Tag: Ukraine

Sweden Sends Diving Vessel to Probe Leaking Nord Stream Pipelines

STOCKHOLM/OSLO—Sweden sent a diving vessel on Monday to the site of Russian gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea that ruptured last week following blasts in the area, to probe an incident that has added new tension to Europe’s energy crisis. Europe is investigating what caused three pipelines in the Nord Stream network to burst in…


Australia Joins Five Eyes’ Rejection of Russia’s Annexation of Ukrainian Territories

Australia has followed the Five Eyes allies—Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and United States—in rejecting Russia’s annexation and referendums in the contested territories of Ukraine. The Australian government also announced another round of sanctions on those helping to organise referenda being held in the regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia. Minister for Foreign…


Twitter Storm: Elon Musk Proposes Peace Plan for Ukraine-Russia Conflict  

Tesla Motors and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk delved into geopolitics on Twitter on Monday, proposing possible peace solutions in the Ukraine-Russia military conflict.   Musk presented a four-part plan to facilitate peace in Eastern Europe and asked his followers for their thoughts. The first step in Musk’s concept is to “redo elections of annexed regions…


Capitol Report (Oct. 3): Florida Lawmakers Reject Bill With Disaster Relief; If Russia Escalates War, What Will Biden Do Next?

The death toll from Hurricane Ian grows as teams carry out or continue their rescue missions. Florida lawmakers emerge with criticism over the federal government’s use of funds, saying more is spent on unrelated items than on hurricane disaster relief. South Carolina is also recovering from the destruction of Hurricane Ian. Congressman Ralph Norman explains…


Supporting Ukraine Part of Canada’s Inflation Fighting Strategy, Says Finance Minister Freeland

Ensuring Russia loses its war against Ukraine is part of Canada’s plan to address high levels of inflation, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Monday. “I absolutely do believe that an important part of Canada’s inflation fighting strategy has to be to support Ukraine, and to ensure that Ukraine does win in the war against Vladimir…


US Officials React to Putin’s Nuclear Threat but Say Chances Are Low

Biden administration officials and some of their predecessors have expressed anxiety over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s warning that he’ll use nuclear weapons if Ukraine tries to recover Kremlin-occupied territory that Putin announced the annexation of on Sept. 30. “To be clear, the guy who makes that decision, I mean, it’s one man. There are no…


UK at ‘Significant Risk’ of Gas Shortages This Winter, Regulator Warns

The UK is facing a “significant risk” of gas shortages this winter as a result of the war in Ukraine, the country’s energy regulator Ofgem has warned. Great Britain may face a “gas supply emergency” in the coming months, the regulator said. Britain produces a lot of its own gas, but the majority is still…


Russian Deputy PM Says Restoration of Nord Stream Possible: TASS

MOSCOW—Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Sunday that it was technically possible to restore the ruptured offshore infrastructure of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, TASS news agency reported. A total of four leaks were discovered last week on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in the Baltic Sea near Denmark and Sweden,…


Putin Blames West of Blowing Up Pipelines as Europe Steps Up Vigilance

TBILISI/LONDON—Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday blamed the United States and its allies for blowing up the undersea Nord Stream pipelines, raising the temperature in a crisis that has left Europe racing to secure its energy infrastructure and supplies. “The sanctions were not enough for the Anglo-Saxons: they moved onto sabotage,” Putin said. “It is…


Ukraine Applies for NATO Membership, Rules out Putin Talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday announced that he had applied for his country to join the NATO military alliance under what he called “an accelerated procedure.” Zelenskyy, his prime minister, and the speaker of parliament signed the paperwork in an online video after Russian President Vladimir Putin proclaimed the annexation of four partially occupied Ukrainian regions…