Search: Energy,Russia,Sanctions,European Union (5 materials)

The Fight for Nord Stream 2: The Interests of all the Players Involved

... lines. In reality, the project is one of the primary areas in Russia’s fight against the United States. Washington has been ... ... State created the post of United States Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy (in the Caspian region), originally occupied by Clayland ... ... Package to include maritime parts of gas pipelines running into the European Union. The new rules would mean that Gazprom would only ... ... the contract in light of the U.S. ban. In any case, the American sanctions against Nord Stream 2 will be a blow not only to Russia,...

02.07.2018

Searching for a new foundation for German-Russian relations

Germany and Russia have to accept that they have different interests but also that they cannot ignore ... ... on compromise, as well as constant talk about cooperation and a gradual lifting of sanctions. The gap between opposing interests and the difference in political cultures... ... idea that relations should be guided by big infrastructure projects like Nord Stream, energy and economic cooperation for mutual benefits, and the personal relationship between...

14.05.2018

SPIEF 2015: Economic Opportunities in Russia Trump Western Political and Security Concerns

... Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), economic activity by Western companies in Russia appears to have been reinforced. Among the attendees of the event, major European... ... Europe regarding Russia, despite the fact that EU foreign ministers unanimously extended sanctions against Russia through January 2016. But that level of coherence is even less... ... domestic companies to secure advantageous positions on the Russian market. To this end, energy companies, including BP and Shell, have received consent from the British and...

26.06.2015

The European Union has no alternative to partnership with Russia

RIAC experts' comments The crisis in Ukraine definitively marks a new stage in Russia-EU relations. What type of changes in the approaches of key EU countries towards ... ... Russia are on the horizon as well as what are the prospects for further developing the energy dialogue between Moscow and Brussels? We discussed the situation with Elena Ananyeva... ... in Berlin and the other countries are obvious since businesses do not want harsher sanctions and even the population does not desire an aggravation of relations with Russia...

30.04.2014

Energy Cooperation: A Policy of Slow Strangulation

... Middle East, which was then the most unstable region in terms of energy geopolitics (“oil shocks” and so forth). In ... ... early 2000s, Europe closed its eyes to its energy dependence on Russia, expecting the country to become a kind of second Norway,... ... Therefore, I would rate the probability of direct, formalized trade sanctions by the EU on Russian energy resources exports as extremely ... ... against 119.6 billion m3 in 2008), bypassing the latter. Today the European Union is facing an unconventional choice. The first option ...

03.04.2014

Poll conducted

  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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