The project has seen strong opposition from the European Commission as increasing EU'.s dependence on Russian gas and undermining Ukrainian transit.
Read More »Nord Stream 2. the World’s most Controversial Energy Project
Critics say that the natural-gas pipeline will strengthen Russia’s hand in Europe and isolate Ukraine.
Read More »Ukrainian PM Promises Energy Independence from Russia
The first round of talks regarding the extension of transit of Russian gas through Ukraine after 2019 took place in July.
Read More »Putin: Nord Stream 2 will not Influence Ukraine
Russia'.s leading energy enterprise Gazprom and its partners intend to start implementing the Nord Stream-2 project worth almost 10 billion euros in April 2018.
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The Ukrainian gas transportation system will be loaded in the next 5-10 years.
Read More »Russia and Ukraine in Talks to Minimize `Gas Wars`
Kiev fears the loss of revenue from transit taxes. on top of being bypassed politically as well as physically by new gas pipes.
Read More »Ukrainian Parliament Urges the EU to Stop Construction of Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
Deputies of the Ukrainian parliament urged the EU to rely on Ukraine’s gas transportation network capability.
Read More »Russia`s Gazprom Reveals Information on Its Assets in Great Britain
Gazprom owns a block of shares of Nord Stream AG that was pledged as collateral for funding.
Read More »Nord Stream 2 is Russia’s Tool for Putting Pressure on EU
For Russia. gas is a mechanism of political impact and a source of huge corruption.
Read More »Russian Gas Giant Gazprom Cut Off from International Capital Markets
The litigation between Gazprom and Naftogaz at the Stockholm Arbitration Institute was related to the terms of a contract on gas transit through Ukraine made eight years ago.
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