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EU plans to eliminate Russian fossil fuels, aims to end gas imports
The European Commission is developing a strategy to eliminate Russian fossil fuels from the European Union's energy market. However, gas deliveries from Russia to Europe persist despite the EU's efforts, and Brussels is determined to halt this, Anna-Kaisa Itkonen, the EU’s spokesperson for energy and housing, said. Speaking at a press briefing in Brussels on […]
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Transnistria to receive Russian gas as humanitarian aid, head of breakaway region says
Russia will resume gas supplies to Transnistria in the form of humanitarian aid, the head of the Moscow-controlled breakaway region said on Jan. 15, but those to the rest of Moldova will remain cut off. Vadim Krasnoselsky made the announcement in a statement after returning from a trip to Moscow, where he attended talks at […]
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Fico invited Zelensky to Slovakia to discuss gas transit via Ukraine; Zelensky responds
Editor's note: The story was updated as President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to Fico's invitation. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico proposed President Volodymyr Zelensky a meeting in Slovakia to discuss halting the Russian gas transit through Ukraine in his video address on Jan. 13 on Facebook. "Okay. Come to Kyiv on Friday," Zelensky responded a few […]
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Fico refused Kyiv's offers to help with gas supplies, Zelensky says
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico refused Ukraine's offers of assistance following the discontinuation of Russian gas flows via Ukrainian territory, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Jan. 12. Zelensky's comments come shortly after Fico lambasted Ukraine as an unreliable partner and accused Zelensky of "begging and blackmailing" European leaders. "We offered our assistance to the people […]
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Far-right Slovak delegation flies to Moscow for talks on Russian gas supplies
A group of far-right Slovak MPs departed for Moscow on Jan. 12 to hold talks with Russian government officials on the continuation of Russian gas supplies and other issues, the Slovak news agency TASR reported. The visit comes weeks after Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on […]
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Transnistria eases blackouts amid gas shortage
Authorities in Moldova's Russian-controlled region of Transnistria announced on Jan. 11 that energy-saving measures have allowed them to ease restrictions caused by a halt of Russian gas supplies. The duration of rolling blackouts is set to decrease further. Moldova's pro-European central government said Moscow is responsible for the energy crisis. Transnistria, a Russian-occupied region since […]
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Russia condemns new US sanctions on energy sector, says it will continue oil and gas projects
Russia criticized the latest U.S. sanctions targeting its energy sector on Jan. 11, describing them as an effort to harm Russia's economy while risking instability in global markets. Despite this, the country's Foreign Ministry said Russia would continue pursuing major oil and gas projects. The ministry condemned Washington's "hostile" actions, announced on Jan. 10, and […]
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As Russia cuts Transnistria from gas, stranded locals search for someone to blame
VARNIȚA, Moldova — The buzzing sound of chainsaws and generators is now common in Varnița, a village of 5,000 that borders Moldova's Russian-controlled region of Transnistria. Located next to the Russian-controlled city of Bender (Tighina), the village is subordinated to Chișinău but depends on the neighbouring breakaway region for its energy infrastructure. Workers from TiraspolTransGaz, […]
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Russia’s gas sector is running out of options after end of transit deal
Ukraine’s decision to end the gas transit deal with Russian energy giant Gazprom has been hailed by President Volodymyr Zelensky as one of Moscow’s biggest defeats. "When (Russian President) Vladimir Putin was handed power in Russia over 25 years ago, the annual gas pumping through Ukraine to Europe stood at over 130 billion cubic meters. […]
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Transnistria has less than month of gas left, local authorities say
Gas storage in Moldova's Russian-occupied region of Transnistria will last another 24 days after the halt of Russian supplies, local authorities said on Jan. 8. Transnistria faces a major crisis after Russia's state-owned Gazprom company halted gas supplies to Moldova, citing alleged unpaid debt. While the government-held part of the country relies on EU energy […]