A gas crisis could challenge Europe next winter if its gas reserves are not replenished. The phaseout of Russian gas and LNG by late 2027 is a major part of the EU’s gas diversification strategy but it exposes the continent to price volatility.
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Nations are becoming adept at provocations that fall in the area between routine peacetime actions and open warfare.
Since saboteurs blew up the Russia-Germany gas pipelines in September 2022, theories have swirled about who was responsible. German prosecutors recently issued a warrant for a Ukrainian.
Some of the key articles from our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past week.
If the Nord Stream attacks were an act of sabotage, this shows how energy infrastructure can be strategically targeted as an act of ‘hybrid warfare’.
Pipeline rupture may cause EU gas demand to peak sooner than expected.
The ‘Energiewende’ relies on gas as a bridge between a coal-powered past and renewable future.
Germany’s reliance on natural gas has undermined western unity in dealing with Russia, creating an opening for Vladimir Putin.
The threat of sanctions may have little effect.
Europe urgently needs to become less dependent on gas.
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With the failure of talks, a Russian incursion into Ukraine has become more likely. But any invasion would face fierce resistance.
Is Russia masterminding the buildup of international migrants on the Poland-Belarus border?
By waiving sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline linking Russia and Germany, the United States is paving the way for the controversial project to go ahead.
Nord Stream 2 is a pipeline that will deliver Russian gas to Western Europe – and, by extension, increase Putin’s influence across the continent. That makes Ukraine and some other countries nervous.
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