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The new U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken wrote a book on the disputes between America and Europe caused by the Old Continent’s reliance on gas from Russia. The publication was released in 1987, but Blinken’s warning still holds, considering the alleged deal that may lead to lifting the sanctions against Nord Stream 2 – […]

After a 13-month pause, construction of the Nord Stream Two natural gas pipeline reportedly resumed in late January, near Denmark’s Bornholm Island. Despite United States sanctions, the Russian pipelaying barge Fortuna arrived in Danish waters to build the remaining 160 kilometers (100 miles) of Nord Stream Two in the Baltic Sea. Most of the outstanding […]

Has Nord Stream 2 construction been resumed despite U.S. sanctions? Are Russians no longer afraid of them and are thumbing their nose at Joe Biden while continuing the construction in Danish waters? The interpretation depends on which agency one asks, the quality of the translation and one’s trust in sources – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor […]

The completion of Nord Stream 2 is becoming less likely. However, there is nothing to suggest that the project has lost Berlin’s support – Mariusz Marszałkowski, editor at BiznesAlert.pl, writes. These actions do not go with the declaration of solidarity and instead reveal the hypocrisy of Germany towards Central and Eastern Europe – the author […]

The OPEC+ group is meeting again to talk about oil prices hoping for an economic rebirth, which is still under question, because of the news about the new coronavirus waves and strains. That is the case at least in the West, because so far the „Chinese virus” has been benefiting… China, which has increasing impact […]

Prospects of Nord Stream 2 are heavily complicated. Nevertheless, the NDAA 2021 provides an window of opportunity if not to completely l bypass  sanctions, at least to greatly mitigate their effects – writes Madalina Vicari from University of Liege for BiznesAlert.com.

During his first year in office, Joe Biden will push for an energy transition, but if there is no political consensus on the matter, the administration will take the middle road, which roughly means maintaining the status quo – Marcin Zaborowski, PhD, editor in chief of Res Publica Nowa, says in an interview with BiznesAlert.pl. […]

Russians barely managed to put together a fleet that installed a little over 2.6 km of Nord Stream 2 in the shallow waters of the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Now the project is facing a more difficult test in the deeper waters of the German and Danish EEZs . It looks like the investors […]

The Kremlin is trying to imply its opponents are guilty of its own vices. It has again accused the U.S. of waging a hybrid war and pursuing a hostile policy against Nord Stream 2, because it is losing on all fronts and will not have many reasons to celebrate this Christmas. So it is acting […]

There are more important issues which could impact German-Russian relations than Nord Stream 2. We have a big reality check in Germany right now because of what Russia is doing – said Sarah Pagung from DGAP.