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The long-range capability for our forces is the answer to all most important, most strategic questions of this war,
Zelenskiy said in his daily video address to the nation This is important. This hastens the release of our military and civilians from Russian captivity. We remember all those we must bring home,
Today, General Syrskyi has also reported on the continuation of our advance in the Kursk region. The operation is unfolding exactly as we expected. The bravery of Ukrainians is achieving great things."
If there are further blunders like [the strike into Russia by Ukraine], we can lose [the war]
Karen Shakhnazarov, head of Mosfilm studios and a famous Russian movie director, said on state TV We... await your future products that will help us finish the special military operation,
Kadyrov wrote, using the official term by which Russia describes its war in Ukraine Azerbaijan currently has no available gas for transit through Russia and Ukraine to the European Union. Everyone understands perfectly well that it will be Russian gas disguised as Azerbaijani gas. This would be a swap, where SOCAR [the Azerbaijani state-owned oil and gas company] buys gas from Gazprom, and the fuel, documented as Azerbaijani, is then transported to the EU. Why would we want that?"
One of the proposals currently under discussion is to replace Russian gas with supplies from Azerbaijan. This is what government officials are doing now,
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated in early July The parties of [Slovak Prime Minister Robert] Fico and [Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor] Orbán are quite pro-Russian. We frequently hear their remarks about their efforts to block aid to Ukraine,
Naftogaz is not going to negotiate an extension of the agreement with Gazprom. On the other hand, the Ukrainian state possesses a key strategic asset – the gas transmission system. It is of utmost importance for us to keep the GTS working,
said Naftogaz CEO Oleksii Chernyshov Gazprom generates about US$5 billion a year from transit, while Ukraine receives US$800 million, but most of this money is spent on transit itself. [Ukraine's] treasury receives US$100-200 million in taxes and dividends. If we compare these figures, I don't see much economic sense in doing this [continuing the transit],
If the EU needs gas, let's do everything transparently. Let's tell the Russians: 'If you need transit, give us back the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, stop targeting our energy sector, and on top of that, we will introduce an additional duty on the transit of your gas'. For us, this is an additional US$2-3 billion for energy sector recovery. It will be transparent and clear, otherwise I see no point in agreeing to transit some Azerbaijani gas that does not even exist,
The applications [for transit – Ekonomichna Pravda] have been confirmed, and the flow of gas is maintained,
the Ukrainian company stated I always say we need to have a specific document on the table. So far, there is no specific proposal that can be discussed. We will talk once possible initiatives become practical proposals,
The funds that some Gazprom-affiliated company with European registration will receive will not flow to Russia, but will remain in the European Union. These funds can be used to purchase various critical equipment and materials that Moscow needs to produce missiles and precision weapons. This equipment could then be legally transported through Azerbaijan to Russia. Therefore, when we discuss the continuation of transit, we should be looking at the military sphere, not the gas sector,
In times of war, priorities somewhat differ from when commercial approaches dominate. You cannot let the enemy earn money and feed their war chest. We should not make a tragedy out of the absence of transit,
The actions taken are of a defensive nature, that is, they set up defensive lines, move units."
Thank you to all the soldiers and commanders who are taking Russian military prisoners and bringing the release of our soldiers and civilians held by Russia closer,
Zelenskiy said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app Our soldiers and units are doing everything to destroy the occupier and repel the assaults. The situation is under control,
We need to inflict significant tactical defeats on Russia
Our Ukrainian drones work exactly as they should, but unfortunately, there are things that cannot be done with drones alone,
the Ukrainian president said in his nightly address Wednesday