... thing, to look at the shared and common interests” he said. Germany is indeed the world’s first importer of russian gas through the specifically built Nord Stream, a situation of high dependence quite different from that of Belgium, where Verhostadt ... ... strategic agenda. The opposite, Martin Schulz took her defense exalting her good work in the cases of Moldova, Georgia and even Ukraine, saying that she is only blamed for the failings, in large part dependent on national foreign ministers, and never praised ...
... political tussle, or metaphorically a 'Geopolitical Football Championship'. Though, in all fairness, it is hard to see it as a unified team. As it appears more like a political trophy for two major sides. On one side, the EU aims to win Ukraine to make sure its gas is supposedly more secured and to continue its enlargement policy for both rational and questionable reasons. On the other, Russia aims to make sure it achieves its goal of restoring 80% of the defunct USSR’s market for likewise a myriad of ...
... the Kremlin began to use its gas supplies to Europe as a political weapon against the new leadership of Ukraine. This policy eventually led to two major energy crises, also called the “gas wars,” in 2006 and 2009, when the flow of Russian gas via Ukraine was halted, resulting in gas outages across southeastern and eastern Europe. In the main, Russia’s coercive tactics against the Yushchenko government yielded some results: the Orange Revolution’s momentum subsided, and Viktor Yanukovich ...
... Union is still trying how hard it can challenge Russian red lines. The biggest problem for Ukraine is the deal that was cut in 2009 between Ukraine and Russia, which obliges Ukraine to buy certain amount of gas annually. Regardless of how much Russian gas Ukraine consumes, it is bind to pay for the negotiated amount.
Europe is strongly supporting Ukraine in modernizing its Gas Transit System, because it is aware of the same offer coming from the East. Russian Gazprom would very gladly take control over ...
