Lithuanian President Nauseda: Europe can not contain Russia without US
With Russian aggression looming, Lithuania’s president warns that Europe can’t defend itself without a strong US partnership.
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Bloomberg: EU is likely to delay Russian energy phase-out plan
"EU delays Russian energy phase-out plan amid record LNG imports, as ten member states push for stricter measures while the Europen Commission aims for complete independence by 2027.
French, Danish shipyards enable Russian Arctic gas exports through winter
European shipyards maintain critical Russian LNG tankers that transport Arctic gas during peak winter demand, exposing a significant gap in Western sanctions as Moscow continues accessing lucrative energy markets.
Ukraine offers coal aid to frozen Transnistria as Russia halts gas to breakaway Moldova’s region
Russia's sudden gas cutoff has plunged Transnistria into an energy crisis affecting 300,000 residents.
Hungary blames Ukraine for EU gas price surge after Russian transit halt
Ukraine’s decision to stop Russian gas transit has led to Hungarian criticism over rising energy prices and potential economic fallout for Central Europe. However, the EU's official data shows no consequences.
Russian-backed Transnistria rejects EU gas despite supply crisis
Breakaway region faces energy crisis and rolling blackouts while banking on Russian gas resumption, rejecting Moldova's offer of European supply alternatives
ISW: Ukraine’s gas transit halt to cost Gazprom $6 billion as Turkstream becomes only route to EU
Gazprom is likely exploiting the halt of gas transit through Ukraine to engineer an artificial energy crisis and destabilize Moldova, ISW states.
“They won’t do this,” says Ukraine’s energy chief as Slovakia threatens power cut
A Russian gas transit deal expiring in January 2025 has sparked threats from Slovakia to cut power exports to Ukraine, but alternative suppliers are already lining up.
Gazprom begins halting Ukraine transit as Europe’s Russian gas era ends
As Gazprom starts reducing gas flow through Ukraine, the current deal is set to expire with a complete halt of deliveries scheduled for 1 January.
Russia not immune in Ukrainian arbitration case, rules US federal judge
11 Ukrainian gas retailers secured a favorable ruling in a DC court to enforce $34 million arbitration award against Russia following a dispute related to Moscow's Crimea invasion.
Why toppling Assad in Syria wasn’t about gas or pipelines
While pundits focus on potential gas pipelines through Syria to Europe, the real story behind Assad's fall lies in Turkey's patient wait for Russia's influence to weaken.
Ukrainian Navy strikes Russian-controlled gas platforms in Black Sea with marine drones
Vice Admiral Oleksii Neizphapa confirms Ukrainian marine drones successfully neutralized enemy infrastructure in the Black Sea.
Reuters: Gazprom does not plan gas transit through Ukraine in 2025
Earlier, Kyiv declared it will not negotiate a renewal or a new deal, as the 2019 Naftogaz-Gazprom gas transit agreement nears its end.
Satellite imagery reveals ongoing fires at Russian-occupied offshore gas platforms in Black Sea
Some fires at the captured Ukrainian rigs continue for over two years.
Russia’s “Azerbaijani gas” ploy threatens to unravel EU sanctions on Moscow
Energy expert Mykhailo Gonchar exposes Russia's audacious plan to rebrand its gas as "Azerbaijani" for transit through Ukraine, revealing how Kyiv faces mounting pressure from Moscow's European proxies to accept a deal that could shatter Western sanctions.
“War tax” on Russian LNG is key to starving Kremlin’s war chest
As Russia's military budget swells to nearly 8% of GDP, policy analysts urge the EU to implement a targeted customs duty on Russian LNG imports
Ukraine’s gas storage open for EU use, Naftogaz CEO assures despite Russian attacks
Ukraine's Naftogaz CEO assures the EU of available gas storage capacity despite recent Russian strikes on facilities, emphasizing advantageous conditions for European companies.
Ukraine’s Kursk offensive sparks gas price surge, benefiting Russian coffers
A recent 13% spike in European gas prices, triggered by Ukraine's counter-invasion of Russia's Kursk Oblast, is set to boost Russian fossil fuel revenues beyond the total EU aid to Ukraine.
Ukraine in talks to transit Azeri gas to EU as Russian alternative
Russian gas transit agreement set to expire at the end of 2024 and unlikely to be renewed.
CEPA: Russia’s strikes on Ukraine’s gas storage threaten Europe’s reserves, Kyiv’s transit exit plan
Researchers predict that some European states will exert pressure on Kyiv to maintain "business as usual" with Moscow.
