Its time youre a sweet and were paying for now. And then when generations this week on this kind of fun, it feels like there was some stars its we started to understand clearly and watch it needs to do for us. Ukraine was a symbols. Are we moving towards europe or not . On the 2013 this does have for democracy protest in ukraine the country response to your price to ship to west has recognized the danger and the terms of being photos on the sides. Would that to really understand that so easily . File uh, we will lose our concepts, euro my done dots, february 17th on dw, the the gas business, a source of conflict since the cold war. Thats because the gas europe, so desperately needed came from russia. A partnership that creates Major Political dependency. So this was all seen as part of the overall soviet strategy to weaken the west and to break up data fears that were by no means unfounded goss option, using oil and gas dependencies as a political weapon, was common practice in the warsaw pact. The meanwhile, a young fulton began his extraordinary career. As a case officer, you have to be able to manipulate people because theres no such as things for my country. Be guy. Vladimir put in became one of the worlds most powerful leaders and made the gas business a top priority. The russian president recognize the power of his nations greatest treasure. He said, we do have more oil and gas than anyone else, and people should remember that you know, that says no to richard. I have an alternative. If russia, as an energy, german governments in particular continued their reliance on russian blue gold. It was clear who had the upper hand and this arrangement cookie was posted to mister, which fields can we exit . And well see what pipelines are available if you dont have any. And thats the case here is that we will have to look for ways to be compensated at the collect. No, it wasnt showing a gas problem set the prices and the conditions the challenges were punished. People, someones turning off the gas cap and the 21st century. You could definitely call it an act of war despite saber rattling and cutting its supplies to eastern europe. Russias aggressive Foreign Policy was tolerated. And thats not all right. The idea that you would still build up this dependence on Russian Energy was thought of is, is crazy. But then nordstrom will help to ensure that europe continues to have a secure supply of gas in the future. So going from rush to remain the guarantor of gas industry stability in western europe. While the political fallout was ignored, gas promise, bundled with the russian on. Its one of the sale weapons the, the western side barrier russia. Here the regions Indigenous People uphold their 1000 year old traditions and yet are reindeer herders. For decades, marco sort of rate those retinue has been following the same route through the tundra, up to the northern carla c. But then gas from open to gas to be able to cross the herders. Because lets go to the roots. We just completed the animals through the tundra is becoming more and more difficult railway lines, pipes and roads. Its a huge problem. Pristine natural surroundings now consigned to history. After the river, the group must navigate the hard concrete roads around the both on. Yeah, and cobalt gas feels the provisional solution on this particular day gas problem. Workers role material out over the road. This protects the wouldnt run or is on the end slits. Hello. Hello, im headed a group started. Please allow me to confirm and what do you think the big and it wasnt that easy. One of the, some of the animals didnt want to cross it 1st. The look around, it was just like a red carpet, a cooperation driven by necessity finance and the reindeer can cross the both on young cobalt field for now. But for how much longer. No one here knows gas problem, employees on site are well aware of the conflicting interest. Humans came here and destroyed the unity and harmony of nature of the time. Theyve opened up new areas, instructing guys from natures resources that also brings good things, work through the streets of families and creates many, many jobs in the year 2019 gas from employed. 1200. 00 staff at this site alone, middle workers surrogate. The vet came, came here for the 1st time 10 years ago, and i wanted to be there. Im sure the guys comes from there seems to be at the source and being involved in the process. The 1st time i was here at the costs wasnt flowing yet, but i was overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of pipes as metal constructions. We thought this was a mutually fascinating role as of a gas problem. Eventually began production here in 2012. Its a high security zone, a kind of a russian gold reserve, but to go out of gas and oil, or like drugs were addicted to take them away and what then withdrawal symptoms for the woman you cant, we cant manage without it. Take them away and whats left of our economy collapse as well. But it wasnt just the russians themselves who needed a steady supply of blue gold. Europe also relies on gas gas from russia, a dependency. The gas problem has been exploding for decades. Furthering russian president putins political power spring, 2006. Right after