{"id":158643,"date":"2021-12-20T19:09:49","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T17:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=158643"},"modified":"2021-12-21T14:46:55","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T12:46:55","slug":"russia-s-demands-from-nato-us-nord-stream-2-s-legal-hurdle-ukraine-s-scarce-stockpiles-of-coal-and-more-weekly-update-on-ukraine-44-13-19-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/russia-s-demands-from-nato-us-nord-stream-2-s-legal-hurdle-ukraine-s-scarce-stockpiles-of-coal-and-more-weekly-update-on-ukraine-44-13-19-december","title":{"rendered":"Russia\u2019s demands from NATO, US; Nord Stream 2\u2019s legal hurdle, Ukraine\u2019s scarce stockpiles of coal, and more \u2013 Weekly Update on Ukraine #44, 13-19 December"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Situation in the combat zone<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1024 1024'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-158644\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1-2-265x265.jpg 265w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1-2-531x531.jpg 531w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1-2-608x608.jpg 608w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1-2-758x758.jpg 758w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1-2.jpg 1400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On December 19, Russia-backed militants made two attacks, of which one included the use of weapons banned under the Minsk agreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s Joint Forces incurred to casualties. The Ukrainian troops returned fire using weapons not banned under the Minsk agreements. They suppressed hostile fire.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russia\u2019s proxies carried out similar attacks throughout last week.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NATO\u2019s expansion to Ukraine: Russia lays out demands, EU, NATO respond<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"581\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1024 581'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/nato-3-1024x581.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-158462\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/nato-3-1024x581.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/nato-3-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/nato-3-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/nato-3-265x150.jpg 265w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/nato-3-531x301.jpg 531w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/nato-3-608x345.jpg 608w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/nato-3-758x430.jpg 758w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/nato-3.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Russia made demands from NATO and the U.S. calling for security guarantees, including a promise to prevent NATO\u2019s expansion to Ukraine. The proposals were laid out by the Russian Foreign Ministry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What Russia wants.<\/strong>&nbsp;Russia demanded a set of guarantees precluding&nbsp;<em>NATO&#8217;s expansion<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em>eastwards and particularly to<em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>Ukraine, and abandoning any military activities in Ukraine, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Russia\u2019s draft envisages a pledge not to station intermediate-range missiles in areas where they can strike the other party\u2019s territory, not to create threats, and to refrain from the use of force.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What the EU and NATO say.<\/strong>&nbsp;Last week, when the Ukrainian President travelled to Brussels, leaders of the EU and NATO member countries sent signals to Russia that further invasion of Ukraine and demands precluding NATO\u2019s expansion were not acceptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe support the right of all countries to decide their own future and foreign policy free from outside interference. &nbsp;NATO\u2019s relationship with Ukraine is a matter only for Ukraine and the 30 NATO Allies. We firmly reject any attempts to divide Allied security,\u201d a NATO statement released on December 16 said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg earlier rejected Russia\u2019s demand to deny Ukraine and Georgia entry to NATO that would break promises made at the Bucharest summit in 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The European Union is ready to take \u201cunprecedented measures\u201d against Russia if it shows further aggression towards Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on December 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leaders of the EU and NATO member countries made similar statements as they met with Ukraine\u2019s President Zelenskyi last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gazprom fills second line of Nord Stream 2 with gas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1024 576'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/gazprom-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-158468\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/gazprom-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/gazprom-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/gazprom-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/gazprom-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/gazprom-728x409.jpg 728w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/gazprom-265x149.jpg 265w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/gazprom-531x299.jpg 531w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/gazprom-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/gazprom-758x426.jpg 758w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/gazprom.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On December 17, the Nord Stream 2 operator began to fill the second line of the pipeline with gas. Yet Nord Stream 2 will not go into operation in the first half of 2022 as originally expected, Germany\u2019s energy regulator forecasts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLike the first string, the second string will be gradually filled with gas to build the required inventory and pressure. Pre-commissioning activities on the second string were completed successfully to assure the pipeline integrity. Nord Stream 2 will inform about further technical steps in due time,\u201d the pipeline operator said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the view of the German authorities, there are no signs that Nord Stream 2 will go into operation in January 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pipeline will flow gas after certification procedures are completed, a spokesperson for Germany\u2019s economy ministry&nbsp;<strong>Susanne Ungrad is quoted as saying by Interfax agency at a news conference in Berlin on December 17.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No final decision on certification of the operator of Nord Stream 2 will come out in the first half of 2022, the head of Germany\u2019s energy regulator, the Bundesnetzagentur, Jochen Homann said a day earlier. The certification procedure will take longer, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The German energy regulator&nbsp;halted&nbsp;the procedure to certify Nord Stream 2 AG as an independent transmission operator&nbsp;pending creation of a German subsidiary of the Swiss-based company to operate the pipeline in Germany, and&nbsp;transfer&nbsp;of&nbsp;assets to the subsidiary, Homann said.