#NordStream2

Burnout und tiefgreifende Erschöpfung, Symbolbild. #NordStream2 #NordStreamTanne

Altkanzler Gerd Schröder lächelnd und in dynamischer Pose einen Weihnachtsbaum auf der Schulter tragend, Dezember 2025

DIE ZEIT: Untersuchungsausschuss: Schwesig verteidigt vor Ausschuss ihr Vorgehen bei Nord Stream 2 www.zeit.de/politik/deut... „Von vielen Treffen mit Spitzenvertretern scheint es indes keine Protokolle zu geben.“ Joa, lol. Die sind doch nicht blöd ;) #nordstream2 #BadNews

Untersuchungsausschuss: Schwes...

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2025-12-06

DIE ZEIT: Untersuchungsausschuss: Schwesig verteidigt vor Ausschuss ihr Vorgehen bei Nord Stream 2 zeit.de/politik/deutschland/20
„Von vielen Treffen mit Spitzenvertretern scheint es indes keine Protokolle zu geben.“
Joa, lol. Die sind doch nicht blöd ;)

Under Schröder and Merkel, and even under Scholz, Germany sold out Ukraine and European security for business reasons, thus contributing to the destruction of the West, against all warnings from the US and Eastern Europe. #NordStream2

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:luxglsyvfvqwgaxyfhwlgh66/post/3m6e5nvga2s2o

2025-11-23

Danke, @JoKi 🙏

Ich war ja damals für den #Atomausstieg a la #Merkel & zugleich gegen #NordStream2 🤔. Stattdessen hätte m.E. der #Solarausbau nicht schon 2012 durch den #Bund gedrosselt werden sollen.

Nun frage ich mich aber auch, ob ich es mir damit zu einfach gemacht habe: Der Atomausstieg erhöhte die #Strompreise & vertiefte die Abhängigkeiten vom #Fossilismus , mithin auch von #Russland. Zwar waren klare Mehrheiten nach #Fukushima für das AKW-Aus, aber höhere Preise wurden abgelehnt. 🧐💸🇩🇪🇪🇺

2025-11-19

Anschlag auf Nord-Stream: Italien erlaubt Auslieferung eines Verdächtigen

Er gilt als Drahtzieher der Anschläge auf die Nord-Stream-Pipeline: Nun hat ein italienisches Gericht nach wochenlangem Hin und Her die Auslieferung des ukrainischen Verdächtigen nach Deutschland erlaubt.

➡️ tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/i

#Italien #Deutschland #Nordstream2 #Nordstream1

2025-10-26

Tusk warns against pressure to restore Nord Stream 2.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that the end of Russia’s war in Ukraine might lead to efforts to rekindle economic ties with Russia — including the restarting of the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

mediafaro.org/article/20251026

#DonaldTusk #Russia #NordStream2 #BalticStates #WarInUkraine #BalticSea #Poland #Pipelines #Courts #Oil #Gas #Politics #NordStream

2025-10-24

“Osama Bin Sikorski’s” Incitement To Terrorism Risks Backfiring On Poland

“Osama Bin Sikorski’s” Incitement To Terrorism Risks Backfiring On Poland

By Andrew Korybko

Ukrainian ultra-nationalists could exploit his pretext of a “just, defensive war” to falsely legitimize a terrorist campaign in south-eastern Poland, whose land they regard as their own and whose local East Slavs they claim were ethnically cleansed after World War II, on “historical justice” grounds.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova recently coined the nickname “Osama Bin Sikorski” for Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski after he posted on X about his hope that Ukraine “finally succeeds in knocking out” the Druzhba oil pipeline that supplies Hungary. That was in response to his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto criticizing a Polish judge’s ruling on the Nord Stream suspect, which enraged his country for the reasons explained here.

Sikorski’s incitement to terrorism, which is what Russia considers his aforementioned post to be, prompted condemnation from Viktor Orban. He wrote on Facebook that “The Polish government is gripped by war psychosis. They want to destroy the 1000-year-old Hungarian-Polish friendship.” Casual observers aren’t aware, but Hungary and Poland have a millennium of shared history and have been close partners for over 700 years, which readers can correspondingly learn more about here and here.