gas problem cut, the gas supply to ukraine is a response to a dispute and price increase. The effects were felt in other european countries. A boon to gas problems, plants to rebuild Gas Appliance around traditional transit nations and north strain. But its a good to them. The new head of the shareholder committee. Mr. Sure to see the vision does the invest a little button. Youll be aware that we have a growing demand for gas in western europe and declining self sufficiency within the region itself. And thats why its extremely important to build this pipeline to reasonably satisfy the demand that exists and will continue to exist. I to give them the front of the region to come in early discussions process one of connecting those to one was removing trends flow from ukraine into differential t z o saying its new guess was a water line for everybody. And boss was already looking at that while the german ex chancellor pursued his lobbying activities, a key pipeline supplying gas to georgia, it was blowing up in the depths of winter. The georgia in government had previously refused to sell its own pipelines to russia. The georgians suspected of conspiracy and felt like they were being blackmail. I think the world to wake up to disrupt because to the was you crying today . Its much worse in georgia, tomorrow. It can be any other european country. Its, its to touch is dependent on this. It is possible and unpredictable supplier gas prompts Counter Campaign was already in full swing as soon sleep being assured by mister miller, that there wont be any problems but supplies to germany in the future. I need to hopefully make it didnt so comes to meet up to sort of home deutschland so says i havent been any problems with the german supplies either. He gave them a short time later. Alexa and miller struck a very different tone with a masters and moscow. Money alone wasnt enough. He said, the you should stop obstructing his companys expansion. The head of gas problem said, get over your hostility to russia, or you wont get any gas. They thought they were in an imperial position when it came to natural gas, the in 2005. So they took us all to west inside the area. And then we have the dinner with president put and i ask him, is rusher and Energy Superpower . And so he looked at me and he said, oh, i things you know, Energy Superpower is an old fashion, cold war tongue. But he said, we do have more oil and gas than anyone else. And people should remember that the germans did in 2006, the chancellor and the head of the south traveled to siberia to secure access to a new gas field. Showed dumb of even back then ideas were already circulating about building pipelines to the east. Theres a need for gas there in china. You know, another reason why it was, do you a politically important for us to secure these gas preserves for ourselves in your own, in to see how the pipeline project continued without consulting Eastern European nations. The unilateral approach unsettled roddic sikorsky, who was published defense minister at the time that doesnt long history of very ominous direct relationships between germany and russia. We count among those, the politicians of portland, and then of course they had let this fall in part, when germany and russia fixed something together over our heads, we dont like it. We feel threatened by the europeans know, that says no to read reliable alternative to russia as an energy. But you should not pretend that the russians had to be great for, for being lost the supply of oil and gas to you. On the contrary to your vin should make allowances for the pride, the russian people, one of the robbers, deed of the rush side. So as a profession, features of the countrys history. Hootons power depended on the efficient exploitation of Russian Energy reserves. You could see russian production decline very rapidly with the collapse of the soviet union. It came back very strongly in the 2000 ford russian production. It recovered, loyal prices went up and drive me put in the road into a stronger and stronger position on the back of rising oil prices. Change i own its international image. The company hosted a british film crew in 2006 gas from the likes of eat or enjoy failed, has made this company. While the wealthy and the laptops have a red glimpse inside the companys negative sensor. The tv team was even permitted to fill them in the control room. The managers oozed with self confidence because the next benchmark will be 13 Biggest Company in the world. Yes. The british reporter was shown around the entire gas problem headquarters. But this didnt look like a company with a trillion and turnover being really modest the staff infirmary and the small in house tv studio, the 13 years later, we get the same tour. Its a completely different picture. Since 2006 gas problem has earned more than 200000000000 euros from its gas business with germany alone, searching a city on the black sea and host of the Winter Olympics and 2014 sponsored by gas problem among others were taken around the Olympic Stadium by a member of staff in st. Petersburg to gas problem maintains a towering presence. When we visited the offices, were still a work in progress presented as of the