Situationen i Ukraina just nu, del 4

Ukraine’s so-called ‘nuclear safety upgrade programme’ is necessary to keep Ukraine’s ageing nuclear reactors working longer than they were designed to. Costs: estimated with EUR 1.45 billion Public financing: EUR 600 million (300m each from Euratom and EBRD), partially disbursed Bankwatch calls on European institutions to re-direct their funding towards safer and sustainable energy solutions.
Kyiv is determined to keep all reactors running for at least ten years beyond their expiry date.
The lifetimes of six reactors have already been expanded without completing necessary safety upgrades, without properly assessing all risks and without considering sustainable alternatives.
Rather than helping Ukraine to retire its nuclear fleet and chart a new, sustainable energy course, Europe is helping perpetuate an outdated and dangerous energy source.

Despite the EU’s financial support, Ukraine’s government gets away with stifling dissent and breaching international law. This could have far reaching implications for Ukraine’s transition and its relations with EU countries and the EU.

The governments of Slovakia, Romania, and Hungary have asked Ukraine for information on its nuclear power plans, requesting Ukraine to initiate public consultations in neighbouring countries. So far, Ukraine denies these requests (see responses to Slovakia and Hungary).
Also the European Commission stated in a letter (pdf) that Ukraine must adhere to the Aarhus and Espoo conventions. So far, however, it has taken no steps to make Ukraine’s government comply.

Medvedchuk, the leader of the largest non-government faction in Kiev’s parliament, has been placed under house arrest while officials prepare a case against him for both treason and the attempted theft of “national resources in Ukrainian Crimea [sic].” His party, Opposition Platform — For Life, draws much of its support from the Russian-speaking population in the east and south of the country, and has pushed for better relations with Moscow.

In the first quarter of 2020, the price of electricity in Ukraine was higher than in Europe.

Also, the price of electricity in Ukraine was 3.1 times higher than in Norway (EUR 15.1 per MWh), 2.8 times higher than in Sweden (EUR 16.7 per MWh), and also by 37.3% higher than in France (EUR 29.4 per MWh), by 43.5% higher than in Germany (EUR 26.5 per MWh) and by 32.8% higher than in Austria.
https://ukranews.com/en/news/722382-...ean-commission

The ruling Servant of the People (SOTP) Party got hammered in Ukraine’s regional elections over the weekend, where the governorships and mayor’s offices in the main towns were up for grabs.

Medvedchuk’s Opposition Platform, For Life party did well and won seats in multiple regional councils to establish itself as a political force at the regional level. The Kolomoisky-backed For Future Party, however, failed to win a single seat in the regional councils, despite a heavy advertising campaign.

“As expected, Ukraine has become more polarised, with Kyiv firmly rejecting pro-Russian forces in its city council results, but the south-eastern cities becoming more Russian-oriented,” Zenon Zawada of Concorde Capital said in a note. “As expected, the pro-Putin Opposition Platform For Life Party had strong results, likely gaining the second-largest factions in the city councils of Kharkiv, Odesa and Dnipro, according to the Rating exit poll.”
https://www.intellinews.com/ukraine-...mbents-195047/