Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer called on Russian energy giant Gazprom to refill its natural gas storage facility near Salzburg in an interview with the Kleine Zeitung newspaper on Thursday. According to the publication, the Haidach underground facility near Salzburg is the second largest gas depot in Central Europe and can …
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More Russian banks will be disconnected from the global banking communications system SWIFT, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrel, warned on Monday. “In the banking sector, there will be more Russian banks that will leave SWIFT,” AFP quotes Borrell as having said during a …
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed on Saturday what kind of events might force his country to withdraw from peace negotiations with Moscow. During a press conference held at one of Kiev’s metro stations amid the ongoing Russian offensive in Ukraine, Zelensky was asked how Kiev would respond to potential independence …
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Moscow has responded to recent threats by Ukraine’s Armed Forces about a potential strike on the Crimean Bridge which connects Russia with the Crimean peninsula. “Such statements are nothing less than the announcement of a possible terrorist act. This is unacceptable. There are many signs here of deeds that are …
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Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has come up with a quick way to lop off some costs if he prevails in a bid to acquire Twitter: ceasing to pay the company’s board members, who have tried to block the takeover, allegedly to the detriment of the shareholders they supposedly represent. Musk, …
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Croatian state-owned oil pipeline operator JANAF said it will halt oil supplies to Serbian oil and gas company NIS starting mid-May, due to the latest sanctions introduced by the EU against Russia. Russia’s Gazprom owns a 56.15%-share in NIS, which is one of the largest oil and gas companies in …
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Poland’s government is proposing to introduce additional taxes on any of the country’s companies that continue to operate in Russia, government spokesman Piotr Muller said at press conference in Warsaw on Monday. According to Muller, the issue of additional taxation for entities that continue business activities in Russia is being …
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said China would face consequences if it backs Russia’s attack on Ukraine, arguing such a move would be an “abomination” while hinting at new international sanctions for Beijing. Asked whether any penalties were in store for China over its refusal to condemn the ongoing Russian …
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Ukraine could give up its decades-old pledge to be a non-nuclear nation and reverse the decision it took to give up its atomic weapons after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned. Speaking at the Munich security conference on Saturday, Zelensky pointed out that in 1994 Ukraine …
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US President Joe Biden threatened on Monday to shut down Nord Stream 2, a crucial Germany-Russia pipeline, if Russian troops cross the border into Ukraine. Biden made the threat as he was speaking alongside German Chancellor Olaf Sholz at the joint press conference in the White House on Monday. “We …
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