companys new age q. Its the tallest building in europe. But in the year 2021. After years in the planning, the locked the center was still empty, like a movie set. Millions for a hollow symbol of power. The russia seem to be a struggling country economically. But then you know, the big boon for putting with the energy prices, then were rising. So fast and that i think it both and him to do a lot of things that he wouldnt have done otherwise. The pollutants global agenda became more ambitious and aggressive since he took office. Tens of thousands of people have died in chechnya. A former soviet republics that saw independence from moscow, the one courageous journalist dare to criticize to for the brutal war. The situation is ongoing. Human rights are being completely disregarded. Following 2 attempts to poison the journalist, she was shot dead on the 7th of october, 2006, and the elevator of her apartment block in moscow. It was pollutants 54th birthday. A short time later, x f. S. B agents. Alexander live in young co publicly exposed the president. These waves would show the move up, rose to view. Somebody has us p directly, who is guilty of on his desk, who have you, that you put in what we are. And you can put you in his dentist, i can direct the on. See you. It is nice to put you in the presence of the Russian Federation whos killed her 3 days after the murder vladimir food visited uncle america in germany. In a tv interview that evening praised miracles, ability to listen well. The, a few days later, alexander lived in young, who was poisoned with a radioactive substance in britain. After weeks of suffering, he died. The while in dressed in. Vladimir putin also presented gas from, as the new sponsor of chicago for the company promised to invest more than 200000000 years. And the bonus league of soccer club gas from needed to essentially chum its way into the house of gem and football funds. So that it legitimized what it was doing. And so it would be just seen as a legitimate member of the eco system so that people wouldnt ask questions and they wouldnt feel. So there was something strange or insidious file all those days before long gas from the bonus league and the Champions League became inseparable beds. Sometimes split is very important to people. People fall in love with spoil. They feel very passionately about 8. And so because of that, you know, people had almost the someone questioning relationship not just with gas from, but by implication with the kremlin proxy war that weve lived for the last 10 years. Hes intended to disrupt divide to see sponsorship on spending on sport as being part of that proxy wool. So was many of us may think we have what we want you to you as a jump easily games on spike as from weve been watching chalka sponsored by gas problem. In reality, weve been watching a weapon that has been deployed gas problems, most powerful lobbying weapons was gearhart screwed up in 2019. He fired the start gun at the north stream. Race and to the sporting event itself seemed completely divorced from any political turmoil this month. To do the, the module of disregard to is connecting baltics and were bringing together supporting cultures, clothes on, sailors from Different Countries and finally begins. And thats, thats precisely what north stream is doing. Now, what else . We think a big contribution to International Understanding to, from an intercultural coexistence mid on, on that which was the roots of the Long Distance regatta took sailors all the way to st. Petersburg along the baltic. Sea pipeline was a stretch some of the men in the yard gift for should on my good for you. And another stage for gas problem is the dublin tens. I mean, lets be honest to look, this is the gentleman. The world is flagged by a whole host of problems. And is this new . Sure. The so isnt it nice to have events like these . The doors showing us that different ways of living are possible. The police peacefully and a friendship and then a way that benefits us all use of notes. Putting an extensive mental spin on things. Schroeder did a good job and the partners were please, if you have such a precious instrument, you have to protect us from those sites. Propaganda is ronalds elements of protection to the states gas problem continues to flex its power, both publicly and on the sidelines. In the year 2007 miller and his team began applying pressure on the next former soviet republic to step out of line. The roofs split through august the from august, the 3rd at 10 am gas applies to butler. Ruth will be caught by around 21000000 cubic meters per day, and they dont provide me with an officer. Its a classic russian playbook that you had yesterday said thats due today. And theyll be a 300 percent price increase if you dont pay it. And if you dont pay it, were going to cut off the supply. Its transparent. Bellows buckled to the pressure from gas problem was just too great. Maybe jim, or yeah, nice. I get so suddenly were seeing genuine efforts on the part of the fellow roost to resolve that issue. So weve decided not to restrict supplies to the nearby, massive time. We expect all gas thats to be settled by thursday next week. If you were to go to the machine