For this Europe (or NATO) will have to grow a spine because I bet if Putin gets away with Ukraine his next target will be Georgia. Without Georgia it is safe to say that Azerbaijani gas can’t be transferred to the west reliably.
> [February 18, 2022] Russian oil company Lukoil has completed the acquisition of a 9.99% interest from Malaysia’s Petronas in the Shah-Deniz gas field in Azerbaijan […] Following the completion of the deal, Lukoil increased its share in the project from 10% to 19.99%.
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For this Europe (or NATO) will have to grow a spine because I bet if Putin gets away with Ukraine his next target will be Georgia. Without Georgia it is safe to say that Azerbaijani gas can’t be transferred to the west reliably.
> [February 18, 2022] Russian oil company Lukoil has completed the acquisition of a 9.99% interest from Malaysia’s Petronas in the Shah-Deniz gas field in Azerbaijan […] Following the completion of the deal, Lukoil increased its share in the project from 10% to 19.99%.
More: https://eurasianet.org/azerbaijan-and-russia-could-coordinate-gas-supplies-to-europe-aliyev