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Russia’s largest LNG producer sends force majeure notifications

Novatek, Russia’s largest producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), has sent force majeure notifications to some of its clients over future supplies from its Arctic LNG 2 project, four industry sources have told Reuters. Commenting on the issue, Italian academic Francesco Sassi, describes this to be “a consequence of US sanctions against Russia’s LNG industry” […]

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“Connecting railway infrastructure between Ukraine and the EU provides great trade opportunities”

Eastern Europe / ENM

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the country’s land transport connections with the EU have become key for Ukrainian imports and exports. Therefore, EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes have been created to strengthen the cross-border connections. The Connecting Europe Facility II has recently selected nine projects for funding that will aim at improving crossing points. The Commission has furthermore

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“For Ukraine, there is a sober military reality”

Eastern Europe / ENM

Writing in Belgian magazine Trends, Professor Marc De Vos comments how things stand during the Ukraine war: “At the cost of many human lives and equipment, Ukraine has already recaptured several hundred square kilometers of territory. But Russia occupies some 160,000 square kilometers, an area twice the size of the Benelux. Lacking a strong air

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The story of Shaun Pinner as a guide to Western foreign policymaking

Eastern Europe / ENM

Guest commentary by Thomas Clowes-Pritchard, writing in a personal capacity Shaun Pinner (picture), a former British soldier, has an extraordinary story to tell. Starting out as a soldier in the Royal Anglian regiment of the British army in which he served with great distinction, Pinner moved to Ukraine in 2018 where he then married before

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Lars Patrick Berg MEP urges not to forget Kosovo

Eastern Europe / ENM

At the end of February, the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo agreed a provisional deal to normalise relations, without however signing it. More talks are planned, with the two leaders, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti, schedulded to meet in North Macedonia’s lakeside city of Ohrid on March 18, under EU

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Energy generators, wood burning stoves, SUVs and trucks brought to Kyiv by “Christmas convoy”

Eastern Europe / ENM

An international humanitarian “Christmas Convoy”, driven mostly by NATO and United States veterans, has arrived in Kyiv today, bringing 75 energy generators, 250 wood burning stoves, more than 50 SUV cars and light trucks and other critical winter equipment, in order to to bring relief to the suffering local population. The goods are worth 2

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Albania cuts diplomatic ties with Iran

Eastern Europe / ENM

Albania has ordered all staff of the Iranian Embassy in Tirana to leave the country. This follows a major cyberattack on July 15th that the Albanian government blames on Iran. On Brussels Report, Maurizio Geri, a researcher on international affairs and a former NATO analys, highlights: “In 2014, Albania welcomed some 3,000 members of the

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A closer look at Saudi Mediation Efforts in Ukraine

Eastern Europe, Middle East / ENM

Mekki Elmograbi, a Sudanese journalist, commentator on international affairs, and former consultant at the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, D.C., takes a closer look at how Ukraine is developing new ties in the Middle East, and in particular with Saudi Arabia. He notes: “This month, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky (picture) took the unusual step of doing

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Interview with German ECR MEP Lars Patrick Berg MEP on EU foreign policy

Eastern Europe / ENM

In an interview with Hungarian blog Napieu.eu, German ECR MEP Lars Patrick Berg MEP discusses whether the EU is able to become a global power. Lars Patrick Berg MEP: “After the outbreak of the war, the EU Member States came together relatively quickly and united against the Russian invasion. They went beyond their internal disputes

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Applying “just war theory” to contemporary conflicts

Eastern Europe, Middle East / ENM

In OpinioJuris, Hans Gutbrod, an Associate Professor at Ilia State University in Tbilisi and Senior Fellow, Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, Seton Hall University, comments on the “just war theory”: “Four key conflicts of recent years – Afghanistan, Iraq, Karabakh and the recent Russian attack on Ukraine – illustrate how illuminating the framework remains,

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