“Kyiv made a key mistake by underestimating the professionalism of the Russians on land and at sea”
Ukraine should not hope that American sanctions will help stop the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Karel Girman, an energy expert at the Strategic Group of Advisors to Support Reforms under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, stated this to the Kyiv magazine “New Time”. According to him, there are two key mistakes that Ukraine is making now, the first of them is the overestimation of the Russian plan to conduct gas transit past Ukraine.…