Russia says military drone attempted to strike gas facility near Moscow Wreckage suggests UAV was Ukrainian-made, marking rare attempted strike hundreds of miles behind Russian lines The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2023
Europe leaps towards energy autonomy as sanctions undercut Russia Moscow has waged an energy war against the EU over the past year, but the bloc appears to be holding firm. Al Jazeera · Feb 28, 2023
NATO taking part in Ukraine conflict with arms supplies, says Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin accused NATO members on Sunday of taking part in the Ukraine conflict by donating arms to the country and said the West planned to break up Russia. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). France 24 · Feb 26, 2023
One Tory MP’s fear and loathing for the 15‑minute city has no foundations Nick Fletcher doesn’t seem to want people to live and work in places that work well for their inhabitants The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2023
DAVOS 2023: Moldova's Sandu asks allies for air defences, says Russia trying to destabilise country Moldova has asked allies to strengthen its air defence capabilities as war rages in neighbouring Ukraine, although what the country calls Russian efforts to destabilise it have so far failed, President Maia Sandu said on Thursday. Reuters · Jan 19, 2023
Why are so many Putin critics tumbling out of high-storey windows? Police are investigating the strange circumstances surrounding the death of Russian tycoon, Pavel Antov, who criticised the war in Ukraine. The New Daily · Dec 31, 2022
Power outages in 'most regions' of Ukraine after Russian strikes, Zelensky says Most regions in Ukraine are without power in freezing temperatures following a fresh barrage of Russian strikes, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday. Some 69 Russian missiles targeted cities across Ukraine earlier in the day, with 54 shot down by Ukrainian air defences, the army said. Follow our blog to see… France 24 · Dec 29, 2022
Finland gets floating LNG terminal to replace Russian gas Finland’s first floating liquefied natural gas terminal has been moored at the southern port of Inkoo where it will supply the Nordic country, which was cut off from Russian gas imports earlier this year amid the war in Ukraine The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022
French defence minister pledges ‘common’ approach to supporting Ukraine war effort French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday where he said that France and Ukraine would issue proposals for a “common agenda” on additional military support by January. His visit came as air raid alerts were issued for all of Ukraine's regions. Read our live blog to see… France 24 · Dec 28, 2022
Gazprom: gas supplied in full, bypassing damaged Russian export pipeline A local unit of the Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Tuesday that gas was being supplied to customers in full via parallel pipelines following a fatal explosion in a section of the Urengoi-Pomary-Uzhhorod pipeline. Reuters · Dec 20, 2022
EU countries agree gas price cap to contain energy crisis European Union energy ministers on Monday agreed a gas price cap, after weeks of talks on the emergency measure that has split opinion across the bloc as it seeks to tame the energy crisis. Reuters · Dec 19, 2022
EU Countries Agree Gas Price Cap to Contain Energy Crisis European Union energy ministers on Monday agreed a gas price cap, after weeks of talks on the emergency measure that has split opinion across the bloc as it seeks to tame the energy crisis. The cap is the 27-country EU's latest attempt to lower gas prices that have pushed citizens'… Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 19, 2022
How Putin’s alleged ‘business associate’ made $400m from a major Russian gas deal French oil group Total writes off Novatek shareholding as Guardian investigation raises questions over ties to Kremlin and ownership of superyacht used by Russian president The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022
Eagle-eyed critics spot Putin's 'girlfriend' with 'Z' brooch signalling support for war In a rare public appearance at a new gymnastics training centre in Sochi, former Olympian Alina Kabaeva made it clear that she supports her long-rumoured partner's brutal invasion Daily Mirror · Dec 4, 2022
Reuters · Nov 30, 2022 Europe wary of Turkish hub to hide gas 'made in Moscow' President Vladimir Putin's plan to make Turkey a hub for Russian gas in theory could allow Moscow to mask its exports with fuel from other sources, but that might not be enough to persuade Europeans to buy, analysts and sources said.
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022 Russian energy giant says no further gas cuts to Moldova Russian energy giant Gazprom announced Monday that it will not further reduce natural gas to Moldova as it had threatened to do after claiming that bills went unpaid and that flows crossing through Ukraine were not making it to Moldova
Reuters · Nov 23, 2022 Ukrainian energy minister accuses Russia of 'gas blackmail' Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko accused Moscow on Wednesday of using "gas blackmail" for geopolitical purposes after Russia's Gazprom said it could start reducing gas supplies to Moldova via Ukraine from Nov. 28.
The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022 Ukraine news - live: Putin’s missile strikes force Kyiv to shut nuclear plants Moscow launched a barrage of 67 missiles at Ukraine on Wednesday
The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022 Russia's Gazprom threatens Europe gas cuts through Ukraine Russian energy giant Gazprom has threatened to reduce natural gas supplies through the last pipeline heading to Europe via Ukraine, saying the amount it's supplying for Moldova is not ending up in the former Soviet republic
France 24 · Nov 15, 2022 No concrete evidence on who fired missile, Poland's president says A Russian-made rocket fell on the Polish village of Przewodow, near the Ukrainian border, at 3:40pm local time, the Polish foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. The ministry said it had summoned the Russian ambassador over the incident. Read our live blog to see how all the day's…
The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022 Germany, Poland take over natural gas firms tied to Russia Poland and Germany have announced separate takeovers of natural gas companies linked to Russian energy giant Gazprom
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022 President: Moldova will defy Russian pressure, stay pro-West The president of Moldova has pledged to keep her country on a pro-Western course despite struggling under pressure of what she called Russia’s energy and political “blackmail.”
Reuters · Oct 28, 2022 Canada raising money for Ukraine with sale of bonds Canada will sell a government-backed, 5-year bond to raise money for Ukraine, the first country to do so, and it will impose new sanctions on 35 Russian individuals, including Gazprom executives, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday.
Reuters · Oct 23, 2022 Thousands in new Moldova anti-government protest Several thousand protesters denouncing Moldova's pro-Western leaders marched through ex-Soviet state's capital for the sixth consecutive Sunday and set up a new tent camp days after police cleared a similar encampment.
Reuters · Oct 21, 2022 Hungary gets exemption from planned EU gas price cap, PM Orban says Hungary's prime minister said on Friday that an agreement had been reached at the EU summit in Brussels that any future EU gas price cap will not apply to long-term gas supply deals like the 15-year deal that Hungary has with Russia's Gazprom.