youre getting the ball ex soviet republics got to feel the power of gas prom at some point. The world watched, while russia turned one country after another into an example to december 2007, vice chancellor and foreign minister funk thoughts of stein meyer was in moscow to meet putin and has chosen successor. Dimitry meant that you, the man opened another b a s f gas field. Energy supplies from russia cover almost 40 percent of german demand in the gas sector. And this is based on a robust, interesting Energy Partnership between german, russian companies. This should remain in place future as a gun. So getting access to the gas feels not just being dependent on the pipelines was the right thing. And principal, how dependent im i making myself in an article stein my are criticized punk boom box view. The latter had warranty against excessive dependence on siberian gas and a new cold war. Destitute is, im not allowed to dispute with mr. Stein wire. He said, you know, this isnt the cold war system. Its part of for us to politics, so to speak. And i think it definitely we cant return to a new east, west conflict. I just think thats all. Thank you. I think we need new think im good floss and sacrifice amounts to which were thinking. And ultimately, its something to attend to a collective denial every honestly there was a school, the Foreign Policy that search the deeper the economic relations are the more harmonious, the Foreign Policy relationships are. But it wasnt about a historical disagreement about the power of trade to change. Foreign policy was about this person and his policy and the risk that he post it was in due to dependence. All right. But its the kind of interdependence that you have between roles and she, the, the United States has overstepped its National Borders in every way. And the economic, political, cultural, and educational policies it imposes on other nations. Even just whos happy about this stories. And you know, one feels safe as a result and i want to emphasize that. So, you know, one feel saying that much, but its not the least. Uh, at the time i wasnt the chairman of the conference. Good to me that i was sitting in the audience listening to doing and notice how the german american audience reacted to this. All each with astonishment, scholarship will become, but without really taking it seriously is not a whole new c, vicky im sitting here, was the 1st time very publicly at the flat him youre putting said my attempts at being a partner to the west or working with the west, thats over russia will now follow and pursue its interest. Hoots in was still reeling from the orange revolution and ukraine. Were politicians were pushing for e. U. Membership is an orange of a lucian. Did have a big english is that was his 1st major med gender defeat in ukraine, the color revolutions for beginning and the post soviet space. And it was at that speech of the munich security conference, where he said that era is now over in 2008 coach and was invited to a special natos summit, as he so often was in the proceeding 6 years. We didnt. And unless youre going to use it more, even with the appearance of a powerful military block on our borders as a direct threat to the security of our nation, is even any other claim that this process of not directed against russia will not suffice. It is not National Security then isnt based on promises. Oh, its, and that is showing you. What do you wonder from the United States certainly was a recognition that you know, the european union, a native would never expand any way near russias board is when he didnt get that. Then i think he prevented bored to true for germany, stood by boots, not some native wisdom directed against any one, certainly not against russia, russia as a partner. And for the 1st time since 1992, put in a loud Russian Nuclear bombers to conduct training flights close to the us quite a bit began long range bombers flights in 2007. And then he began to demonstrate that there cannot be independent sovereign countries around russia. Suits and supported separatists in georgia with russian tanks and soldiers. The 1st european war of the 21st century, 2008 was just a greater, warmer back for what he would do when you print the test. Georgia did not affect the business with russian gas. Its kind of a new job and thats what the situation is. It was then a country called and the government seriously talking about an energy bike, how much of a boy caught for me in that key because the, the talked meanwhile, in moscow gas problem was throwing another party, marking 15 years as a Public Limited company. Our energy exports, including those to far away nations, helped to ensure International Energy security the same day gas problem threatened ukraine and use its own media as a stage to do so. As of to, weve already prepared an action plan for tomorrow in connection with restrictions to our gas supplies. I spoke with actually because the message was received in chief nothing will change until ukraine meals before rush out of the election. Miller invited the head of ukraines gas company for talks. He publicly accused ukraine of stealing russian gas. The man wasnt allowed to defend himself, a meeting with boots, and