Ukraine has again violated the moratorium on strikes on energy infrastructure by launching two attacks on the power grid in Russia’s border Bryansk Region, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said. Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to halt strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure for 30 days following a phone call …
Read More »Loss of Russian energy supplies triggered ‘sky-high costs’ – EU commission chief
Energy prices have skyrocketed across the EU due to the disruption of cheap supplies from Russia, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has said. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, von der Leyen said that, before 2022, the EU was receiving 45% of its …
Read More »Moscow slams Ukraine’s ‘energy terrorism’
Ukraine is continuing with its policy of “energy terrorism,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. He was reached for comment by Russian media over an attempted attack on the Russkaya gas compressor station near the village of Gaikodzor in Russia’s Krasnodar Region, reported by the Russian military earlier in the …
Read More »Moscow slams Ukraine’s ‘energy terrorism’
Ukraine is continuing with its policy of “energy terrorism,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. He was reached for comment by Russian media over an attempted attack on the Russkaya gas compressor station near the village of Gaikodzor in Russia’s Krasnodar Region, reported by the Russian military earlier in the …
Read More »EU risks losing gas supplies from Qatar – energy minister
Qatar will stop gas shipments to the EU if member states enforce new legislation on carbon emissions, the Gulf nation’s energy minister Saad al-Kaabi has told the Financial Times (FT). Qatar has become an important supplier to the bloc after Brussels resolved to wean itself off Russian gas following the …
Read More »Drone raid on Russian energy infrastructure repelled
Russia repelled a wave of attempted Ukrainian drones strikes on oil refineries and energy infrastructure in the southern Krasnodar Region on Saturday, the local governor has said. Air defenses foiled “an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack” and intercepted more than ten drones over the …
Read More »Russia conducts massive strike on Ukrainian energy infrastructure
Russian forces have unleashed a wave of powerful high-precision strikes on Ukrainian energy and oil facilities across the country, the Defense Ministry has said. The attack was carried out in retaliation for recurring strikes on Russian territory, officials stated. In a statement on Thursday, the ministry said the overnight large-scale …
Read More »No humanitarian aid to Gaza – Israeli energy minister
Israel’s siege of Gaza will not be lifted unless Hamas releases all the hostages it has captured, Energy Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday. His announcement came after Israeli authorities cut off water, fuel and electricity to the Palestinian exclave following a surprise attack by Hamas militants on Saturday. “Humanitarian …
Read More »Biden praises Scholz for ‘diversifying away’ from Russian energy
President Joe Biden hosted a White House visit from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday, using the occasion to reiterate vows of inexhaustible military support for Ukraine to maintain pressure on Moscow for “as long as it takes.” However, besides the usual rhetoric and exchange of pleasantries, the leaders shared …
Read More »Ukrainian drone hits energy facility inside Russia – governor
A Ukrainian drone struck an energy facility in Russia’s Bryansk Region early on Monday, leaving a nearby village without power, Governor Aleksandr Bogomaz has said. The attack took place in the Klimovsky district, located on the Russia-Ukraine border, Bogomaz wrote on Telegram. There were no fatalities or injuries resulting from …
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