&nbsp;Application for certification came from the Swiss company while the regulator requires that the submission is made by a German entity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Review period of the Bundesnetzagentur would start again the moment Nord Stream AG delivered the required documents, the agency\u2019s chief said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bundesnetzagentur has four months to make a decision, spokesperson for the regulator Fiete Wulff said earlier. It will then go to the European Commission, which will have another two months to review it, a period that can be extended by a further two months if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ukraine pushes back against Russia\u2019s energy pressure: key facts to know<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1024 682'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blokada-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-158480\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blokada-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blokada-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blokada-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blokada-1-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blokada-1-265x176.jpg 265w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blokada-1-531x354.jpg 531w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blokada-1-608x405.jpg 608w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blokada-1-758x505.jpg 758w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/blokada-1.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Coal stockpiles at Ukraine\u2019s combined heat and power plants and thermoelectric power plants are five times less than demand. Inventories fell to critical level, and coal-fired power plants may halt operations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Security Service: coal stocks run critically low.<\/strong>&nbsp;Counterintelligence taskforce of Ukraine\u2019s Security Service sent a report to the Ukrainian government warning that the country\u2019s power plants are on the brink of a shutdown, Mirror of the Week (ZN.ua) said quoting anonymous sources in the government.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not enough coal stocks have been accumulated at the nation\u2019s power plants against the demands of autumn and winter 2021\/2022, the report finds. As of December 1, 2021, coal stocks were 486.2 tons, down from the 2,632.7 tons planned for the season (2,146.5 tons less than demand). Coal inventories are at critically low levels, the Security Service reported.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Russia creates artificial shortage of coal.<\/strong>&nbsp;Ukraine\u2019s coal stockpiles are low, deputy head of the Office of the President Rostyslav Shurma said. Out of the nation\u2019s 600,000 ton inventory, 450,000 tons are stocked at thermoelectric power plants, and the rest is kept at the ports.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are two reasons for that. First, the global crisis hit the world\u2019s economy six months ago following global coal shortages. Second, Russia\u2019s aggressive actions blocked rail delivery of coal into Ukraine. Kazakhstan was eager to export 500,000 tons per month,\u201d Shurma explained.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting November 1, Russia cut delivery of coal that powers utilities in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russia has cut supplies of anthracite coal and lean coal to Ukraine that was supposed to feed three of the 12 total thermoelectric power plants, and three of the eight total combined heat and power plants, head of the parliamentary committee on energy Andriy Herus said. These are Luhanska, Kryvorizka, and Slovyanska thermoelectric power plants, and Darnytska, Sumska, and Chernihivska combined heat and power plants that fully or partly rely on anthracite coal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Russia cuts electricity exports to Ukraine.&nbsp;<\/strong>Russia also cut electricity exports to Ukraine that could ease the burden on power generators, Andriy Herus said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Government response.<\/strong>&nbsp;In December 2021, six shipments of coal are due to arrive in Ukraine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll have six to ten import shipments per month. Two ships are unloaded, and there are six more shipments coming this month. By the end of the year, we\u2019ll have at least 800,000 tons of coal in stock,\u201d the head of the parliamentary committee said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukraine signed a coal supply deal with the U.S. as Russia cut delivery of coal, Ukraine\u2019s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nuclear power is back in play.&nbsp;<\/strong>The Ukrainian authorities look into the option of putting into operation all units of nuclear power plants attempting to deal with electricity shortage, said former President\u2019s Chief of Staff Andriy Bohdan quoting anonymous sources.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Ukraine\u2019s energy consumption exceeds energy production, the authorities look into the option of putting into operation all working nuclear plant units of the 15 total, Bohdan said. They might go into operation in February, while the outcome is uncertain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Russia\u2019s historical narratives about Belarus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"725\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1024 725'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Info-1_ENG_SHHo-translyuye-ros-tb-1024x725.jpg\" alt=\"Info-1_ENG_SHHo-translyuye-ros-tb\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-158314\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Info-1_ENG_SHHo-translyuye-ros-tb-1024x725.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Info-1_ENG_SHHo-translyuye-ros-tb-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Info-1_ENG_SHHo-translyuye-ros-tb-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Info-1_ENG_SHHo-translyuye-ros-tb-265x188.jpg 265w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Info-1_ENG_SHHo-translyuye-ros-tb-531x376.jpg 531w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Info-1_ENG_SHHo-translyuye-ros-tb-608x431.jpg 608w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Info-1_ENG_SHHo-translyuye-ros-tb-758x537.jpg 758w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An analytical&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/russia-s-historical-narratives-about-belarus\">piece<\/a>&nbsp;and infographic by UCMC\u2019s Hybrid Warfare Analytical Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How Ukraine is fighting COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1024 573'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/korona-1-1024x573.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-158492\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/korona-1-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/korona-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/korona-1-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/korona-1-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/korona-1-265x148.jpg 265w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/korona-1-531x297.jpg 531w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/korona-1-608x340.jpg 608w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/korona-1-758x424.jpg 758w, https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/korona-1.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In Ukraine, Covid-19 cases continue to fall. On December 19, Ukraine recorded 2,536 cases, 157 deaths, and 6,690 recoveries. Hospitalized were 1,241 people with suspected or confirmed Covid-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the pandemic, Ukraine has recorded 3,610,687 cases, 3,338,555 recoveries, and 93,262 deaths.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Situation in the combat zone On December 19, Russia-backed militants made two attacks, of which one included the use of weapons banned under the Minsk agreements. Ukraine\u2019s Joint Forces incurred to casualties. The Ukrainian troops returned fire using weapons not banned under the Minsk agreements. 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