Little Brother, where art thou?
“The massive Power of Siberia-2 pipeline to China that Russia hopes will replace the European gas export market is delayed, … reports. China doesn’t need the gas as much and Russia is desperate, cementing its little brother role”
“Russia’s planned gas mega-pipeline to China hit by construction delay”
“Moscow and Beijing have not yet agreed details of mammoth infrastructure project, says Mongolian prime minister“
“Construction on the Kremlin’s long-planned mega-pipeline connecting Russia’s western gasfields with China is expected to be delayed, the prime minister of Mongolia has warned, in a blow to Moscow’s plans to secure a new market for the gas it previously sold to Europe.
The so-called Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, which will cross Mongolian territory, has been a priority for Moscow for more than a decade but gained even greater importance since Europe curbed its imports of Russian gas in response to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Mongolia’s prime minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene previously told the Financial Times that he expected construction of the 3,550km pipeline, including 950km through Mongolian territory, to begin in 2024. Asked whether the partners will stick to that timetable, he said that Russia and China are yet to agree on critical details of the mammoth infrastructure project.
“Those two sides still need more time to do more detailed research on the economic studies,” Oyun-Erdene said in an interview, adding that record global gas prices during the past two years had complicated negotiations. “The Chinese and Russian sides are still doing the calculations and estimations and they are working on the economic benefits.”
Russia’s deputy prime minister Alexander Novak wrote in the state-backed magazine Energy Policy on Thursday that the timing on construction will be finalised after signing binding agreements with Chinese partners.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at least twice last year, but while Russia has repeatedly emphasised its readiness to launch PS-2, Beijing has been conspicuously silent.”
https://www.ft.com/content/f37f4b84-0d2c-4e7b-882c-3fb26822bb9c?shareType=nongift
Just warms the heart
“’ One Russian attack stopped by one precise hit. The result of a strike by the Ukrainian FPV on a Russian unit that was transported on top of the BMP.”
https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1751607135522168930
“Moscow and Beijing have not yet agreed details of mammoth infrastructure project” (Power of Siberia 2 Pipeline).
The Power of Siberia 2 Pipeline, is a pipe dream.
The “details” they are referring to, are who is going to pay the mammoth costs for construction. Both sides agree that it will be the other side.
A thousand miles of permafrost would have to be crossed, where roads don’t yet exist. Roads would have to built as a continuous deep gravel berm, because you can’t just level and pave permafrost - it turns into boggy swamp in the Summer.