundation which Nord Stream 2 wants to use to bypass U.S. sanctions. It […]

Prospects of Nord Stream 2 are heavily complicated. Nevertheless, the NDAA 2021 provides an window of opportunity if not to completely l bypass  sanctions, at least to greatly mitigate their effects – writes Madalina Vicari from University of Liege for BiznesAlert.com.

During his first year in office, Joe Biden will push for an energy transition, but if there is no political consensus on the matter, the administration will take the middle road, which roughly means maintaining the status quo – Marcin Zaborowski, PhD, editor in chief of Res Publica Nowa, says in an interview with BiznesAlert.pl. […]

Russians barely managed to put together a fleet that installed a little over 2.6 km of Nord Stream 2 in the shallow waters of the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Now the project is facing a more difficult test in the deeper waters of the German and Danish EEZs . It looks like the investors […]

The Kremlin is trying to imply its opponents are guilty of its own vices. It has again accused the U.S. of waging a hybrid war and pursuing a hostile policy against Nord Stream 2, because it is losing on all fronts and will not have many reasons to celebrate this Christmas. So it is acting […]

There are more important issues which could impact German-Russian relations than Nord Stream 2. We have a big reality check in Germany right now because of what Russia is doing – said Sarah Pagung from DGAP.

On December 11, project operator Nord Stream 2 AG restarted construction work on the Nord Stream Two natural gas pipeline after an almost year-long break. This development, however, does not mean that completion of the 55 billion cubic meter (bcm) gas transit line expansion is a forgone conclusion. Indeed, the just resumed work is being […]

The fact that the House of Representatives adopted the Pentagon spending bill with the extended sanctions against Nord Stream 2 proves the U.S. is very determined. However, there are issues which may render the new restrictions less effective than expected – Mariusz Marszałkowski, editor at BiznesAlert.pl, writes.

National Defence Authorisation Act for 2021 Fiscal Year was presented on U.S. Congress wepage after an intervention from House of Representatives. It includes possibility of vaiwer and exemptions from Nord Stream 2 extended sanctions included in this bill which may save German institutions. There is also a possibility that those vaiwers and exemptions might allow […]

– Moscow tries to project a false sense of Nord Stream 2 momentum ahead of what are likely the final sanctions actions that the US Congress will take that will de facto stop the project for many years if not for good – argues Dr. Benjamin L. Schmitt, Harvard University, and Former U.S. State Department […]