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On the anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution, the 7th of November, an official opening ceremony of the nuclear power plant in Belarus’s Ostrovets was to take place. The facility may become one of the elements of the transaction that Alexander Lukashenko had to agree on after receiving political and economic support from Russia.

The meeting between Lukashenko and Putin in Sochi generated a lot of satirical memes commenting on the position of both leaders. However, what was missing were official statements, agreements and comments. The specifics on what support Minsk will receive will be hammered out in government bureaus and offices of Russian energy companies in Moscow and […]

Akademik Cherskiy, the Russian ship that will complete the construction of Nord Stream 2 has been docked in Germany at the Mukran port since 8 May. We managed to ascertain what is happening to it, and when it will be able to resume construction of the gas pipeline – Mariusz Marszałkowski, journalist at BiznesAlert.pl, writes.

The KGB operation before the rigged election in Belarus could have been a setup aimed at revealing the impact of external forces against which Alexander Lukashenko is fighting. These events involved the Wagner Group, about which Mariusz Marszałkowski, editor at BiznesAlert.pl, writes.

The presidential election in Belarus that will take place on the 9 of August this year will be different from the ones in 2015 or 2010. This is because of a number of international, economic and social factors. Is the brewing conflict ready to erupt and wipe off Alexander Lukashenko, who has been running the […]

It looks like Gazprom will be able to start work on Nord Stream 2 at any moment now. Contrary to the expectations of many opponents of this controversial project, it will go on despite cod’s spawning season – writes Mariusz Marszałkowski, editor at BiznesAlert.pl.

Water shortages are affecting the better part of Europe. Poland is also facing droughts with increased frequency. This problem poses a huge threat to farming, as well as everyday life. Crimea has had the same issue for over a dozen years and it is becoming more and more severe – writes Mariusz Marszałkowski, editor at […]

The oil price crisis is affecting every oil producer in the world. At a time like this oil companies are trying to outdo their competition in assurances on how long they are able to last. In case of Russia’s ability to withstand the crisis contradictory information cropped up. What is the real price of extracting […]

Gas prices across the world are at an all-time low because of the global economic slowdown, development of alternate supply sources of the blue fuel and growth of the LNG market. However, not all consumers will see the price drop immediately. This is because some contracts, like the Yamal deal, are indexed to oil prices […]

Gazprom is putting a brave face again and announcing new completion dates for Nord Stream 2. Just like before, the new deadlines are just propaganda. However, it is possible for Russia to finish the project on its own. One of the solutions is the Akademik Chersky vessel that will soon reach the Baltic Sea – […]