It’s therefore especially shocking for Hungarians to see Poland’s top diplomat urging Ukraine to blow up the pipeline that supplies their country and would therefore harm each of them financially if successful. Apart from amounting to self-inflicted damage to Poland’s image, however, Sikorski’s post also dangerously risks backfiring after the Ukrainian Conflict ends if their competition then intensifies like Zelensky’s top advisor Mikhail Podalyak predicted in summer 2023. Here are some background briefings:

* 6 August 2023: “Kiev’s Prediction Of Post-Conflict Competition With Poland Bodes Ill For Bilateral Ties

* 4 June 2024: “Does Poland Fear That Ukraine Might One Day Make Irredentist Claims Against It?

* 31 October 2024: “A Shitpost Map Of Poland Triggered The OUN Chief Into Warning That ‘Poles Are Playing With Fire’

* 20 September 2025: “The Ukrainian Ambassador To Poland Admitted That His Co-Ethnics Don’t Want To Assimilate

* 7 October 2025: “An Ethnic Ukrainian Lobby Might Soon Take Shape In The Polish Sejm

To summarize, Ukrainian ultra-nationalists claim the south-eastern parts of modern-day Poland that they call “Zakerzonia”, which refers to what they regard as traditionally Ukrainian (or at least East Slavic) territory beyond the Curzon Line. The various short-lived Ukrainian states that emerged right after World War I declared these lands their own, but they were eventually incorporated into the interwar Second Polish Republic. Local Ukrainians then genocided some of the Poles there during World War II.

The “Ukrainian Insurgent Army” that earlier genocided Poles and collaborated with Hitler afterwards fought against the new communist authorities in this area that was by then reconfirmed as Polish. In response, local East Slavs were either sent to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or resettled in what Poland calls the “Recovered Territories”, the latter occurring via “Operation Vistula” that Ukrainian ultra-nationalists consider to be “ethnic cleansing”. This perception brings everything around to the present.

The Polish judge’s ruling that Ukraine’s alleged orchestration of the Nord Stream attack wouldn’t be criminal since it occurred amidst a “just, defensive war” and “Osama Bin Sikorski’s” incitement to terrorism on this pretext could make Poland a target of Ukrainian ultra-nationalists. All they’d have to do is frame their terrorist insurgency as a form of “historical justice” for their “stolen lands” and “ethnically cleansed” people and it would be open season on Poles there once again just like it was 80 years ago.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Voice of East.

 

#Geopolitics #Germany #Hungary #NATO #NordStream #NordStream2 #Poland #Russia #Ukraine

2025-10-23

@lienrag
« L'identité du ou des auteurs de ce sabotage fait toujours l'objet de spéculations. Deux suspects ukrainiens ont été arrêtés, l'un en Pologne, l'autre en Italie, mais les deux pays refusent de les extrader vers l'Allemagne. »

fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabotage

opex360.com/2025/08/21/un-ress

#nordstream #nordstream2 #opex360

2025-10-23

Hungary Has Good Reason To Be Enraged About Poland’s Ruling On The Nord Stream Suspect

Hungary Has Good Reason To Be Enraged About Poland’s Ruling On The Nord Stream Suspect

By Andrew Korybko

The precedent that was established could soon be weaponized against it.

Polish Judge Dariusz Lubowski ruled against extraditing a suspect in the Nord Stream attack to Germany on the grounds that this act of sabotage occurred in the context of a “just, defensive war”, Germany doesn’t have jurisdiction over the international waters in which it occurred, and the Ukrainian state would be responsible if it really orchestrated this attack, not the conspirators who carried it out. That enraged Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto despite his country having no direct stake in this.

He then wrote on X: “Scandalous: according to Poland, if you don’t like an infrastructure in Europe, you can blow it up. With this, they gave advance permission for terrorist attacks in Europe. Poland has not only released but is celebrating a terrorist—this is what European rule of law has come to.” These are compelling points and show that Hungary cares about the principles involved in this case. It also has indirect stakes in all of this that casual observers might not be aware of and which will now be explained.

