Russian attacks on Ukraine damaged 350 natural gas facilities in Ukraine, said Oleksiy Chernyshov, chief executive of Ukrainian state energy company Naftogaz. “We have started the heating season – we expect it to be the hardest...
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Past 24 hours in the war zone According to Ukraine’s Joint Forces Operation Staff, Russian-led militants launched 3 attacks, namely near Shyrokyne, Maryinka and Krasnohorivka. 1 Ukrainian soldier was wounded Gunfire was directed at...
The Ukrainian state gas company Naftogaz filed on 22 December a competition law complaint with the European Commission against Russia’s Gazprom “abusing its dominant position” on the European gas market, calling on EU...
The Federal Grid Agency of Germany (BundesNetzAgentur, BNetzA) has admitted Ukraine’s state oil and gas company Naftogaz and Ukraine’s gas transmitter to participate in the certification process of the Nord Stream-2 pipeline. A...
Europe is facing an unprecedented surge in natural gas prices, threatening a large-scale energy crisis. The targeted actions of Gazprom have caused this shortage of natural gas on the eve of winter: the Russian state concern thus puts...
The endgame to Kremlin’s blackmail In resorting to direct blackmail, the Kremlin effectively demonstrates its power over the EU. “It seems one Russian state company is now ruling over the entire European Commission,”...
Whether or not the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline will be completed is no longer a relevant question. The key question in the coming months, and possibly years, will be another: under what legal conditions will it be allowed and then operated?...
To read Part 1, please click here President Zelenskyy has decided that Ukraine would ask the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to initiate the process of adopting a Membership Action Plan (MAP) for Ukraine at the Alliance’s...
The Ukrainian Government has dismissed the CEO of the largest state-owned energy company Naftogaz, bypassing the Supervisory Board and violating formal procedures. On April 28, the Ukrainian Government dismissed Naftogaz CEO Andriy...
First stereotype: Ukrainians are very poor Some Europeans viewed Ukraine as extremely poor. Many Ukrainian refugees were surprised to learn that. “They perceived us almost like we are cave people who do not know and have not seen...
