Putin beordrar styrkor att gå in i Ukraina - INVASION NU (2022-02-24)

EU finally ready to bring down Russia’s gas empire … sort of

A new sanctions proposal is expected to target Russia’s liquified natural gas for the first time, but the measures would only cover a quarter of Moscow’s profits.

EU sees no need to extend deal on Russian gas transit via Ukraine
By Kate Abnett
February 15, 2024

The European Union sees no need to extend an agreement to transport Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine, ahead of the contract's planned expiry at the end of the year, the bloc's energy policy chief said on Thursday.
Energy commissioner Kadri Simson said the EU's analysis indicated that countries served by the gas transit route - which include Austria, Italy and Slovakia - would be able to source alternative supply.
"We have no interest to prolong the trilateral gas transit agreement with Russia, which will expire by the end of this year," Simson told an EU Parliament committee meeting.

Russian forces are steadily advancing in the Ukraine conflict, the US Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines, told senators on Thursday.

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During a hearing at the US Senate Armed Services Committee on Global Threats on Thursday, Haines said Russia “is making incremental progress on the battlefield with the potential for tactical breakthroughs along the front lines in areas such as Donetsk and Kharkiv.”

https://www.rt.com/news/596947-us-intel-chief-russia-making-progress-ukraine/