Sanctions delay to Russian zinc mine results in supply miscalculations,
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Sanctions delay to Russian zinc mine results in supply miscalculations, Reuters reports

Western sanctions on Russia's Ozernoye zinc mine have left the company struggling to replace key equipment needed to boost production, three sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. This shortage is expected to impact global zinc supply forecasts for 2025, with projections likely overstated. Without Ozernoye’s significant contribution, the ongoing shortage of zinc concentrate—an essential […]
Scholz's Social Democratic Party rejects sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine
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Scholz's Social Democratic Party rejects sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine in election program, media reports

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD) reportedly rejected the delivery of Taurus missiles to Ukraine in the party's program for the upcoming February elections, the Berliner Morgenpost reported on Dec. 15, citing a leaked draft program. Scholz has long been adamant in his refusal to provide the country’s Taurus long-range missiles to Ukraine, […]
Ukrainian and Russian officials to resume discussions on stopping energy
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Ukrainian and Russian officials to resume discussions on stopping energy plant attacks, FT reports

Ukraine and Russia are reportedly holding preliminary discussions about stopping attacks on each other's energy infrastructure, the Financial Times reported on Oct. 29. Earlier talks mediated by Qatar in August nearly reached an agreement but fell through after Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast. Discussions, in the early stages, are expected to resume sometime soon. […]
Recent Russian attacks hit 3 of Ukrainian energy giant DTEK's
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Recent Russian attacks hit 3 of Ukrainian energy giant DTEK's 5 operational thermal power plants, Reuters reports

Russia’s missile strikes on Nov. 16-17 hit three of the five operational thermal power plants owned by Ukraine’s largest private energy company, DTEK, leaving one plant offline, Reuters reported on Nov. 21, citing unnamed sources. The strikes targeted energy facilities across Ukraine in one of the heaviest assaults on the country’s power grid since the […]
Russia mulls attacking Ukraine with Oreshnik nuclear-capable missile this weekend,
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Russia mulls attacking Ukraine with Oreshnik nuclear-capable missile this weekend, FT reports

Russia is considering launching an Oreshnik nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) once again at Ukraine this weekend, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Dec. 13, citing an unnamed representative of the U.S. National Security Council. Russia launched an Oreshnik missile without a nuclear warhead at the city of Dnipro in Ukraine on Nov. 21. Russian […]