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The Baltics in 2020. Frontline States and the Double Periphery

... breaking their Soviet integration ties in the East for good and further incorporating their economies into the economic and infrastructural space of the European Union. This is most clearly manifested in the desire to withdraw from the Belarus–Russia–Estonia–Latvia–Lithuania (BRELL) power grid and integrate their power networks into the European Union’s interconnected energy system. Besides, the Baltic states are keen to diversify energy sources to overcome Gazprom’s monopoly on the region’s gas market. LNG terminals have been built in the Baltic Sea region for this very purpos ...

20.01.2020

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The Forgotten Island. The Baltic countries will dearly for energy independence

... Union’s gas needs, with Poland, Italy and Germany accounting for 60% of that amount. Germany, the biggest consumer in the European Union, buys 33% of Russian gas going to the EU. However, recent events show that these fears have not yet resulted in ... ... 2 pipeline. As expected, the East European champions of the “energy independence” strategy, including Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, are the fiercest opponents of the project. Their argument predictably is that preserving the gas transportation route ...

25.12.2015

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Poll conducted

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%)