Many probably forgot given how much has gone on over the past 3.5 years, but Hungary receives a significant share of its oil from Russia’s Druzhba pipeline that transits through Ukraine. Szijjarto previously accused Kiev of attacking this critical infrastructure as implied punishment for Budapest’s pragmatic approach towards the conflict, and his government even sanctioned the commander involved, Robert “Magyar” Brovdi. Lubowski’s ruling, however, challenges the legitimacy of Hungary’s policy.

The precedent of declaring Ukraine’s fight against Russia to be a “just, defensive war” could be exploited by judges across the EU to absolve Kiev of responsibility for undermining Hungary’s energy security. They could also argue that Hungary has no jurisdiction over Russia where the Druzhba pipeline was bombed just like Lubowski argued that Germany has no jurisdiction over the international waters in which Nord Stream was bombed. Any such move, even if only symbolic, would further isolate Hungary within the EU.

In practice, some members might welcome “Magyar” despite Hungary banning him from entering the EU, while others might promise Ukraine that it can continue undermining its energy security without fear of punishment from the EU. Poland might lead the way after Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski tweeted to Szijjarto that “I hope your brave compatriot, Major Magyar, finally succeeds in knocking out the oil pipeline that feeds Putin’s war machine”. It thus wouldn’t be surprising of “Magyar” soon visits Warsaw.

Just like the Nord Stream bombing was an attack against NATO and EU member Germany, so too have the Druzhba bombings been attacks against NATO and EU member Hungary. If Germany can’t advance its interests vis-à-vis Nord Stream despite hosting more US military troops than any NATO member and being the EU’s de facto leader, then comparatively less important Hungary stands no chance of advancing its own vis-à-vis Druzhba. The same goes for Slovakia and non-NATO and -EU member Serbia.

Poland’s ruling on the Nord Stream suspect therefore enraged Hungary because the precedent that was established could soon be weaponized against it. Another significant point is that this amounts to one NATO and EU member legally justifying an attack against another. The implications are far-reaching and could further divide both blocs. Poland’s gradual revival of its lost Great Power status is thus shaking up the European order and creating even more uncertainty in a continent that’s already bedevilled by it.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Voice of East.

 

#EU #Europe #Geopolitics #Germany #Hungary #NATO #NordStream #NordStream2 #Poland

2025-10-23

Putin-Trump Tunnel: A Bridge Too Far Or the Birth of A New Détente?

Putin-Trump Tunnel: A Bridge Too Far Or the Birth of A New Détente?

By Uriel Araujo

Russia’s Bering Strait tunnel pitch, dubbed the Putin-Trump link, ignites debate on US-Russia reconciliation amid Ukraine tensions. This mega-project promises Arctic riches and faster China trade – but irony looms as the US torched Europe’s Russian energy bridge (Nord Stream) while potentially eyeing its own. Be as it may, Zelensky doesn’t like the idea – and neither does the Deep State.

In a somewhat surprising development, Kirill Dmitriev, Russia’s investment envoy and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, floated the idea of a rail tunnel under the Bering Strait to link Alaska and Siberia, just days ago. Dmitriev is known to play an important role in diplomatic backchannels. Dubbed the “Putin-Trump” tunnel, the 70-mile project would symbolize cooperation between the two Great Powers, and would potentially be built by Elon Musk’s Boring Company for as little as $8 billion and completed in under eight years.

US President Donald Trump, fresh off a long phone call with Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the Ukraine war, called the proposal “interesting” during a joint presser with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelensky was blunt enough: “I’m not happy with this idea.” The room chuckled, but the idea raises a serious question: Could this undersea link really happen, or is it just diplomatic theatre?

Historically the Bering Strait is no stranger to bridging worlds. It is a well known fact that tens of thousands of years ago, during the last Ice Age, it formed a land bridge known as Beringia, allowing ancient migrants from Eurasia to populate the Americas. Such crossings laid the groundwork for the diverse indigenous peoples of today’s North America. Dmitriev’s pitch in a way revives that spirit, positioning the tunnel as a modern bridge between East and West, not just for trade but for thawing relations, in a potential reset. Even a few months before Trump and Putin talked there were already rumours that proposals about the tunnel would surface.

The Bering Strait tunnel idea isn’t new, in fact. As early as 1890, William Gilpin envisioned a global railway with a Bering link, while Czar Nicholas II briefly backed a tunnel in 1905 before political turmoil halted it. Later, in 1958, engineer Tung-Yen Lin pushed for an “Intercontinental Peace Bridge” to connect the Soviet Union and the US, keeping the dream alive.

