Good evening from the G.O.R.K.I in St.Petersburg
Today we conducted our simulation of an EU Council on China. Please find enclosed some impressions of the good atmosphere at our venue.
Ilya Balashov and his colleagues who are now studying at MGIMO in Moscow joined us and played the Hungarian EU presidency. Thanks to their draft we had constructive negotiations on the final wording.
Students who are between 18 and 21 years old played very seriously and realistically their roles: Lithuania as a persistent objector, Hungarians very self-confident and top professional, Italy was so pragmatic and refreshing in contrast to the deeply ideological EU commission very well played by Timofey Kuznetsov who coordinated the preparation of this seminar.
You did well dear young colleagues, let me say that also on behalf of boxer Winston Churchill who kept an eye on all the statements. He has seen so many of such meetings
#EU #China #tradewar #negotiation #Russia
Today we conducted our simulation of an EU Council on China. Please find enclosed some impressions of the good atmosphere at our venue.
Ilya Balashov and his colleagues who are now studying at MGIMO in Moscow joined us and played the Hungarian EU presidency. Thanks to their draft we had constructive negotiations on the final wording.
Students who are between 18 and 21 years old played very seriously and realistically their roles: Lithuania as a persistent objector, Hungarians very self-confident and top professional, Italy was so pragmatic and refreshing in contrast to the deeply ideological EU commission very well played by Timofey Kuznetsov who coordinated the preparation of this seminar.
You did well dear young colleagues, let me say that also on behalf of boxer Winston Churchill who kept an eye on all the statements. He has seen so many of such meetings
#EU #China #tradewar #negotiation #Russia
In the evening after our seminar, I was invited by RT German and RT international to discuss the possible consequences of the Austrian OMV's decision to stop payments to Gazprom in response to a court's decision in favour of OMV.
It is all about the price hikes which have already hit hard the industry, households and small sized comanies in gastronomy and tourism. They cannot afford anymore their electricity bills.
Furthermore, Austrian officials failed to reserve gas supply contracts via the Turkish gas hub which delivers Russian natural gas for instance to Hungary.
Given the stop in transit of Russian gas via Ukraine as of Dec. 31st this missing gas volume will pose the real problem. And as a reminder Austria bought more Russian natural gas in 2024 than prior to 2022. Bringing LNG gas via Germany or Croatia will add more costs in transport for the landlocked country without sea terminals. The Austran gas hub has become history. It was created in 1968 at the peak of the Prague Spring when the Red Army crushed the upheavals in Czechoslovakia. Back then OMV and the Austrian government had fewer second thoughts about gas purchases from the Soviet Union which always honoured its contracts.
Back in 2002 OMV started the Nabucco project which was all about circumventing Russian gas, that project was strongly supported by Brussels. But the OMV led consortium never managed to obtain a gas supply contract. Lessons should have been learnt from that management disaster...And it was clear already some 2 decades ago that there was political will in the EU to reject Russian gas. It was certainly not Russia that "weaponized the energy market". But easy propaganda is currently once more in full swing from Brussels to Vienna. Energy politics should be done rationally not emotionally - for the sake of those who try to pay their bills and taxes. Alas, they are left in the cold.
#Austria #Russia #gas #OMV
It is all about the price hikes which have already hit hard the industry, households and small sized comanies in gastronomy and tourism. They cannot afford anymore their electricity bills.
Furthermore, Austrian officials failed to reserve gas supply contracts via the Turkish gas hub which delivers Russian natural gas for instance to Hungary.
Given the stop in transit of Russian gas via Ukraine as of Dec. 31st this missing gas volume will pose the real problem. And as a reminder Austria bought more Russian natural gas in 2024 than prior to 2022. Bringing LNG gas via Germany or Croatia will add more costs in transport for the landlocked country without sea terminals. The Austran gas hub has become history. It was created in 1968 at the peak of the Prague Spring when the Red Army crushed the upheavals in Czechoslovakia. Back then OMV and the Austrian government had fewer second thoughts about gas purchases from the Soviet Union which always honoured its contracts.
