{"id":3166,"date":"2025-02-22T20:47:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T21:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/?p=3166"},"modified":"2025-02-22T22:28:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T22:28:00","slug":"nato-to-expand-military-pipelines-in-eastern-europe-spiegel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/22\/nato-to-expand-military-pipelines-in-eastern-europe-spiegel\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO to expand military pipelines in Eastern Europe \u2013 Spiegel"},"content":{"rendered":"

The bloc supposedly plans to extend pipelines from Germany to Poland and the Czech Republic for rapid jet fuel supply in a potential war with Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n

NATO is supposedly set to extend its Cold War-era fuel pipeline system from western Germany into Poland and the Czech Republic, according to Der Spiegel citing an internal memo from the Bundeswehr, Germany’s armed forces. The move comes as the bloc makes \u201coperational plans for a possible Russian attack on the eastern states\u201d<\/em>, the newspaper wrote on Friday.<\/p>\n

NATO’s Central European Pipeline System was built in the late 1950s and was designed \u201cto meet operational needs in central Europe in times of peace, crisis and conflict.\u201d<\/em> It transported large volumes of kerosene, gasoline, and diesel fuel through Germany, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, and was also used by the United States.<\/p>\n

The plans include \u201cstoring fuel as far east as possible near the potential area of \u200b\u200boperations,\u201d<\/em> according to an internal memo. Now the fuel distribution is limited to NATO’s eastern flank, the existing pipeline network currently ends in western Germany.<\/p>\n

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Are the EU and Zelensky planning to open a new front against both Russia and the US?<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The project is to cost \u20ac21 billion ($22 billion) and is expected to be largely completed by 2035, according to the report. Germany is ready to contribute more than \u20ac3.5 billion ($3,7 billion) to the project, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius told Der Spiegel. \u201cFor our soldiers, a reliable fuel supply is one of the essential requirements for their operational readiness,\u201d<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n

A senior NATO official told\u00a0Der Spiegel\u00a0that while ammunition and spare parts could be airlifted, fuel transport by plane would be nearly impossible due to \u201cimmense consumption\u201d<\/em>. He told Der Spiegel there are \u201csignificant problems in the sustainable supply of fuel to the forces that would have to be relocated to the eastern border if necessary\u201d<\/em>. \u201cThe demand is gigantic,\u201d<\/em> the official claimed.<\/p>\n

However, some factors could delay construction and increase costs, Der Spiegel added. The pipeline is to be laid under several rivers, including the Weser and Elbe, that should be \u201cprotected from possible accidents\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In addition, there might appear \u201cland issues\u201d<\/em> with the authorities and land owners that should be \u201cclarified\u201d<\/em>, the newspaper wrote.<\/p>\n

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US opposes term \u2018Russian aggression\u2019 in G7 statements \u2013 media<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Russia has repeatedly argued that the Ukraine conflict was provoked by NATO expansion towards its borders, Kiev\u2019s aspirations to join the US-led military alliance, and Ukraine\u2019s policies toward the Russian-speaking Donbass region. Western officials have suggested that Russia could pose a threat to NATO amid the Ukraine conflict, but Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed these claims as ‘nonsense,’ arguing they are used to justify Western military spending.<\/p>\n

In December 2024, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov stated that Russia must be prepared for any scenario, including a possible military conflict with NATO in Europe within the next decade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The bloc supposedly plans to extend pipelines from Germany to Poland and the Czech Republic for rapid jet fuel supply in a potential war with Russia NATO is supposedly set to extend its Cold War-era fuel pipeline system from western Germany into Poland and the Czech Republic, according to Der Spiegel citing an internal memo…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3168,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3166"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3170,"href":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3166\/revisions\/3170"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}