Could it become true? For the US, the upsides are clear enough. It would open direct rail access to vast Arctic resources, from rare earth minerals to untapped oil and gas fields in Siberia, easing America’s dependence on distant suppliers amid rising global demand. Estimates suggest the tunnel could handle 3% of world freight, slashing shipping times and costs for goods flowing into North America. It would also allow one to travel from New York to Beijing in under two days by rail, via a US-Canada-Russia-China network. For Russia, in turn, the project means billions in investment to develop its remote Far East, creating jobs in a region needing more infrastructure. It would integrate Chukotka’s sparse rail lines with global routes, boosting exports of energy and raw materials while drawing in US energy majors for joint Arctic projects, something Dmitriev and others already pitched.

Yet the real intrigue lies in the geopolitical ripple effects. This isn’t just about cargo haulers; this would in fact signal a bold step toward a “New Détente”. Linking the Americas to Eurasia could rewire global supply chains, diluting the dominance of sea routes controlled by naval powers. Russia would gain a foothold in North America, easing its isolation from Western markets battered by sanctions.

The US, in turn, would secure a backdoor to Eurasian trade without necessarily fully endorsing NATO’s endless eastward push. Suffice to say, in a world of escalating nuclear flashpoints, such connectivity could dial down tensions, fostering economic interdependence over endless proxy wars.

No wonder Dmitriev referenced the “Kennedy-Khrushchev World Peace Bridge” concept from the Cold War in a message to Elon Musk (that took the form of a X publication).

The irony is that if such a tunnel ever breaks ground, it would expose the blatant double standard in US foreign policy: Washington spent years torching Europe’s direct energy lifeline to Russia, the Nord Stream pipelines (including the ongoing controversies about their explosion). Now picture the US greenlighting one to its adversary, with trains humming beneath the Bering Strait, while Europe is left stranded without its own connection.

In any case, the truth is that, time and again, Russia has extended olive branches to the West, only to watch them snapped. Putin himself floated joining NATO in the early 2000s, to bury Cold War hatchets and align against common threats. It did not happen. In fact, NATO’s creep eastward, gobbling up former Soviet states, fuelled the very Ukraine crisis still unfolding.

The project is not “idealistic” in any way. Peaceful coexistence isn’t naivety; it’s strategy. Be as it may, Trump’s tightrope walk adds another layer of doubt. The American leader needs to appease the defence sector, while strong forces pressure him for a tougher line on Moscow, even as he pivoted toward sanctions to placate domestic “hawks”. One may recall that, thus far, Trump has faced three assassination attempts, including one tied to an Ukrainian far-right recruiter (Ryan Routh), which suggests possible rogue intelligence involvement.

So, is the tunnel viable? Technically, yes — Musk’s tech could tame the permafrost and quakes, though costs would be around $65 billion-plus, including thousands of miles of new rails in Alaska’s wilds and Chukotka’s mountains. The costs, and harsh geography, are challenging enough.

Geopolitically, the consequences could be profound: a more balanced coexistence (despite various points of contention), easing Arctic frictions over resources and routes to some extent, while potentially curbing NATO’s adventurism.

Yet will the American “deep state” allow it or any other materialization of a New Détente? Probably not. Trump for one thing talks big, but his actions can be quite unpredictable. If any such proposal somehow gains traction, one should expect to see lots of blowback and sabotage efforts.

Uriel Araujo, Anthropology PhD, is a social scientist specializing in ethnic and religious conflicts, with extensive research on geopolitical dynamics and cultural interactions.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Voice of East.

 

#BeringStraitTunnel #DonaldTrump #NordStream #NordStream2 #Russia #USA #VladimirPutin

2025-10-18

Dr. Valentin Wember war bei der 30 Jahres Feier der #Waldorfschule #Freiburg- #Rieselfeld Ende Juli diesen Jahres eingeladen. Er hat - neben vielen anderen Büchern über über #Antroposophie - auch ein Buch über den #Ukraine Krieg geschrieben: “Ein welthistorischer Kampfe - polyperspektivische Anmerkungen zu einem langen Krieg".

