‍Central Asia and The Caucasus Journal

• Nord Stream ; Geopolitical Weapon of the Ukrainian Crisis Maryam Ebadi / Nasrin Mosaffa

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

maryam ebadi 1
Nasrin Mosaffa 2

1 tehran university

2 Faculty of Law and Political science of Tehran University

Abstract
Despite the geopolitical importance of Ukraine for Russia, especially the geopolitical aspect of energy, due to the gas pipeline passing through this country to transfer Russian gas to Europe, Ukraine's Western tendencies and the gas crises that have occurred in different years have made Russia try to use it as a tool against Ukraine's actions by creating the Nord Stream facility in addition to providing an alternative option. Considering this issue, the question is how Nord Stream can be used as a weapon against Ukraine. In this regard, it is hypothesized that Russia, by imposing transit bans caused by the replacement of transit pipelines with Nord Stream facilities, and as a result, the weakening of the economic situation and security vulnerability of the pipelines, has turned it into a pressure lever against Ukraine. Investigations show that by ignoring Ukraine, Nord Stream is depriving this country of billions of dollars in revenue from the right of transit, and it also causes the destruction of a major strategic deterrent that always prevents the escalation of Russian aggression against this country. Also, this facility was used in the relations between Russia and Europe after this country invaded Ukraine as a lever of geopolitical pressure of the parties against each other.
 

Keywords

Gas pipelines
transit deprivation
energy security
geopolitical weapons
transit revenue
‍Central Asia and The Caucasus Journal
Volume 30, Issue 125
Spring 2024
Pages 3-24

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