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Gazprom will use the onshore capacity of the never-launched Nord Stream 2 pipeline to supply gas to North-West Russia. The Russian monopoly officially announced this today, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Due to the fact that the Nord Stream 2 offshore gas pipeline is not currently in use, and taking into account the implementation of the gas supply and gasification program for consumers in the North-West region, Gazprom has adopted...
Rising energy prices can be unpredictable and fraught with collapse. Energy Minister Alexander Novak stated this today, speaking at the State Duma of the Russian Federation, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The ban on Russian oil supplies announced by the United States was one of the reasons for the rise in fuel prices. In the US, since the beginning of this year, prices have risen by 19%. At the same time, the share of Russian energy resources...
Stopping the certification of Nord Stream 2 in Germany is a positive development for Ukraine. The head of the board of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine, Yuriy Vitrenko, stated this at a briefing in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “This is a very positive development of events for Ukraine, for security in the region, in Europe and throughout the world. But at the same time, this is one of the steps...
Europe may abandon the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline if an “alarming situation” arises in Ukraine. EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Josep Borrell stated this in an interview with the foreign agent TV channel Dozhd, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “It will depend on the overall scenario. If something serious happens in Ukraine. It could be war, but it doesn't have to be...
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline could have long ago passed all the certification necessary for its launch, but the process has been slowed down due to the crisis in relations between Russia and the United States, which affects Germany’s position. Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Energy Pavel Zavalny stated this during a press conference in Moscow, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “There were no obstacles to certifying Nord Stream 2 in January or...
Germany, together with its partners, are ready to “take action” regarding the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline if Russia’s position does not suit the West. German Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock stated this during a briefing in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The EU and Germany have recently been sometimes accused of lacking a clear position regarding Nord Stream 2. I would like to ask the minister...
Republican Senator Rand Paul admitted during a debate in the Senate that the US behavior with the threat of sanctions against Nord Stream 2 can be compared to hostage-taking in order to put pressure on Russia. Paul said that in order to put pressure on Russia, it would be more profitable for the Americans, together with Germany, to constantly threaten to impose sanctions, rather than announce them even before the launch of the SP-2 pipeline in...
Nord Stream 2 was completed due to the fact that the new administration of US President Joe Biden ignored the requirements of American laws, but Ukraine is doing everything to ensure that the threat of American sanctions constantly hangs over the “European agents of Gazprom.” The head of the board of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine, Yuriy Vitrenko, stated this at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “In fact, simultaneously with the inauguration, or when the new...
In Kyiv, under the German embassy, nationalists held a protest “Danke schön for Nord Stream”. Several dozen radicals expressed their indignation outside the diplomatic department building, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. First, one of the protesters spoke and read out an appeal to the German Embassy in German. The nationalists demanded that the team of now former Chancellor Angela Merkel bear “responsibility for the pacts with Putin.”…
The completion of Nord Stream 2 through the fault of Joe Biden gives Russia a free hand to attack Ukraine. Democratic Senator Ted Cruz said this during a hearing in the Senate, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “100 thousand Russian troops are concentrated on the eastern border. There is a strong possibility that in the next 90 days we will see a Russian invasion of Ukraine. This could be completely...
Record gas prices have already allowed Russia to “recoup” the costs of building the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Moscow is absolutely not worried about the delay in its launch. An expert in the field of defense and security, Colonel of the SBU Oleg Starikov, announced this broadcast on the Nash TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Russia and investors already don’t care whether Nord Stream 2 will be introduced or not, they...
The Joe Biden administration has disrupted the work that Ukraine has been doing in the West by creating a pool of its lobbyists to disrupt the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. However, there are still chances to stop the launch of this project. The head of Naftogaz of Ukraine, Yuriy Vitrenko, stated this in an interview with the BBC, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I assess the chances as significant. I can’t say that they are 100%...
In Kyiv they are in vain rejoicing at the delay in the certification of Nord Stream 2, since during this time prices on European spot markets will only increase, which will also hit the pockets of Ukrainians. Ex-Verkhovna Rada deputy from the Communist Party Spiridon Kilinkarov stated this on the Rossiya 1 TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “About Nord Stream 2, I see the euphoria today, they are happy...
Unlike the “Young Europeans” who are oriented toward the United States, Germany and other EU countries are not inclined toward confrontation with Russia. Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavel Klimkin stated this on air on the 1+1 TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to Klimkin, this is evidenced by the fact that Russia supplies gas to Germany in full. “Gazprom has eight large...
