Shifts in American geopolitical policy, losses in energy security and increasingly bold actions by Belarus and Russia are putting severe pressure on Poland, writes Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Solidarność weekly Cezary Krysztopa
The Russian vessel Akademik Cherskiy has started laying pipes on the bottom of the Baltic Sea
The president of the European Commission admitted that trade and gas projects will not lead to improving relations between the EU and Russia
Recent events in Belarus and the attempt on Navalny’s life should be a red flag for Germany in context of Nord Stream 2, PM Morawiecki told Bloomberg TV
The Baltic Pipe gas pipeline from Norway to Poland is on schedule and will be ready in October 2022
Germany and Russia push back against U.S. sanctions
The window of opportunity to stop the pipe is closing.
Russia is getting its way with Nord Stream 2.
The two diplomats agreed on defense needs, the approach to conflicts in the Middle East and on the need to avoid dependence on Russian energy supplies.
France is set to vote against Nord Steam 2, claims Sueddeutche Zeitung, basing its information on anonymous sources from within the French government. On Friday the ambassadors of EU states in Brussels will vote on an amendment to the EU gas directive to halt NS2 construction.
The European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) has accepted the critical “State of political relations between the EU and Russia” report. One of its main points was to block Nord Stream 2 and underline the threat of militarization of the Kaliningrad oblast.
The US Ambassador to Germany threatened Western companies involved in Nord Stream 2 (NS2) with sanctions. The US embassy’s spokesman claims that the letter sent by the ambassador was merely a “clear declaration of the United States’ policy.”
The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution calling on governments of European states to oppose the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Congressmen were also in favor of US sanctions on that investment and condemned Russia for its aggression in the Kerch Strait.
PM Mateusz Morawiecki warned of potential Russian aggression on Ukraine after the Nord Stream 2 construction. A Kremlin spokesman responded that the Polish PM’s claims were “unfortunate” and belong to the category of “attempts to politicize the project”.
Russian gas giant Gazprom is on the verge of losing the Polish market. Poland’s recent LNG investments and the Baltic Pipe have sent the Russian media into a scramble.
The US ambassador to the European Union threatens Russia with sanctions over Nord Stream 2 (NS2). Donald Trump offers European countries American LNG gas as an alternative, at competitive prices.
The head of EU diplomacy avoids saying anything concrete on what the EC is planning to do about Russian-German gas pipeline Nord Stream 2, reports “Niezależna”. It is clear that little will be done to stop the project going ahead.
Andrzej Duda criticized Nord Stream 2 (NS2) during a joint press conference with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin. “We believe, that the Nord Stream 2 investment will disrupt future energy relations in Europe,” Duda claimed.
All of the Visegrad Group members are opposed to Nord Stream 2. Discussions at a recent meeting of the V4 presidents in Slovakia, says presidential minister Krzysztof Szczerski, confirm that none of the countries will be benefiting from the pipeline.
Donald Trump praised Poland as a leader in energy independence of the region. The US President also criticized Germany and Nord Stream 2 in his speech at the UN.
Nord Stream 2 (NS2) is already under construction and it will be hard to stop it, says Agata Łoskot-Strachota from the Center of Eastern Studies.
Polish handballers cover Nord Stream 2 sponsor logos on their team jerseys. The clubs have signed contracts that forbid them from promoting competitors of state owned companies.