Angegeben wird 1.1.25 als Erscheinungsdatum, das Buch muss aber im Sommer 23 geschrieben sein, da dauerte der Krieg “gerade” ein Jahr.

Genau lässt sich das anhand der digitalen Ausgabe die ich mir sogar gekauft habe nicht nachvollziehen, aber die jüngsten Quellen sind aus dieser Zeit.

Der Autor verspricht: "gegen alle Meinungsmonopole auf beiden Seiten – eine polyperspektivische Darstellung skizziert. Polyperspektivisch heißt, den Blick nach rechts und links, nach hinten und vorne, nach unten und oben zu richten." - Wo immer es auch zu diesem Thema in Deutschland nach zig Talkshow Einladungen von #Zahrenknecht, #Stegner und Co “Meinungsmonopole” gab ist mir schleierhaft, aber gut. #Medienkritik gehört halt dazu.

Ich habe das ganze Buch gelesen und muss sagen, für "polyperspektivisch" kommen genau zwei Perspektiven vor: Die der "NATOianer" und »Russianer« oder »#Putin-Versteher«.

Es fehlt: die Position der Ukrainer (!) und natürlich ist die #NATO auch kein homogener Block, die Postionen der Balten und Spaniens zum Ukrainkrieg etwa, sind schon stark unterschiedlich oder Orban in Ungarn und Türkei/Erdogan.

zum Ukrainkrieg etwa, sind schon stark unterschiedlich oder Orban in Ungarn.

Als Quellen kommen die Klassiker des #Verschwörungsideologien um den Ukraine Krieg zu Wort: Daniele #Ganser (psiram.com/de/index.php/Daniel), #ScottRitter (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Ri) und #SeymourHersh.

Hersh hat auf seinem Blog behauptet die USA hätten #Nordstream2 sprengen lassen, was zumindest mal umstritten ist (monde-diplomatique.de/artikel/) besonders der von ihm geschilderte Ablauf wie es passiert sein soll ist wenig überzeugend. Ganser Schwurbelt wirklich zu allem seit 9/11 rum und Scott Ritter dürfte russischer Propagandist sein (inzwischen).

Jörg Seidellostgen@det.social
2025-10-18

@SchvenGlueckschpilsch es wurde nichts in Deutschland in die Luft gejagt. Nordstream 2 war und ist ein legitimes Kriegsziel

#Nordstream2 #Terrorist #Ukraine #Geheimdienst #Polen #Deutschland #USA

2025-10-17

"...Aus seinem Büro..."

In sein Büro hat er es geschafft? Die deutsche Justiz und Politik verkommt zur Lachnummer! Man reicht ein ... ein, und muss nicht erscheinen! Super! Wer soll noch die deutsche Justiz und die Politik ernstnehmen? Und das von einem, der keine Moral kennt!

zeit.de/politik/deutschland/20

@Bundesregierung @bundestag #deutschland #gerechtigkeit #nordstream2 #GerhardSchroeder #GasGerd #putler #eu #europe #europa @EUCouncil

Der mutmaßliche #Nordstream2 #Terrorist aus der #Ukraine, mit Verbindungen zum ukr. #Geheimdienst, wurde in #Polen quasi als Held freigesprochen.

Also beschwert euch nicht, wenn mutmaßliche ukrainische Terroristen oder der mutmaßlich dahinter steckende ukrainische Geheimdienst in #Deutschland etwas in die Luft jagen, es sind schließlich Helden. Oder war es doch die mutmaßliche #USA?

Und unsere Regierung? Hält wie immer das Maul, wenn es diplomatisch schwierig wird!

zdfheute.de/politik/ausland/no

Wenn dieser Untersuchungsausschuss zu #nordstream2 anstelle des „Altkanzlers“ ChatGPT befragt hätte, wäre das sinnvoller gewesen😂

2025-10-17

Italy court blocks extradition of Ukrainian to Germany in Nord Stream pipelines blast case

Published on 16/10/2025 – 19:32 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Italy’s top court has rejected the extradition to Germany of a…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #BalticSea #NordStream2 #NordStreamI #Poland #Russia #WarinUkraine #World
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