Russia has begun gas flows from Eastern Siberia to China through the 3,000-kilometer Power of Siberia 1 pipeline and is now proposing the construction of a second pipeline, Power of Siberia 2, specifically for the Chinese market.

The Russian war on Ukraine destabilizes the European Union both, politically and economically, amid a significant rise in energy and food prices and unprecedented waves of inflation.

So far, Russia has cleverly managed to use the natural gas weapon in the war on Ukraine, and turn the battle against its ruble currency from collapse to strength.