On Tuesday, Ukraine announced that it would suspend gas flow through the transit point. It claimed the transit point delivers nearly a third of the fuel from Russia to Europe
Ukraine halting key Russian gas transport to Europe, blames Moscow
In a counter-offensive to Russian forces near Kharkiv, Ukraine sends Russian troops back
On Tuesday, Ukraine claimed that its forces had captured villages from Russian troops northeast of Kharkiv. It was pressing a counter-offensive to signal a shift in war momentum and hamper
Brussels forced to drop the ban on EU tankers carrying Russian oil
Brussels has dropped the proposed ban on EU tankers carrying Russian oil. Splits forced the bloc to relax its recent package of economic sanctions targeting Moscow.
UK will provide additional military support to Ukraine in the amount of 1.3 billion pounds
Britain pledged to provide additional 1.3 billion pounds ($1.60billion) in military support and assistance to Ukraine ahead of a scheduled video call by Group of Seven leaders with Volodymyr Zelenskiy,
EU sanctions target Russian oil and banks with new EU sanctions
According to the EU’s top diplomat, new sanctions will be imposed on Russia by the European Union for its war on Ukraine. They will target Russia’s oil industry, banks, and
Putin warns West: Moscow can end exports and deal
On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin notified the West that he would cease exports and contracts. This was the Kremlin’s most severe response to the US and its allies’ sanctions
EU could offer Hungary and Slovakia exemptions from Russian oil embargo
Two EU officials stated Monday that the European Commission might spare Hungary and Slovakia from an embargo against Russian oil purchases. This was in preparation because of their dependence on
Gazprom has not booked Q3 capacity via Yamal pipeline – EU energy ministers meet for emergency talks
Gazprom, the Russian gas giant, has not booked any gas transit capacity via Yamal-Europe’s Yamal-Europe pipeline in the third quarter, Interfax news agency reported Monday, citing the GSA Platform auction
EU labels Russian gas as ‘blackmail’ and is working on a response
On Wednesday, the EU’s chief executive criticized Gazprom’s decision to stop supplies to some European customers as “blackmail”. However, he said that the bloc was working to coordinate its response
Russia stops gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria
Gazprom, a Russian energy company, said Wednesday that it had stopped gas supplies to Bulgarian and Polish gas stations because they failed to pay gas in roubles. This is the
France and Germany sold weapons to Russia, despite the arms embargo
Paris and Berlin sent Moscow £230m of military hardware including missiles and bombs. This is likely to be used in Ukraine