that the president s official residents outside moscow. Miller reported back his proposal for tail gas supplies to ukraine by the precise amount that the craniums allegedly stole boots and gave the green light. And the plan was implemented immediately is 80 percent. So for us is gas expos, to your risk goes, i pipelines which runs through the ukraine settlements. Coldest dave windsor, 3 of those have basically been shut down. Romania has a 75 percent reduction, and i have a austria is 90 percent down. At this point, if someone is cutting the gas off in the 21st century, you can certainly describe it as an act of war. I cant think of another phrase, i often appease this situation is obviously very serious and needs to improve rapidly. These will kind of change the ukraine story back then. The cutting off of supplies raise certain questions about the reliability of gas problem as a supplier. I didnt like it this type of industry. I also spoke to alex miller about it because you probably said yes it will pass. I was personally, is there room for mr. Miller when she was clearly down in our delineation, ever seen you want to discuss . You tell me, heres the phone. I cool there, she tells me yes, from home. If it is about ukraine, put you besides put in wage the gas for, with ruthlessness dismissing all the arguments from ukraine to book a cable, mike doesnt matter who presents what i can simply toss all these papers in the fire. Wheres the, whats important is this, are you got good friends, youve no transit nation has the right to abuse. Its positioned and take your p and customers hostage and this way with menu. But those need to with the russians are brilliant. Propagandists and ukraine did not help itself in those days because the suspicion of corruption was quite high and you kind was not always a sympathetic case. And so the russians were able to leverage that to say you poor europeans are suffering because these irresponsible ukrainians are not paying their bill. Russia has actually been very successful at framing those disputes and blaming ukraine blaming ukraine. Suppose its fast of the gas, and i think that theres a lot of people in germany, especially who buying into that and agree that actually the problems with the ukraine, a transit, a mall, ukrainian then by all russian. And theres a lot of sympathy, i think, for the Russian Point of view in germany, not necessarily anywhere else, but ive seen it very much here. Dismissed all limits trust with directed that frame and not russia you please give the ukrainian state. I would like to explain that you claim, despite all claims, may find the russian leadership as a solo, a single cubic meter of russian natural gas green on the grow, the ukrainians put up a defense. But germany wasnt really listening. Might think is the does particular of you build upon perhaps some pretty good german narrative piece of your brain and narrative in which of grannys invisible . I think it is visible. Its only visible through stereotypes. The he, you eventually sent monitors to run checks on the gas flow boots and continue to feign innocence. Yeah. Especially that, that, thats why im asking you to take all the necessary documents with you, including the contracts go with. Weve got nothing to hide. These arent classified documents, my country, i strongly condemned russias actions in georgia. We also are very troubled by using energy as a, a, a tool of intimidation on the front again to front boots and began to lose ground on a visit to gas primate to be continued to blame ukraine. To give me it may well be that the ukrainian Pipeline Network is in such a state that it cant pump such quantities of gas. And thats also quite possible. But then you have to be upfront about it because it finally puts in turn the gas tap back on it only does this doesnt have loves to senior dispatcher and gas problem headquarters is asking you to restore the gas supply by others who would shut gas metering station at 10 am mosque out time if you need a new one or 2. So weve seen this history and were pulling the got concessions from the ukraine and government that they would not try and push for nato membership. She got the black sea fleet, which was on a lease basis. She got the trainings to extend at least 2017 was very clear that he would see got those as part of the gas the only go see ations and boots and manage something else. He kept to germany. Sweet miller had made sure that gas applies to germany, remained unaffected by the crisis, judgment, germany, and didnt suffer during the ukraine gas crisis, not at all. On one occasion, there was talk of maybe reducing the, relying a little but nothing happened. And relates to business with the claim was, is up on the ceiling. That was never a german problem. Now, when did that to the germans . They do this to the others. I heard, oh andre, we have such a big guess market and the options would look mess with that. The kremlin has Weaponized Energy over the years in such a dramatic fashion in so many times that it is astonishing that there had been no policy changes in the land or in vienna or, or by other governments in, in western europe. Germany did nothing to adapt it strategy, it wanted more and