Russian gas and migration crisis – hybrid war hits Central Europe

Yesterday Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelensky met in Washington, the first visit of Ukraine’s president’s to DC in 4 years. Ukraine’s concerns over Nord Stream 2 were one of the topics on the agenda. In today’s podcast episode, we asked Wojciech Jakóbik, energy analyst and editor-in-chief of Biznes Alert, about gas shortages, GAZPROM’s record earnings, controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline, and their implications for energy security in CEE. Meanwhile, Poland introduces a state of emergency on the border with Belarus to block migrants from the Middle East from entering the country. Marta Górczyńska, human rights lawyer, walks us through what's actually going on in the border town of Usnarz Gorny, and explains how the Polish government derogates international rights of refugees currently stuck at the Polish-Belarusian border.