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Meanwhile, the continuation of historical challenges and delays in similar pipelines shows that security and geopolitical risks also pose an ambiguous prospect for the Qatar-Saudi Arabia-Jordan-Syria-Turkey gas pipeline project, with repeated postponements.

The question now hangs in the air: will Berlin reconsider its role with Russia, or let the engine seize up?

Since the third quarter of 2023, the Mongolian public have been shaken by regular media reports of gasoline and diesel shortages in various parts of the country. Furthermore, to lend credence to these reports, a regular succession of publications have appeared stating just how many days’ worth of fuel are left in the country. This trend has become particularly evident since the Russian Federation introduced restrictions on fuel exports in 2023 to stabilize its domestic market. Mongolia receives more than 95% of all its fuel by rail from its northern neighbor, and more than 75% of all of Ulaanbaatar’s fuel imports come from Rosneft…