more russian gas as cheaply as possible. So its been done by scientists. We were grateful to have access to russian gas and the gas deal spend on this was of long term significant. I mean, lets not forget the gas was really cheap. If i could make an analogy of this buying russian gas was like going to the discount or out of the. It was so good, People Discount the id in early 2009 chancellor. Uncle americal wrote to you Commission President joes a manuel bro. So outlining her arguments in favor of north street. Secure links were needed. An issue once again highlighted by the ukraine crisis when it didnt actually cool, there could have been major obstacles to this, as indeed there were at times to so nice to see. Thats why progress was so slow and thats why Political Support was crucial in europe. Meanwhile gas prom continued its e u. Charm offensive. New pipeline sections were open to with great fanfare. At one such event, german e u Energy Commissioner going to i think a gave the pipeline is blessing. It must be the most of the time. And again, weve actually had to intervene and provide support above all politically and brussels by it. And thats true. Skimmed gospel gas. Com didnt do the lobbying work on itself and couldnt. And i mean, its just too far away. You need european partners. Heres your problem. The truly we lobby together, of course the a lindsey how you today if you want to build a large wind. Hark in the north, a seal youll come up against the similar issues of the some are quick to sort out while others will take longer. Late 2010, berlin boots and pokes fun at the you and the sluggish progress of the pipeline project. Starting at 14, the which think one thing ill never understand other. What do you actually plan to heat with that we dont want our gas for our Nuclear Energy. Do you plan to keep with would even for that youll have to go to siberia. Sign those east. What a c sharp from your perspective. This was certainly a hint of all we should really be more than i need you to come on the amazon disrespect just seen by so we can say there were sufficient indications that should probably have taken more seriously and just outside the perhaps when taking a seriously off they should have been in the must ask them and was in the us be nice old vintage could be as a dinner date later. That same day in berlin, boots and in vondik met with the ex chancellor at a posh restaurant, owned by mathias bindix on the, which was that youve, i dont know how many french president s, how many british Prime Ministers have been photographed with beautiful homes. And probably also in hers and restaurants, which was, i dont know, these are, they bought this debate to say in hindsight and set them on the last one could have done this or not even these photographs showed a special closeness of everyone in europe as happy that the germans were insuring a high level of Energy Security because that was muslim in that easy shot, the tacoma and suite. And then box drum you against is a pipeline to, to the environmental problems and also to, to, to political problems. The suite is military intelligence, came out the statement, a warning saying that this pipeline could be used to a spine on hunter reading. This reading used to good bracelets from the residence of marines. They were very concerned about that could happen again. They could use non stream some of the platforms from the pipeline to, to activity to us by on. Once we text chancellor schroeder was once again deployed for gas problem. He contacted a man who was once Prime Minister of sweet young person and the old body style was one of the 1st top level petitions to talk about the Climate Crisis and see can be used in 2007. He received a phone call and sorted, i invited him to lunch and after the lunch date and been public and told that he has now signed to pass on some at the Public Affairs bureau in sweden linked up to be on the German Energy child. And one of the see out us of not the gas problem also saw the need for action in finland showed at home. Then on a senior finish politician the they really needed a person to speak in the favor high level person. And they found probably been in cleveland and led the social democrats and finland, serving as Prime Minister for 8 years. Sleeping in was invited to vote. And he was received by trainer and much hispanic, the former style as a copy leap and started working as a paid lobbyist for north stream. You as a key person by meeting the quoted sessions in finland to, to convince them that this is a very good thing for finland and 1st country navy. And for how is your able to secure the gas supplied . So that versus task to convince the attendees government about the population tend to succeed. Now that it may put and was able to visit the pipeline construction site in the gulf with finland and show the world he was advancing towards europe. It was very, very clever from the russian side to recruit on the home or on the top level positions and to fill the pockets with any consequences we living in the best way. Today, the pipeline project became unstoppable in september 2011 fusion intruder symbolically turned on the gas. The germany had finally thrown its weight behind gas in response to a catastrophe that had just the fall in japan. The focus she, im a disaster. Terrified not only japanese, but also european politicians into fear of the security of, of nuclear power. The get in we will completely phase out the Nuclear Energy by the end of 2022. So please dont let somebody know exactly what the time we made it clear that we needed to invest more in coal. And especially in gas, this configuration of the Energy Transition was entirely focused on gas guns of costs. It was good that creating an enormous vulnerability for germany entered only accelerate the dependence on on russian gas. