Jakub Wiech wrote that Russia did not take the Yamal-II or Perymichka projects seriously, which were presented as alternatives to Nord Stream. In his view, the proposals directed to Poland were intended to draw Warsaw into negotiations, while Nord Stream was being implemented in parallel, with talks with Poland to be abandoned later. Wiech assessed that Russian actions were meant to portray Polish protests as a manifestation of frustration over lost profits from gas transit. According to Wiech, the construction of Nord Stream primarily had a geopolitical goal: to bypass the Ukrainian and Polish corridors, thereby allowing Russia to destabilize Eastern Europe without the risk of disrupting gas supplies to Germany. He added that efforts to include Poland among the countries supporting Nord Stream were contrary to Polish interests. #NordStream #Polska #Rosja (translated)


