Trump Says He's Doubtful Ukraine Can Win War With Russia
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Nor is Russia able to reroute its electrons from the export market to domestic consumption. Electricity exports to China have all but collapsed (down over 70% from 2024 levels). The system operator now openly floats importing power from China to keep the lights on in the east while new plants and lines are built.
Kot is among millions of Ukrainians who are bracing for another winter of power cuts and possibly blackouts as Russia renewed its campaign of attacks on the country’s energy grid. Analysts and officials say that this year Moscow has shifted tactics, targeting specific regions and gas infrastructure.
A Ukrainian drone strike on Russia’s massive Orenburg gas complex has disrupted production in Kazakhstan and heightened momentum behind the EU’s plan to end Russian gas imports by 2028.
More than three and a half years on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe is still grappling with its energy security by diversifying its oil and gas imports away from Moscow and toward other markets.
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'Question of self-preservation' — Baltic states move to curb Moscow's sway over their Russian speakers
As Moscow steps up its hybrid onslaught against the Baltic states, local Russian-speaking populations present a potential weak spot to exploit. Russian is the mother tongue of roughly one-quarter and one-third of the populations of Estonia and Latvia,
The allegations of Cuban mercenaries fighting for Russia in Ukraine may sound new, but for Cuba, this kind of involvement is business as usual. In 1963, Cuba sent soldiers to Algeria to participate in a conflict with Morocco. That year, Cuba irregularly established compulsory military service, which would be formalized and strengthened in 1973.
Russia said its foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, tasked with preparing a summit between presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, held a "constructive" conversation on Monday.
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'Russia's Reponses Are Necessary In Nature...', Moscow's Clear Message To NATO Ahead Of Trump Meet
Russia's Reponses Are Necessary In Nature...', Moscow's Clear Message To NATO Ahead Of Trump Meet Watch what Russian envoy said at UN with regards to NATO's growing arms presence near the country!