European Union countries are discussing covering the costs of providing Ukraine with Starlink internet, a Lithuanian official told Politico, which comes as Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX continues to pay for it but is looking for external funding to foot the bill for the service. Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis told Politico in an interview…
EU Mulls Paying for Elon Musk’s Starlink Internet for Ukraine: Report
October 18, 2022
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Ukraine Plagued by Power Outages After Russian Strikes
Air raid sirens continued to wail across Ukraine and in capital Kyiv on Oct. 18 as Loud blasts were also reported in several Ukrainian cities, along with major power disruptions in the Mykolaiv region. Officials in Kyiv said at least two energy facilities in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro had been badly damaged, presumably…
Silver Lining in Ukraine-Russian War ‘Is a Greener Globe,’ Says European Economist
A silver lining to the Ukraine-Russian conflict is that it highlighted the shortcomings of Europe’s dependence on Russia for oil and gas and the need to move towards more sustainable energies, according to a European economist. “The European economy is trying hard now to move away from their previous dependence on Russian oil so this…
Russia Strikes ‘Critical Infrastructure’ Across Ukraine, Including Kyiv
The Russian military struck positions throughout Ukraine—including the capital Kyiv—on Oct. 17, as Western powers promised to ramp up support for the beleaguered nation. According to Ukrainian officials, Russian forces used drones to hit targets in Kyiv, while also shelling multiple positions elsewhere in the country. “Kamikaze drones and missiles are attacking all of Ukraine,”…
NATO Launches Nuclear War Games Amid Russia Tensions
NATO has launched its week-long annual nuclear exercises in Europe as Russia plans its own nuclear war games around the same time and as tensions simmer over the Russia–Ukraine conflict. Dubbed “Steadfast Noon,” NATO’s nuclear exercises kicked off on Oct. 17 and are “ongoing,” a NATO spokesperson confirmed to The Epoch Times. Fourteen of NATO’s…
NATO Begins Nuclear War Games Amid Russia Tensions
NATO has begun its week-long annual nuclear exercises in Europe as Russia plans its own nuclear war games around the same time and as tensions simmer over the Russia–Ukraine conflict. Dubbed “Steadfast Noon,” the NATO training kicked off on Oct. 17 and is “ongoing,” a NATO spokesperson confirmed to The Epoch Times. Fourteen of NATO’s…
Elon Musk Says Starlink Adding Donation Feature After Ukraine Funding Controversy
October 17, 2022
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Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk said that SpaceX would be rolling out a feature letting people donate Starlink satellite internet units to places in need, after Musk said that the rocket company couldn’t continue to fund Starlink in Ukraine “indefinitely.” Musk said in an Oct. 17 post on Twitter that SpaceX would add a donate…
Russia Says It Launched Major Attack on Ukrainian Infrastructure
Russia’s defence ministry said on Monday it had carried out a large-scale attack on military targets and energy infrastructure across Ukraine using high-precision weapons. In its daily briefing, the defence ministry said it had hit “all designated targets” in the latest bombardment of Ukrainian cities and also thwarted an attempt by Ukraine to breach its…
Russia’s Gazprom Says It Will Terminate Natural Gas Supplies If Price Cap Is Imposed
October 17, 2022
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The CEO of Russia’s energy giant Gazprom has warned that energy supplies will be halted if Europe imposes price caps on Russian natural gas exports. “Such a one-sided decision is of course a violation of existing contracts, which would lead to a termination of supplies,” Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said on Russian TV on Sunday, Reuters reported. Miller’s comments…
Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister ‘Astonished’ by ‘False Accusations’ That Kingdom Sided With Russia
October 17, 2022
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Saudi Arabia’s defense minister, Khalid bin Salman, has rejected claims that the kingdom has sided with Russia in its war with Ukraine following OPEC’s decision to slash oil production by 2 million barrels a day. Taking to Twitter on Oct. 16, the defense minister re-tweeted a post from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dated Oct. 14 in which the leader thanked…
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