The #MiddleCorridor is also important for #Ukraine. As mentioned before, this #traderoute enters #Europe via Ukraine. In the present situation, Ukraine also does not want #trade with #Russia . Ukraine also benefits from a viable Middle Corridor and hence #peace between #Armenia and #Azerbaijan .

For now however, the #EU has no choice and it has to ensure #peace between #Armenia and #Azerbaijan in order to ensure the viability of the #MiddleCorridor .

This is no easy task given the fact that #Russia still has a lot of #economic influence in Central Asia. Moreover, while critical #infrastructure is there, new projects are slow to start.

#Trade wise, #sanctions have made it impossible for the #EU to trade with China using the #NorthernCorridor of China’s #OneBeltOneRoad Initiative.

The best alternative is the #MiddleCorridor that runs from #China through #CentralAsia and the #SouthCaucasus region to #Ukraine and the EU.

It is imperative however that the Middle Corridor will be developed in a sustainable manner. Russia’s war in Ukraine will not last forever and it is clear that the EU will make use of the Northern Route again