Assenova: Russia will continue its energy policy in spite of coronavirus. Nord Stream 2 lobbying is a proof (INTERVIEW)

Russia will continue using energy for foreign policy leverage. The catastrophe coming to Kremlin will not stop it even if it means incoming revolution in Russia. The proof is continued lobbying for Nord Stream 2, which increased in fact in spite of coronavirus – said Margarita Assenova, Jamestown Foundation Senior Fellow to BiznesAlert.com.

Nord Stream 2 may stay empty because of Poles

The German regulator Bundesnetzagentur decided that Poland’s PGNiG will be allowed to participate in the procedure where the controversial Nord Stream 2 project will apply for derogation from the EU Gas Directive. As long as the procedure is open, Russia will not be allowed to transmit gas via the pipeline – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief […]

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