Assenova: What Next for Nord Stream 2? The Legal Battle in Europe Begins

The Nord Stream Two saga is far from over. Although the agreement between the United States and Germany would allow for the physical completion of this natural gas pipeline (directly linking Russia and Germany via the Baltic Sea), its certification and especially its future operation at full capacity are far from certain. In fact, even […]

The new EU sanctions will hurt, but not kill Lukashenko’s regime

On the 24th of June, the EU introduced a regulation of the Council of Europe on imposing new sanctions against Belarus for human rights violations. This time the bloc decided to undermine Belarusian economy. Will the sanctions be effective? – Mariusz Marszałkowski, editor at BiznesAlert.pl, writes. What are targeted sanctions? Economic sanctions, also called targeted, […]

The Chernobyl Ark, and a history of the new sarcophagus

The „Укриття” structure, known as the „sarcophagus”, or simply „covering no. 4” was built just a few months after the disaster from April 1986. It was supposed to ensure safety for 20 to 40 years. In 2019 a new sarcophagus was officially launched, it was called the Ark. What is so special about the containments […]

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