US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the waiver was issued “To enable oil to keep flowing into the global market.”
Hungary and Slovakia say Ukraine is deliberately delaying reopening the Druzhba pipeline pumping Russian oil to the two EU member states, which Kyiv says was damaged by Russian strikes.
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Putin hinted that Russia could stop supplying gas to Europe ahead of the EU’s phase-by-phase ban on Russian gas by 2027; Kyiv called it “Energy Blackmail 2.0.”
The US defense chief said China and Russia are not influencing Washington’s stance on Iran, stressing the focus remains solely on ending Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
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The Shahed-136, supplied by Iran to Russia and now produced by the thousands under the name Geran-2 for Moscow’s war against Ukraine, is incomparably cheaper than the missiles fired to intercept it.
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Budapest demanded that Kyiv resume flows through the Druzhba pipeline or allow inspectors to examine the site of the reported damage, a Hungarian energy official said.
A spokesperson highlighted NATO’s successful interception of an Iranian missile launched from Iran towards Turkish airspace on Wednesday as an example of the alliance’s defensive capabilities.
Novorossiysk’s mayor confirmed that multiple buildings were damaged, with videos from locals showing fire raging at a port terminal and explosions ringing across the city.
Is Ukraine’s sovereignty a strategic objective for Europe or cause for fear? Russia assumes NATO will never risk its troops being targeted. Deterrence only works if that calculation changes.
Sociologist and rights watchdog director Ramin Jabbarli says Iran’s blackout has cut internet and phone lines since strikes began, as the Khamenei succession fuels civil war fears.
As the US rebuilds weapons stocks after Iran, NATO chief says support for Ukraine will continue.