Nord Stream 2.

Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland and expert on international relations Przemysław Żurawski vel Grajewski comments on the influence of Russia’s economic policy on transatlantic relations, among others on the example of the contested Nord Stream 2 project.

What goes on in Poland on the 26th of February.

In late November 2017 the Nord Stream 2 has been blamed by the U.S. Department of State for being Kremlin’s weapon of political blackmailing, which soon could be torpedoed by the U.S. sanctions against Russia[i]. The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is the new route for gas transit that Russian Gazprom and its European partners […]

If Poles are considering taking over shares in gas transmission pipelines in Ukraine, a number of conditions should be met to guarantee investment security. Poland should mobilize Berlin and Brussels for this purpose – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief of BiznesAlert.pl.

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

Gazprom, the energy arm of Russia’s foreign policy, celebrates its 25th anniversary. Moscow argues that it was a good time for it and the company remains the guarantor of Europe’s energy security. Meanwhile, the central-eastern part of the continent will remember these years as a time of domination and dictating game conditions for European gas […]

Russian media repeats worn-out and untrue theses on the Polish policy of gas supply diversification with the use of the Baltic Pipe project like a mantra. It is worth once again to resist them before they get into the media in Poland.

What goes on in Poland on the 20th of February.

The main topics of talks between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki were bilateral relations, the situation in Ukraine, migration policy and defense. The politicians also discussed the construction of the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. According to Germany, this is an economic project. This view of the gas pipeline […]

Marek Menkiszak, head of the Russian team at the Center for Eastern Studies, describes Russia’s struggle with economic problems facing Western sanctions. How is the threat of new US restrictions affecting the Russians? Will it hurt the current Nord Stream 2 project?