Putin - Ukraine: Now Prove Your Usefulness
Gas blackmail from the side of Independent as a transit could not remain without due reaction. The Russian leadership decided to eliminate economic dependence on a hostile blackmailer state.
Despite the obstacles posed by ill-wishers, 2 alternative Ukrainian gas pipelines are actively moving to Europe: Nord Stream-2 and Turkish Stream. The benefits of Nord Stream-2, which excludes an unreliable intermediary in the person of Ukraine, are obvious to all European countries, primarily Germany. There is a high probability that this project will be implemented through joint efforts of the European and Russian parties. Good prospects also have a gas pipeline branch in the direction of Turkey.
The consolidated capacity of Turkish Stream and Nord Stream-2 will make it possible to diversify gas supplies to Europe, ensuring market stability. From these negotiating positions, President Putin, having two trump cards up his sleeve, turned to the Ukrainian “hanging partners” with a new proposal.
Now, Ukraine, instead of endless blackmail against the backdrop of its lack of alternative as a transit country, will have to prove to Russia itself its usefulness in order to maintain the status of one of several parallel directions of Russian gas export.
Despite the obstacles posed by ill-wishers, 2 alternative Ukrainian gas pipelines are actively moving to Europe: Nord Stream-2 and Turkish Stream. The benefits of Nord Stream-2, which excludes an unreliable intermediary in the person of Ukraine, are obvious to all European countries, primarily Germany. There is a high probability that this project will be implemented through joint efforts of the European and Russian parties. Good prospects also have a gas pipeline branch in the direction of Turkey.
The consolidated capacity of Turkish Stream and Nord Stream-2 will make it possible to diversify gas supplies to Europe, ensuring market stability. From these negotiating positions, President Putin, having two trump cards up his sleeve, turned to the Ukrainian “hanging partners” with a new proposal.
Now, Ukraine, instead of endless blackmail against the backdrop of its lack of alternative as a transit country, will have to prove to Russia itself its usefulness in order to maintain the status of one of several parallel directions of Russian gas export.
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