Russian Energy Chains from Siberia to Ukraine to the European Union: Keys for Understanding the Current Russian-Ukrainian Crisis

Prof. Dr. Margarita M. Balmaceda (Seton Hall Universität) spricht in der Vortragsreihe: ?Russlands Krieg gegen die Ukraine?; Moderation und fachliche Einleitung durch Prof. Dr. Stefan Bauernschuster:Energy entanglements and supply chains involving actors in Russia, Ukraine, and the European Union are key for understanding the sources as well as directions of the current crisis of Russian aggressive posturing vis-a-vis Ukraine and NATO. Following three energy molecules (a natural gas molecule, an oil molecule. and a coal molecule) traveling from production jn Siberia to final use in Germany, Margarita Balmaceda's new book, 'Russian Energy Chains: the Remaking of Technopolitics from Siberia to Ukraine to the European Union' (Columbia U.P., 2021) analyzes these entanglements from the perspective of the threat and temptation embodied in these chains. This presentation will highlight how different aspects of this triangular relationship as discussed in the book play a key role for understanding the current crisis - from the uniqueness of Russian domestic energy politics to the tensions in EU and German policy affecting their responses.