The key question is, would these sanctions really work and would Europeans abide by the U.S. restrictions?
Russian energy export pipelines have been a potential target for U.S. sanctions for a long time. In 2017, Congress provided the ... ... discontent with the U.S. sanctions. Indeed, they benefit from the project. Russia has agreed to preserve a considerable part of its gas transit via Ukraine — this has been one of the key demands to support the project. The European Union has never invited the U.S. to protect them from the NS2, though there was a heated debate inside the EU. Apparently,...
Threats and Challenges for Russia’s Arctic Activity under Sanctions
Since the end of the ... ... observers maintain sanctions pressure on Russia.
In 2014, the US and the European Union (EU) introduced restrictive measures against ... ... sanctions in the foreign doctrine [
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Ivan Panichkin:
Arctic Oil and Gas Resource Development: Current Situation and Prospects?... ... the Prirazlomnoe field discovered in 1989 in the Pechora Sea allowed to ship and deliver 300 thousand tons of oil to the port ...
... Who Will Not
News about the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline can be heard almost every day, like reports from the ... ... lines. In reality, the project is one of the primary areas in Russia’s fight against the United States. Washington has been ... ... visit of U.S. senators to Bulgaria was soon followed by the refusal of the authorities in that country to go ahead with the Gazprom ... ... Package to include maritime parts of gas pipelines running into the European Union. The new rules would mean that Gazprom would only ...
In May 2014, in the aftermath of Russia-Ukrainian crisis, the European Commission adopted European Energy Security Strategy,... ... European security of supply: prevention and mitigation. The main goal was to prevent gas supply disruptions by implementing “gas stress tests” (modelled by ENTSOG)... ... for gas as well as post-Fukushima nuclear dismantlement) remains cheaper, giving the USA additional incentives for export. Today, 53% of the EU (80% in North West EU) gas...
... the U.S.A.'s pressure on one side, and the economic interdependency with the Russian Federation on the other. This article examines the current state of the issue... ... currently under negotiation, which aims to create an area of free trade between the European Union and the United States. In June 2013, the EU gave directives to its delegations... ... decisions” of the EU authorities, just to re-quote Ms. Mogherini's intervention.
Gas at All Costs
Another crucial aspect, which the EU is failing to address, concerns...
