Military build-up threatens to deepen divisions

摘要

It is seven years since Russia annexed Crimea and orchestrated the takeover of parts of eastern Ukraine by separatist forces. But the events of 2014 continue to cast a long shadow over relations between Russia and the west, with ramifications for the energy sector in Russia and Europe, including Russian state-controlled Gazprom’s stalled 55bn m~3/yr Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Germany.