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The Baltics in 2020. Frontline States and the Double Periphery

... integration ties in the East for good and further incorporating their economies into the economic and infrastructural space of the European Union. This is most clearly manifested in the desire to withdraw from the Belarus–Russia–Estonia–Latvia–Lithuania (BRELL) power grid and integrate their power networks into the European Union’s interconnected energy system. Besides, the Baltic states are keen to diversify energy sources to overcome Gazprom’s monopoly on the region’s gas market. LNG terminals have been built in the Baltic Sea region for this very purpos e (although only the Independence LNG-terminal in Lithuania ...

20.01.2020

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The Forgotten Island. The Baltic countries will dearly for energy independence

... has been implemented in the region so far, has failed to solve its task оf providing Lithuania with cheaper gas than it buys from Gazprom at “politically motivated”... ... project. Teaching the wrong things With Nord Sream 2 being built along the borders of the Baltic states, the leaders of these countries put their stake on the import of liquefied... ... connected with their dependence on Russian gas supplies. Russia meets about a third of the European Union’s gas needs, with Poland, Italy and Germany accounting for 60%...

25.12.2015

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Poll conducted

In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)