Carl Bildt: The history of Ukraine is different from the history of Russia

Carl Bildt | former Prime Minister of Sweden The Ukrainian-Russian gas dispute. Implications for Western Europe | Oslo Ukranian oil and gas company, Naftogaz, Wikborg Rein has presented the arbitral awards between Naftogaz and Gazprom of Russia – the largest commercial arbitration in history – in a wider context. Representatives from the energy sector, law, politics, and international experts were along with academics and civil society representatives present to discuss the energy situation in Europe, in particular the controversial Russian pipeline project Nord Stream 2, and the wider geopolitical aspects of the four-year arbitration dispute. Among the speakers were Carl Bildt, former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Sweden, CEO of Naftogaz, Andriy Kobolyev, Chief Commercial Officer of Naftogaz, Yuriy Vitrenko, and Dag Mjaaland, Partner in Wikborg Rein and Lead Counsel for Naftogaz: