There is no point in analyzing the work of German and American lobbyists of the Kremlin’s Nord Stream-2 project, which was greenlighted by the US-German agreement hastily drafted and skillfully carried out through the circles of the...
Washington and Berlin have clinched a deal on the Russia-to-Germany Nord Stream 2 pipeline said to give Russia a major geopolitical victory amid an ongoing war against Ukraine. The agreement, released on the evening of 21 July, gives the...
The document begins with an assurance that the United States and Germany strongly support Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence, and European path, and reaffirm the need to take action against Russian aggression...
At the same time, European gas storage levels are at only 53 percent of their capacity, or nearly 27 percent lower than the average for the last five years. If Russian gas supplies do not increase soon, European gas storage will be filled...
United States President Joseph Biden’s first-time participation concentrated much of the attention at this NATO summit. Biden was the only participating head of state to hold a press conference at the summit’s conclusion,...
At the beginning of October 2020, the Akademik Cherskiy—the only Russian pipe-laying ship capable of completing the construction of the Nord Stream Two natural gas pipeline—began its sea trials following five-month-long...
In July, Germany assumed the rotating presidency of the European Union Council. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, German Minister of Defence, stated on 14 July 2020 that one of Germany’s priorities during its presidency will be the...
While the United States struggles with the coronavirus pandemic, Russia has deployed two pipe-laying vessels to the Baltic Sea in a suspected attempt to complete the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline. On May 12, Russian pipe layer...
The term “schröderization“ is well-known in German business and political circles, as it accurately describes how many influential Germans, who followed former-Kanzler Gerhard Schröder’s example, had accepted...
The German tabloid Bild informed its readers about the decision by the Bundestag’s ruling coalition to change the rules for the operation of the not-yet-completed Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. According to European law, this gas...
In 2014, after the first Russian invasion of Ukrainian territory in the Donbas, soldiers who had lost limbs in battle were seen for the first time in public as they returned home. Since the full-on invasion by Russia in February 2022, the...