Back in 2002 OMV started the Nabucco project which was all about circumventing Russian gas, that project was strongly supported by Brussels. But the OMV led consortium never managed to obtain a gas supply contract. Lessons should have been learnt from that management disaster...And it was clear already some 2 decades ago that there was political will in the EU to reject Russian gas. It was certainly not Russia that "weaponized the energy market". But easy propaganda is currently once more in full swing from Brussels to Vienna. Energy politics should be done rationally not emotionally - for the sake of those who try to pay their bills and taxes. Alas, they are left in the cold.
#Austria #Russia #gas #OMV
Forwarded from Sputnik International
Russia halts gas deliveries to Austria
Russian gas giant Gazprom shut off deliveries of natural gas heading to Austria starting November 16, Austrian energy company OMV stated.
The move came after Austrian energy company OMV announced that it would stop paying for deliveries of Russian energy after winning an arbitration award from the International Chamber of Commerce related to a contractual dispute with the Russian gas giant.
🔸 Austria had relied on affordable and dependable pipeline-delivered Russian gas since the 1960s, with deliveries helping to ensure the Central European nation’s energy security, and fueling an ‘economic miracle’ which made Austria one of the wealthiest countries in the EU by per capita GDP.
🔸 As recently as July 2024, Austria was buying over 80% of its natural gas from Russia.
🔸 Vienna is now expected to buy gas from Germany, presumably paying a premium for the privilege, since Berlin itself now relies on imports of liquefied natural gas – which is more expensive owing to the need to transport it by ship, compress and decompress it.
🔸 Austria’s economy slipped into recession in 2023, with 3 in 4 local companies fearing deindustrialization, according to a recent Deloitte survey. Industry accounts for about 22% of Austria’s GDP. A prolonged shutoff of Russian gas would likely exacerbate the country’s economic woes, with European gas prices hitting their 2024 high late last month amid tight supply as winter approaches.
🔸 Although Chancellor Karl Nehammer said that Vienna had been “preparing” for Gazprom’s decision in a televised address to the nation Friday, his coalition government earlier announced plans to end Russian gas imports only by 2027.
🔸 The government suffered a dramatic defeat in elections in September, with the opposition Freedom Party of Austria winning 28.8% of the vote and a plurality of seats. Nehammer has vowed not to form a coalition with the opposition party, which has urged Vienna to keep Russian gas a part of Austria’s energy mix.
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Russian gas giant Gazprom shut off deliveries of natural gas heading to Austria starting November 16, Austrian energy company OMV stated.
The move came after Austrian energy company OMV announced that it would stop paying for deliveries of Russian energy after winning an arbitration award from the International Chamber of Commerce related to a contractual dispute with the Russian gas giant.
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And in between we also did an interview with Russia 24 for a film on nationhood and motherland to be broadcasted in February 2025.
To my knowledge it is only in Russian that Motherland and Fatherland are both used.
Another intense day. Thank God, it all went well and my seven broken ribs are still with me
Tomorrow heading home to the village 1100 km. Not so far by Russian standards ....
To my knowledge it is only in Russian that Motherland and Fatherland are both used.
Another intense day. Thank God, it all went well and my seven broken ribs are still with me
Tomorrow heading home to the village 1100 km. Not so far by Russian standards ....
Forwarded from RT на русском
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Из-за прекращения поставок российского газа в Австрию местные жители и предприятия могут массово обанкротиться.
Об этом в эфире RT заявила экс-глава австрийского МИД и руководитель Центра G.O.R.K.I. СПбГУ Карин Кнайсль.
Она отметила: в 2021 году зависимость страны от импорта топлива из РФ была около 75%, а к 2024 году выросла до 90%. При этом у Австрии нет выхода к морю, а поставки сжиженного газа обходятся дорого.
