Russia was the world’s third-largest producer of petroleum and other liquids (after the United States and Saudi Arabia) in 2020; it had an annual average of 10.5 million barrels per day (b/d) in total liquid fuels production. Russia was the second-largest producer of dry natural gas in 2020 (second to …

The relations between the European Union (EU)–Russia persistently provoke hostility as illustrated by the natural gas crisis across Europe in October and November, and now the deployment of forces by Russia at the Ukraine border. The West has labelled Russia’s movement as aggressive actions; however, the Russians have denied such …

Auch Polens Sicherheit ist durch Putins Aggressionspolitik in der Ukraine gefährdet. Trotzdem verschlechtert Warschau gerade jetzt das Verhältnis zu Amerika und der EU durch eine Attacke auf die Medienfreiheit. Es ist bemerkenswert, in welcher Situation die nationalkonservative Regierung in Polen jene Änderungen des Mediengesetzes durch das Parlament gejagt hat, mit …