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 …
Read More »EU getting hooked on US energy supplies – Kremlin
While cherishing a strong ambition to rid themselves of their reliance on Russian energy supplies, EU member states are slow to acknowledge that they are inevitably becoming heavily dependent on the US, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday. By becoming so reliant on energy imports from the US, Brussels …
Read More »FSB claims it averted sabotage against Russian energy export infrastructure
A Ukrainian agent tried to sabotage infrastructure in Russia involved in exporting energy to Turkey and Europe, Russia’s domestic security service, the FSB, reported on Thursday. The FSB said it busted a Russian national in his late 40s when he was recovering two powerful improvised explosive devices that he was …
Read More »Ukraine conflict, energy crisis and ‘colonial’ West: Putin’s latest press conference
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to the media on Friday following the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Earlier, he met with the leaders of China, India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia. In his first press conference since July, the president was asked about …
Read More »Gas price cap idea is a ‘cartel deal’ – energy minister
Russia will not supply natural gas and oil below market price to any country, Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov has confirmed, rejecting the “price cap” idea floated by EU officials as an attempt to force a “cartel deal” on Moscow. “We will definitely not sell at a loss or below cost. …
Read More »Germany’s energy plan could cost more than it saves – media
Germany’s newly approved directive to turn off outdoor advertising at night to save energy might end up costing more than leaving the illumination on, Die Welt newspaper reported on Saturday, citing the German Association for Out of Home Advertising (FAW). Under the new rules, set out by Economics Minister Robert …
Read More »German gas giant pleads for state funding amid energy crisis
Germany’s largest gas importer – Uniper – has been struggling to replace missing Russian gas supplies as the company’s losses are mounting, its CEO, Klaus-Dieter Maubach, admitted this week. The company might also run out of the money provided by Berlin in the form of an aid package later this …
Read More »World’s largest particle collider at risk over EU energy crunch
The European energy crisis is threatening to affect the world’s largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the head of the European nuclear research center (CERN) energy management panel, Serge Claudet, has admitted. The agency is now working on contingency plans that could even see the LHC shut down …
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