Напомним, австрийская энергетическая компания OMV объявила о прекращении выплат «Газпрому» — якобы из-за «нарушений» условий контракта по поставкам газа в Германию.
В ответ с 16 ноября «Газпром» полностью прекратил поставки топлива в Австрию.
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Об этом в эфире RT заявила экс-глава австрийского МИД и руководитель Центра G.O.R.K.I. СПбГУ Карин Кнайсль.
Она отметила: в 2021 году зависимость страны от импорта топлива из РФ была около 75%, а к 2024 году выросла до 90%. При этом у Австрии нет выхода к морю, а поставки сжиженного газа обходятся дорого.
Напомним, австрийская энергетическая компания OMV объявила о прекращении выплат «Газпрому» — якобы из-за «нарушений» условий контракта по поставкам газа в Германию.
В ответ с 16 ноября «Газпром» полностью прекратил поставки топлива в Австрию.
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#94: Moderner Renaissance-Fürst
💥In der neuen Folge spreche ich mit Karin Kneissl über die Nominierungen von Donald Trump für sein neues Kabinett. Dabei gehen die beiden vor allem auf die brisanten Ernennungen rund um den neuen Außenminister Marco Rubio, die neue Direktorin der Geheimdienste, Tulsi Gabbard, und den pharmakritischen Neffen von John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, ein. Außerdem sprechen die beiden über die aktuelle Lage im Nahen Osten, neue erschreckende Befunde von Human Rights Watch zur Situation im Gazastreifen und zur Rolle von Katar, das angekündigt hat, nicht mehr zwischen den Konfliktparteien vermitteln zu wollen.
▶️Schaut rein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yGBvDNa8bw
💥In der neuen Folge spreche ich mit Karin Kneissl über die Nominierungen von Donald Trump für sein neues Kabinett. Dabei gehen die beiden vor allem auf die brisanten Ernennungen rund um den neuen Außenminister Marco Rubio, die neue Direktorin der Geheimdienste, Tulsi Gabbard, und den pharmakritischen Neffen von John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, ein. Außerdem sprechen die beiden über die aktuelle Lage im Nahen Osten, neue erschreckende Befunde von Human Rights Watch zur Situation im Gazastreifen und zur Rolle von Katar, das angekündigt hat, nicht mehr zwischen den Konfliktparteien vermitteln zu wollen.
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In response to my interviews last night to RT German and RT international several Russian media commented my statements on the price hikes for a landlocked country that relied more than 90% on Russian natural gas imports via an important gas hub
See my previous summary in English last night
Austrian medium and small sized companies are going bankrupt on a nearly weekly interval
It is a homemade crisis.
See my previous summary in English last night
Austrian medium and small sized companies are going bankrupt on a nearly weekly interval
It is a homemade crisis.
Forwarded from RT News
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Back home to the village
Grateful for my home after many years without a place of my own
My thoughts are with all those who are losing their homes, their beloved ones, their lives every day in Lebanon and Gaza and beyond
Today more than 200 Israeli attacks on Lebanon
What is the war goal in Lebanon?
Israeli is violating the very basic concept of warfare which is all about useful targets from a military perspective
It is only about random killing and destruction
Lebanon was so fragile when I lived there, now it is at risk of being burnt down by Israel
#Lebanon #Israeli
Grateful for my home after many years without a place of my own
My thoughts are with all those who are losing their homes, their beloved ones, their lives every day in Lebanon and Gaza and beyond
Today more than 200 Israeli attacks on Lebanon
What is the war goal in Lebanon?
Israeli is violating the very basic concept of warfare which is all about useful targets from a military perspective
It is only about random killing and destruction
Lebanon was so fragile when I lived there, now it is at risk of being burnt down by Israel
#Lebanon #Israeli
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❗️A large fire has broken out as a result of the Israeli raid that targeted the Mar Elias area in Beirut.