Gas prices continue to rise today in the wake of the “freeze” of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, with Germany declaring that it can do without Russian flows. In particular, after yesterday’s jump that sent the price of gas above 80 euros per megawatt hour, today the European benchmark, the March contract of the Dutch […]
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New increase of 7% for natural gas
LAST UPDATE 15:20 Gas prices continue to rise today in the wake of the “freeze” of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, with Germany declaring that it can do without Russian flows. In particular, after yesterday’s jump that sent the price of gas above 80 euros per megawatt hour, today the European benchmark, the March contract […]
New 10% jump for gas
LAST UPDATE 17:23 Gas prices continue to rise sharply today in the wake of the “freeze” of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, with Germany declaring that it can do without Russian flows. In particular, after yesterday’s jump that sent the price of gas above 80 euros per megawatt hour, today the European benchmark, the March […]
Berlin: ‘We can do it without Russian gas’
Germany will eventually be able to do so without Russian gas, if needed, on which it continues to depend heavily to meet its energy needs, the economy and climate minister said today. “Yes, it can,” Robert Habek told Germany’s state radio, when asked about the possibility, a day after the announcement of the suspension of […]
Moscow: About 100,000 refugees have been relocated from Donbas to Russia
As of 06:00 this morning, more than 96,000 residents of the self-proclaimed “Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics”, which Russia has recognized as independent states, had crossed the border with the Russian Federation, according to acting Minister of Emergency Situations Alexan. Tsouprian. Earlier, he said that after the recognition of the independence of the two provinces […]
Ukrainian: Taiwan condemns Russia’s actions
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ying-wen today condemned Russia for sending troops to breakaway regions in Ukraine and said the Ukrainian crisis was being used to undermine morale on the island, which had long been under threat of a Chinese invasion. Self-governing democratic Taiwan is closely monitoring the situation in Ukraine as China claims national sovereignty over […]
Ukraine: Will it become the ‘new Afghanistan’ of the Russians?
By David Hambling Recognizing two separatist rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine, President Putin has ordered Russian forces to move to them for “peace” operations. Given the regular ceasefire violations between rebels and Ukrainian forces – OSCE observers recorded “2,158 ceasefire violations, including 1,100 explosions” from 18 to 20 February – the escalation of the conflict […]
Lemmer: EU sanctions will primarily hit the Russian economy
The package of sanctions adopted by the EU member states will primarily affect the Russian economy, French Finance Minister Bruno Lemerre told a television station in Paris this morning. The French minister, whose country holds the rotating EU presidency this semester, also said that the issue of sanctions and their possible escalation would be on […]
How a new Russia-Ukraine escalation would shock the global supply chain
Oil and gas prices are set to rise further as the Russia-Ukraine crisis escalates, but the impact on energy will not be the only consequence. From wheat to barley and from copper to nickel, analysts tell CNBC that supply chains are about to be disrupted as the crisis takes a turn for the worse. Ukraine […]
L. Tras: London closes financial markets for Russian sovereign debt
LAST UPDATE: 10.35 Britain is closing financial markets for Russian government bonds following the deployment of troops by President Vladimir Putin in the breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, Foreign Secretary Liz Tras said on Wednesday. According to Reuters, Tra said that if Putin goes further and orders a full-scale invasion of […]
