US President Joe Biden said that Vladimir Putin, his Russian counterpart, was wrong to believe Western resolve would “crumble”, as the Ukraine conflict drags on.
Germany is poised to back down on tank deliveries to Ukraine
Germany seemed poised to concede in the dispute over sending Leopard 2 tanks into Ukraine on Monday. This signalled its willingness to allow Nato allies to re-export theirs.
Russia mulls fresh mobilisation of half-a-million conscripts for Ukraine
The Kremlin is still refusing to confirm speculation but quietly removed a rule that exempted fathers with three or more children from mobilization
Coalition partners criticize German Chancellor’s indecisiveness about Leopard tank deliveries
Olaf Scholz’s supervisor was informed that Germany failed a historic test by refusing to send battle tanks from Ukraine at a weapons-pledging conference.
Rebuilding Ukraine to cost more than double World Bank estimate, says BlackRock boss
At an event in Davos, Volodymyr Zelensky, the head and largest money manager in the world, said that Ukraine will need more than $750bn (£608bn).
Russian airbase was hit in a drone attack, and three killed
Russian military personnel were killed when a Ukrainian drone attacked an area in Russia’s Saratov Region. This was reported by Russian news agencies, citing the defense ministry.
Russia forced to slash oil output by half a million barrels a day
Russia is planning to reduce its oil production by tens of millions of barrels per day in response to a Western price limit that threatens the Kremlin’s revenues.
Russia says British navy personnel blew up Nord Stream gas pipelines – Reuters
MOSCOW, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry on Saturday said that British navy personnel blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines last month, directly accusing a leading NATO member
Russian energy giant Gazprom begins testing gas supplies from the Kovykta fields to China’s pipeline
Gazprom, Russia’s energy giant, said Tuesday that it had begun testing the supply of natural gas from the Kovykta, east Siberia’s largest, to the China-bound Power of Siberia pipeline.
Nord Stream 1’s insurers and reinsurers are grappling with how to respond to hundreds of millions of dollars in potential claims
The mystery surrounding the explosions that damaged undersea gas pipes between Russia and Germany remains unsolved. Nord Stream 1’s insurance and reinsurers are trying to figure out how to handle
First video images show massive hole in Nord Stream 1 caused by ‘powerful explosion’
Video footage shows a huge tear and twisted metal, with much of it missing or buried beneath the seabed.