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome on to the american chancellor of the federal republic of germany. Sunroof north stream will play its part in ensuring that europe also has a secure gas supply. In the future of miracles, along with the french and dutch Prime Ministers, were also invited to turn on the tap gas, then flow to north stream one to western europe with less and less being channeled through poland and ukraine. I would challenge you to find one example of how any of these pipelines or any of these energy deals with russia, made russia a more open, more democratic. Its never happened. And it was never going to happen. And i think the german leaders knew this and went along with it anyways. Actually. I also think they knew what they were doing because i dont think you see, it wasnt able to it was great. This fundamental attitude didnt change in the years that followed. The german politicians went on pilgrimages to russia. In 2019 the state, premier of saxony shouted catch them at concluded a new gas contract in lobby as to shoot, defended the next russian pipeline. He left no doubt as to who the opponents were danish, it forwarded to the danish politics has been jeopardizing a timely conclusion for month is the most fun. Whereas instruction is already underway in the rush at all either the finland in germany. Danish approval is still pending, but thats how doing mit put it. And thats because of political pressure from the us. And of course ukraine. Oh ok. You know robinson is a strategic tool of the kremlin in many ways its how rush says system works in many ways. Theyre exporting how it works inside russia, and i think they were surprised how easily it was that imported into the west board seats, a very lucrative contract. When you consider what is at stake, a nations Energy Security, a nations National Security. Its very cheaply purchased or you have the former econ minister of austria being a Senior Advisor for north stream to h e. You have former foreign minister of austria, karen tonight, so with whom i put in was invited to entry, dance without her wedding. Dear bride and groom, i congratulate you with all my heart on your marriage and the formation of a new family. You have former french Prime Minister francois fiona, are nominated to not one but 2 Russian State Oil and gas trading firms in the list goes on and on who to never took as i of one nation ukraine. Serbia, jo jamante worked at the us embassy and kids, and experienced russian influence at 1st hand a fair amount of the corruption ukraine. Is russia as an malign act or animal line influence. For example, in the gas sector and ukraines main protagonist was dimitry fear, tash. The billionaire lives in exile in vienna. He made his money in the gas business partly because gas problem offered him special conditions. Demitrix share tash is one of the all the guards if you crane. He has his fingers in every single cookie jar. He has media holdings, he has energy holdings, he became rich among other things by stealing from ukrainian gas sector and by siphoning off very large portions of the gas gas problem. Let him get away with fear. Tasha is always denied any wrong doing. Us authorities want is extradition from austria. Demetrius here, tosh has been indicted by the Us Government for bribery schemes. He has extremely strong connections to russian, organized crime and to push. And arent you afraid if you want to the economy . Dont be afraid of piece. Fear tosh had found it. A company with russian partners gas problem had over 160 subsidiary companies. Money to move around, change hands and, and youd never be the wiser as to where it went. In my estimation, a lot of those companies exist it so that they could take money off the books and by politicians. And we own you who was kind of, it was established to cut off and wanted to pull the dishes. So they use the revenue from the gas, basic, the corrupt ukraine, and take money themselves. Yes. Or thats myself. In the early 2, thousands and even beyond that, the way that much of the guess was imported into ukraine, and then we export it to europe with through a very opaque Company Called russ. Okay. And there go, which had russian and ukrainian Business People involved in that fear. Tash supported the pro russian candidacy on a cove which after winning the 2010 election, he stared ukraine towards moscow. These people had political influence, a new crime, and some of them were Community Agents of russia. It was very clear that russia was using its money from gas problem to influence the crating and politicians. And