News archive on the topic "Balkan Stream"

Russia has announced another gas pipeline bypassing Ukraine

Europe may soon turn to Russia with a request to build a second branch of the Balkan Stream gas pipeline, an overland continuation of the Turkish Stream. Currently, 15,75 billion cubic meters of gas flow through the Balkan Stream. Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Alexander Babakov stated this in an interview with the YouTube channel “Soloviev.live,” a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The Europeans themselves will turn to us with a proposal for a second...

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The Balkan Stream's return to full capacity is again being slowed down by Bulgaria

The achievement of the designed capacity of the Balkan Stream gas pipeline, which will ensure the transit of Russian gas through the territory of Bulgaria and Serbia to Europe, is being hampered by the supply of American equipment to compressor stations in Bulgaria. The director of the National Energy Security Fund, Konstantin Simonov, who is considered close to Gazprom, stated this in an interview with the Balkanist YouTube channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Compressor stations are a tricky one. On the…

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Nord Stream will not allow Turkey to blackmail Russia following the example of Ukraine

Turkey, which will now account for a significant portion of Russian gas exports to Europe, will not be able to blackmail Russia with this in the same way as Ukraine once did. The director of the National Energy Security Fund, Konstantin Simonov, who is considered close to Gazprom, stated this in an interview with the Balkanist YouTube channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Of course, the risks that Türkiye will use transit also...

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Serbia will receive profits from pumping Russian gas instead of Ukraine

Serbia, whose President Aleksandar Vucic has demonstrated friendly relations with Russia, will profit from the transit of much of the Russian gas to Western Europe that was previously transported through Ukraine. Political scientist Oleg Bondarenko spoke about this on the Balkanist Internet channel. The result of the rule of nationalists in Ukraine was not only a sharp increase in gas prices, but also losses from...

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Serbian President Vucic helped Russia avoid gas blackmail from Ukraine

Serbia, which planned to commission its section of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline no earlier than March–April, at Russia’s request, completed all the necessary work in December, so that Moscow would not have to turn to Kyiv for the sale of additional transit capacity. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic personally took control of the work at an accelerated pace. According to a PolitNavigator correspondent, according to the draft...

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Putin’s warning heeded – “Balkan Stream” has accelerated

The construction of the Balkan Stream gas pipeline (an onshore branch of the Turkish Stream) in the direction of Serbia will be completed before the beginning of 2021. Yuri Pilipson, Director of the Fourth European Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, stated this in an interview with RIA Novosti, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The construction of the second branch of the Turkish Stream through Bulgaria is proceeding at the planned pace and, according to the assurances of the partners, will be completed by January 1...

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Russian Foreign Ministry: Turkish Stream does not hinder European integration of the Balkans

The construction of the Balkan Stream gas pipeline, which is a continuation of the Turkish Stream through Bulgaria and Serbia, contributes to the integration of Russia and the Balkan countries. This was stated by the Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Belgrade, Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko, who today gave a lecture on the topic “Russia’s Balkan Policy” at the Serbian Institute of International Politics and Economics, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Everything happens by agreement, and we believe that...

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