... succeeded in
reaching an agreement
with Slovakia’s Eustream on using Slovakia’s gas transport system as part of Nord Stream 2. Gazprom’s negotiating position was also favourably affected by the failed military coup in Turkey, which led to a rapprochement between Moscow and Ankara and a renewal of Turkish Stream negotiations. Relations between Turkey and the European Union have cooled noticeably after the attempted military coup, partially because of Recep Ergodan’s
threats
to ...
... business with Ukraine – especially as the pipeline will probably not run at full capacity (which is the case with the first Nord Stream pipelines) – but it will minimize them significantly. And this is precisely what Gazprom needs, given its financial balance has been hovering in the red for some time now.
The only serious obstacle to the project is the fact that the EU structures represent the interests of almost the entire continent. At least
seven European Union countries
– Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia – have, out of fear of ...