Putin doesn’t live in a parallel reality but revels in his ability to speak and act in this one with impunity, Portnikov says
Many who hear Vladimir Putin’s most outrageous statements or see his most aggressive actions are inclined to say…
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The Kremlin could instantly end Europe’s gas crisis by restoring transit through Ukraine
Europe is facing an unprecedented surge in natural gas prices, threatening a large-scale energy crisis. The targeted actions…
Russia hopes for a U-turn in the EU’s energy policy
The current situation in the European market is unprecedented. Both natural gas and electricity prices have soared dramatically…
Russian gas, German elections, and US sanctions
Two high-resonance processes have been simultaneously unfolding in Europe in the last few weeks: the sharp increase in…
Obey the Kremlin or pay up: why the EU’s heating bills will skyrocket this winter
The endgame to Kremlin’s blackmail In resorting to direct blackmail, the Kremlin effectively demonstrates its power over the…
Nord Stream 2 сonstruction сompleted, but gas flows unlikely in 2021
On September 10, the project company Nord Stream 2 AG informed that the last weld has been finished,…
What next for Nord Stream 2? The legal battle in Europe begins
In a landmark development for European energy security, on July 15, Germany lost its appeal of the General…
Parliamentary Foreign Committees of nine countries oppose Nord Stream 2
The Foreign Affairs Committees of nine countries issued a joint statement in opposition to the recent agreement between…
Seven reasons why the USA and EU lost to the Nord Stream 2 lobbyists
There is no point in analyzing the work of German and American lobbyists of the Kremlin's Nord Stream-2…
“A second Budapest memorandum”: experts on the US-Germany Nord Stream 2 deal
Washington and Berlin have clinched a deal on the Russia-to-Germany Nord Stream 2 pipeline said to give Russia…
What the US-German deal on Nord Stream 2 promises Ukraine
The document begins with an assurance that the United States and Germany strongly support Ukraine's sovereignty, territorial integrity,…
After Nord Stream-2: how Ukraine can protect its gas transit
Whether or not the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline will be completed is no longer a relevant question. The…
Ukraine’s geopolitical successes become Russian defeats
In the first half of October, the Ukrainian leadership concluded a series of important international agreements, with significance…
The Baltic Pipe case: disinformation at the service of the Kremlin’s energy policy
A new gas supply corridor is under construction in the European energy market. The Baltic Pipe – a…
Portnikov: The break in Putin’s pipe
According to the organizers of the commissioning ceremony of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline, the participation of Vladimir…
Portnikov: Who in Ukraine is being bribed by Putin and Gazprom?
Even if literally the next day after the press release about reaching an agreement between Russia and Ukraine…
Is freedom from the Russian gas needle possible for EU & Ukraine?
Last year, the Russian company Gazprom supplied Europe with more than 200 billion cubic meters of gas, of…
Moscow hopes to ‘Belarusianize’ Ukraine by dangling possibility of lower gas prices, Portnikov says
In January 1992, Moscow told Estonia that henceforth, the Baltic nation would have to pay Russia world prices…
Russia’s March-2018 gas war attempt against Ukraine, explained
What happened? Russia cut off the gas supply to Ukraine amid abnormal frosts, having lowered pressure in the…
EU silent as Russia gears up for third gas war against Ukraine
January 2006 and 2009 made headlines thanks to two gas wars between Russia and Ukraine. Now we know…