Ukrainian forces attempted to seize the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in an attack on the facility on Friday night, Russia’s Defense Ministry said in its daily briefing. It said a Ukrainian naval force of more than 250 soldiers attempted to land on the shore of a lake near the Zaporizhia plant in southern Ukraine around […]
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Orban will go to Moscow today to ‘pay homage’ to Gorbachev
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who has been pushed back by his European partners by increasing imports of natural gas from Russia, will travel to Moscow this morning for the funeral of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, the government said. of. “He will pay tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev,” accompanied by a Hungarian delegation, according […]
Gazprom gas flows through Ukraine increased but not enough to overtake Nord Stream 1
Russia’s Gazprom said it would send 42.7 million cubic meters (mcm) of natural gas to Europe via Ukraine on Saturday, hours after it announced that flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany would not resume as planned. Flows through the Sudzha entry point were up slightly from the 41.3 million cubic meters Gazprom […]
Gazprom gas flows through Ukraine increased but not enough to cover Nord Stream 1
Russia’s Gazprom said it would send 42.7 million cubic meters (mcm) of natural gas to Europe via Ukraine on Saturday, hours after it announced that flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany would not resume as planned. Flows through the Sudzha entry point were up slightly from the 41.3 million cubic meters Gazprom […]
Nicosia nails Turkey for an embargo against Russia
Nicosia blames its EU partners and Washington for Turkey’s actions aimed at undermining the embargo imposed against Russia. The Foreign Minister speaking to his partners during the last informal Council, spoke of a second case of Halk Bank. It was prompted by Turkey’s moves to secure exemptions on behalf of steel company MMK Metalurji, which […]
Russia: In the absence of Putin and Western leaders, Gorbachev’s funeral will take place today
No European leaders are expected to attend the funeral of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, to be held in Moscow this morning, with Russian President Vladimir Putin also absent. Despite London, Paris and Berlin esteeming Gorbachev for his contribution to ending the Cold War, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has heightened tensions between the West […]
Russia fails to circumvent sanctions on high-tech products
Russia is trying, but failing, to circumvent Western sanctions on high-tech goods for its military and energy sector and is struggling to get international funding, US State Department sanctions coordinator James O’Brien said today. Europe, the United States, Canada, Japan and Britain have imposed a raft of sanctions on Moscow since its invasion of Ukraine […]
Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine total 6,024, according to the BBC
The BBC Russian Service and the Mediazona website in collaboration with volunteers from open sources have recorded the names of 6,024 Russian servicemen killed in the war in Ukraine. BBC Russia journalists and volunteers are compiling a list of Russian servicemen killed since the start of the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. These figures are […]
Agreement of the G7 Ministry of Finance on a ceiling on Russian oil
Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers plan to impose a price ceiling on Russian crude oil and oil products, according to a joint statement on Friday, Reuters reports. “Today, we confirm our common political intent to finalize and implement a comprehensive ban on services that enable the international maritime transport of crude oil from Russia […]
Russia: ‘Very positive’ that the IAEA inspected Zaporizhia
It is “very positive” that experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) were able to inspect the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine yesterday, Thursday, even if it is “too early” to assess their conclusions, the Kremlin said today . “Overall, we find it very positive that the delegation arrived and started working despite […]