i long thoughts bad, just like the trading guys corrupted, ukrainian politics. So it would corrupt jim and miracle did not back away from putting in russia. And i think thats right to europe and russia are Strategic Partners that is certainly not yet exhausted. Their potential for cooperation, also subsystem changing the constitution allowed food and a 3rd term. We won after an open and honest spite on the day of pollutants and all the ration. Tens of thousands of people protested in moscow denouncing the president as corrupt. He ordered the brutal suppression of the protest. The west was telling itself its own stories. We didnt want to change our business, our behavior, our agenda, and mister putin kept telling us, im going to disrupt you until youve take my interest seriously. More and more russian money was being flowed into the destabilization of ukraine. In 2013 the nation found itself in a dangerous crisis. When president you on a co, which had to decide on a rock post mode with the, you know, cover each time its kind of which attended a special summit of the european union. Because uh and you told us the other side is offering more, your patients thoughts will take into your thing. The heads of state said to him, a certain limits, you wont get any more metrics. Thats that prompted him to times on. But i want to sign the association agreement. The stuff was bought the booth wanted to go and the result was, might under that phone. But i, my, the it was the spark that triggered an explosion on a co, which was forced into russian eggs. And in august 2015, i started at the u. S. Department of state as european Energy Security advisor. I took over the job about a year after russia legally invaded eastern ukraine, the don das region and purportedly taxed crimea. The idea at the time was north spring to have been shelves, right . The idea that you would still build up this dependence on Russian Energy was thought of is, is crazy. But less than a year later, north string to was back in, in the ghost of pollutants pipeline was once again haunting during the contract for the construction of north stream 2 was signed in september 2015, which they go kind of take is you, i dont see any strategic trap there, i mean, the Current Situation is very much defined by the more with the train, which is bad, really bad for me that actually has to be justified. But i think its an exaggeration to say that weve fallen into a strategic trap here to find the guns. But so shortly before the annexation of crimea, miller visited berlin once again, he blamed to ukraine. Does not okay, you know, she continued as indeed political crisis knows that the gusto has to be paid for. And miller had another surprise, obviously. Even though i didnt think the jim and you would be so nice as to sell gust from its Storage Capacity up, the subsidiary agreed to this trade in 2012 to dance. Said at that time ill just get everything needed to be authorized either the fontas to the state could have said, no, we dont want that. We want the Storage Facilities for ourselves. But that doesnt happen on the contrary, because we need it even more in candles. Economics minister gap, the approved the sale in 2015 the most we received an increased sharon production facility. So we said we continued to expand and acquired more gas feels that was the goal. It was also full steam ahead for north stream to in accordance with the wishes of chancellor mackerel and her deputy shouts guy clearly on a couple of occasions, souls of data are which was prevent the gospel inside german ministers. Yes. And those people troll, print people in the trim administer at the corner of me. Thats with me minister and the state secretary. Yes. They would verify or the Propaganda Machine had cut deep into the system. And congressional was a Reliable Energy supply or even in the cold war, some of the police. This is a purely economic, a purely commercial project. Youll find that this is a private sector project that i have german interest to represent. In particular, since this project isnt directed against any of our partners. Yep. It is. You well, so im worried about you try and get that idea because by relocating costs, transit routes pushed through to this paving the way for a large scale military operation. Thats what ultimately leads to the appearance of russian tanks on the eastern borders. Poland, hungary, slovakia and romania boys. The im going to slow like you. Youre only you are so precious. Forgive me for interrupting you, but you really believe thats a feasible scenario routine. Were going to yes, most likely to know why didnt say that because it is true, the cost from a spots of the russian on. Its one of the say, a weapons shortly before put in order the invasion of ukraine north stream to was completed. So when is that, and im additionally today, the 2nd north stream to pipeline must also be filled with gas here. And about 7 months after the initial attack on ukraine, the north stream 1. 00 and 2. 00 pipelines were sabotaged. One pipe remained operable just to me as you might need from me, and it appears that one of the north stream into pipelines is still intact. 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