Tag: North stream
Russia is threatening the West with severe counter-sanctions
Berlin Russia is reacting increasingly angrily to the West’s sanctions, which are hitting the country’s economy hard. Yesterday the government imposed an export ban on medical technology and medicines located…
Will Nord Stream 2 become a ticking time bomb?
Pipeline landing station in Lubmin in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania Nobody feels responsible for the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline anymore. (Photo: Paul-Langrock.de) Berlin After the sanctions were imposed on Russia…
War in Ukraine: commercial law firms end mandates in Russia
Gazprom under pressure Law firm Freshfields is ending its long-standing relationship with the Russian energy giant. (Photo: Reuters) Cologne Not long ago, commercial law firms boasted about their relationships with…
Transit of Russian natural gas through Ukraine is at record levels
Gas pipeline in Ukraine In the days and weeks leading up to February 25, Russia had only partially used the booked transit capacity. (Photo: AP) Berlin Since the beginning of…
Energy transition as a solution if Russia fails? an illusion
The energy supply crisis is showing Germany and large parts of Europe mercilessly how dependent they are on supplies from abroad. And this is by no means limited to natural…
“Doing nothing is not an option”
Siegfried Russwurm The President of the Federation of German Industries thinks it is unlikely that the nuclear phase-out will be postponed. (Photo: imago images/Reiner Zensen) Berlin Siegfried Russwurm, President of…
“Doing nothing is not an option”
Siegfried Russwurm The President of the Federation of German Industries thinks it is unlikely that the nuclear phase-out will be postponed. (Photo: imago images/Reiner Zensen) Berlin Siegfried Russwurm, President of…
Managers in Russian service: Lure of dubious money
Gerhard Schroeder and Matthias Warnig The Chancellor a. D. and the Nord Stream 2 boss hire themselves out to Russian companies. (Photo: imago images/ZUMA Wire) Paris, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Berlin The…
“Sanctions will not stop Putin”
new York Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton has shaped American foreign policy for years – always with a conservative stance. He was Ambassador to the United Nations under…
Managers in Russian service: Lure of dubious money
Gerhard Schroeder and Matthias Warnig The Chancellor a. D. and the Nord Stream 2 boss hire themselves out to Russian companies. (Photo: imago images/ZUMA Wire) Paris, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Berlin The…
The Political Comeback of War – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
we thought we were dealing with a “chess player”, not a war criminal. We believed he was playing by the rules and not betting his own. We figured he just…
The false messenger of peace from Donbass – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
These days we remember a piece of wisdom from Otto von Bismarck. The “Iron Chancellor” once said that “there was never as much lying as before the election, during the…
Putin’s “Invasion”, Stalin’s Legacy – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
it’s not about Crimea anymore. It is no longer about the Donbass. It’s all about Ukraine. And at some point it’s about Georgia and other states that were once part…
President Zelenskyj calls for a tougher approach towards Russia
Volodymyr Zelenskyy The Ukrainian President asks for support. (Photo: dpa) Berlin For a day and a half, the country was the number one topic of conversation at the Munich Security…
Baerbock and Blinken warn of an escalation in Ukraine
Munich In view of the massive tensions in the Ukraine crisis and without the participation of Russia, the 58th Munich Security Conference (MSC) has begun. “Today a new war is…
“German foreign policy must never be subject to the primacy of the economy”
Heinrich August Winkler The historian warns of a further split in the West. (Photo: dpa, dpa, Marcus Hoehn/laif, mauritius images / IanDagnall Compu) Dusseldorf Rarely has an event shaken Western…
German economy worried about gas supply
Dusseldorf, Munich Ulrich Bettermann, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Menden-based manufacturer of fastening technology, OBO Bettermann, was looking for a new supplier. In 14 days, his company…
German economy worried about gas supply
Dusseldorf, Munich Ulrich Bettermann, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Menden-based manufacturer of fastening technology, OBO Bettermann, was looking for a new supplier. In 14 days, his company…
Investors in the US and Asia are more optimistic about the Ukraine crisis
Traders on the New York Stock Exchange Easing fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine are drawing investors back to Wall Street. (Photo: dpa) new York The downward trend on…
German economy worried about gas supply
Dusseldorf, Munich Ulrich Bettermann, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Menden-based manufacturer of fastening technology, OBO Bettermann, was looking for a new supplier. In 14 days, his company…