Current of the North Corruption
Current of the North Corruption
.Once the Roman emperor Vespersian said a phrase that said "money has no smell". Although he was referring to the taxation of public baths in the Roman Empire, the phrase is still relevant. However, in our time and in our realities, the smell of sewage was replaced by a gas smell.
The construction of the "Nord Stream 2" gas pipeline has been a contentious issue in German society and in political circles for several months. There were arguments that this project would not be profitable and would not be justified even in the distant future.
For example, in May, Alexander Fek, the analyst at Sberbank-SIB, pointed out that those who would benefit from the project's implementation are not the companies that would serve the pipeline, but the construction contractors: "Stroygazmontazh" and "Stroytransneftegaz" , Property of the Russian oligarchs Arkady Rotenberg and Gennady Timchenko respectively, who are the old friends and companions of President Putin According to the analyst's report that, by the way, caused his dismissal, the construction of access to the sea for the pipeline will cost only 74.6 billion rubles (about one billion dollars), while the estimated cost of the entire pipeline is 17 billion dollars The right to construction was granted to the company "Stroytransneftegaz" outside the competition .
However, Russia has its own laws and orders. The Russian side generally has more geopolitical objectives than economic interests in this project. The question is, why is the German side insistently involved in such an unprofitable project? The evaluation of the resources allocated for this project shows that it can be paid for at least 25 years, and that it is the most promising forecast and is subject to the maximum charges. The answer is simple: corruption is a bilateral process and its manifestations can be traced both in Russia and in Germany. Especially when the stake is a lot of money.
To make it clearer, let's get to know Matthias Waring, who runs "Nord Stream" since 2006. He is also one of the main lobbyists for the construction of "North Stream 2". You may think, what is wrong with this? He is a successful businessman who tries to increase his capital by creating new assets. Except for the fact that these assets will bring profits in the distant future. Well, here is something behind this.
It is worth noting that the figure of Mr.Waring is quite controversial. Let's start with the fact that he is the former employee of the Ministry of State Security of the GDR, known as Stasi (1975-1989). At the end of 1989, during his work in Dresden, he met Vladimir Putin, who served at that time in the KGB. However, Waring denied his personal contacts with the future Russian leader in all possible ways until 1991, when Putin became head of the Department of Foreign Policy Communications at the St. Petersburg municipal council. It was Putin who facilitated the licensing of the activity of BNP-Dresdner Bank in Russia in 1993.
However, that became a story. As for today, in addition to governing "Nord Stream", Matthias Waring is a member of the board of directors of a large number of Russian companies. This gives you a good profit: more than 2 million euros a year, plus more than 4 million "Nord Stream". All the companies in which Waring occupies managerial positions, are Russian or have a considerable part of the Russian capital. Therefore, he has been actively involved in the promotion of Russia's interests in Germany for many years. In return, Putin awarded him an Order of Honor in 2012.
Waring, its activity and its revenues, both legal and illegal, are only an important part of the corruption of the iceberg in the field of the distribution of energy resources in the European market. As we have already mentioned, the project is mainly geopolitical in nature for Russia. Moscow tries to block gas supply to eastern and central Europe to dictate its political will. Germany's interest seems even more doubtful, especially in the context of the United States' promise to impose sanctions against the companies involved in the construction. If the Russian government can easily take money from its people under the guise of a pension reform or a tax increase to avoid causing losses to the loyal oligarchs, the question arises: what will the German government do to save its companies?
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