Category: Russia-Ukraine War

EU Split on Visa Ban for Russian Tourists, Kremlin Says Proposal Irrational

September 1, 2022
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PRAGUE—European Union foreign ministers are likely to agree to suspend a visa facilitation agreement with Moscow and make Russians wait longer and pay more for their visas, diplomats said on Tuesday, while the bloc remained split over an outright EU travel ban. Germany and France warned it would be counter-productive to ban ordinary Russians, a…

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Unemployment Continues to Rise in Germany Amid Energy Shortages, High Inflation

August 31, 2022
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Unemployment in Germany for August rose but just below earlier predictions, according to the Federal Labor Office on Aug. 31. The German government said that the number of people out of work increased by 28,000 in August, bringing total unemployment numbers up to 2.497 million, as the Central European nation is dealing with critical energy shortages and high…

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UN Mission Says Ukraine Nuclear Plant Inspection to Last ‘A Few Days’

August 31, 2022
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ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine—U.N. nuclear inspectors set off for Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant on Wednesday, saying their mission was to prevent a nuclear accident and try to stabilise the situation after weeks of shelling nearby. A Reuters reporter following the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team in a convoy from the capital Kyiv said the inspectors arrived…

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Australian Leaders Pay Tribute to Man Who Lifted ‘Great Shadow’ From Humanity

August 31, 2022
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has led tributes to the late former leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, saying he changed the world for the better and that one of the true giants on the 2oth Century was gone. In an official media statement, Albanese said that Gorbachev was instrumental in transitioning the Soviet…

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Kremlin: Only Sanctions Prevent Nord Stream Gas Pipeline From Working

August 30, 2022
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MOSCOW—Nothing stands on the way of Russian gas exports to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline apart from technological problems caused by Western sanctions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday, a day before another planned maintenance shutdown. Russian energy giant Gazprom has announced it will shut the pipeline for three days from Wednesday…

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Europe’s Power Price Breaks €1,000 for First Time, Costs Up 1,000 Percent From Last Year

August 29, 2022
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German energy prices, the European benchmark, hit €1,000 per megawatt-hour (MWh) for the first time on Aug. 29, after reaching €850 on Aug. 26, as the region’s energy crisis intensifies owing to a lack of Russian natural gas supplies as result of the sanctions against Russia. Energy costs in Europe have soared 1,000 percent from…

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Ukraine Claims It Has Begun Counter-Offensive to Retake Russian-Held South

August 29, 2022
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ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine/KYIV—Ukraine announced on Monday the start of a long-awaited counter-offensive to retake territory in the south seized by Russian forces since their invasion six months ago, a move reflecting Kyiv’s growing confidence as Western military aid flows in. The news came as a team from the U.N. nuclear watchdog headed to Ukraine to inspect…

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Russia Condemned for ‘Obstructing’ Non-Proliferation Treaty Negotiations

August 29, 2022
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Russia has been condemned for “obstructing” the tenth Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and stopping the international community from reaching a consensus on nuclear proliferation. Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong in a media release on Aug. 28 said that Russia’s behaviour at the Review Conference was obstructive…

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Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant, Region’s Towns Shelled

August 28, 2022
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KYIV—Russian artillery fired at Ukrainian towns across the river from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant overnight, local officials said on Sunday, adding to residents’ anguish as reports of shelling around the plant fuelled fears of a radiation disaster. Russia’s defense ministry said there was more Ukrainian shelling of the plant over the past 24 hours,…

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Energy Prices for British Households Will Rise by 80 Percent by October: Regulator

August 27, 2022
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British households will face an 80 percent rise in energy prices by October, the UK energy regulator Ofgem has warned. Ofgem announced on Aug. 26 that the energy price cap for around 24 million households in England, Scotland, and Wales will rise by 80.06 percent on Oct. 1, sending the average household’s yearly bill from…

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