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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 […]

According to the Bloomberg agency, the House of Representatives and Senate reached an agreement on expanding sanctions on the contentious Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. The new restrictions may make it impossible to finish the pipe. According to an analyst from a German think tank, this development may give Germany an opportunity to withdraw from […]

„The presidency of Joe Biden paves the way for a deal between Germany and the United States to resolve the conflict over Nord Stream 2,” says an article published by the government-sponsored Russian information agency TASS. Such opinions are increasingly popular in the press, but many come from lobbyists hired by Gazprom – Mariusz Marszałkowski, […]

The events that have transpired in the last two months put the Nord Stream 2 issue back on the front pages. The threat of new U.S. sanctions successfully halted the completion of the final section of the gas pipeline, by forcing the main contractors to suspend construction. Many commentators hoped the planned sanctions would be […]

Alexei Navalny called on the German government and the European Union to slap sanctions on Putin’s inner circle. Europe should listen to him and stop Nord Stream 2 – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor in chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

The modernization of the ship that will finish the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has been completed. Before continuing the pipe laying, the vessel will conduct a number of sea trials. Will the works begin before the possible U.S. sanctions enter into force? – Mariusz Marszałkowski, editor at BiznesAlert.pl, asks.

What goes on in Poland on the 30th of September.

States and institutions that have come under pressure to stop the contentious Nord Stream 2 treat this issue like a hot potato and don’t want to take responsibility for its fate. That fate still depends on Germany, which should give the European Union a green light to take action – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor in […]

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.