In early March, the Kremlin blackmailed again when it threatened to cut off gas supplies to Europe through the thread.
It is important to limit the transportation of natural gas by the Nord Stream-1 gas pipeline. The construction of PP-1 at one time was due to political rather than economic expediency, writes the president of the Center for Global Studies “Strategy XXI” Mykhailo Honchar.
“span style =” font-weight: 400; “>” And this route is still a lever of Russian pressure on European countries, in addition, it is actually a free route for gas transportation for Russia, which it has always used for political influence, “he wrote. .
The expert points out that in 2020, Germany had already made a mistake when the Federal Network Agency decided to remove the Nord Stream-1 gas pipeline from the scope of the European Union's Gas Directive for 20 years.
“In early March 2022, Russia resorted to another blackmail, threatening to cut off gas supplies to Europe through PP-1”, – Gonchar reminds.
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More about energy EU sanctions – the most effective impact on the Russian economy, read the article by Mikhail Gonchar “Europe in Russia's energy trap: how to overcome dependence? ”.
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