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Then we'd probably have few allies left. In general, there would be no sympathetic countries left. Because they are involved in what is happening,
Second, it's nuclear weapons. We have already formed a certain image negative to these nuclear weapons. So they want to push [us to do it – ed.],
the Belarusian leader added In response, I was forced to transfer almost a third of the army additionally to strengthen what was there before,
Firefighting units were called in to put out the fire,
Governor Vasily Golubev said on the Telegram messaging app, saying in a separate post I am sure this 'beast' will be of great use to our fighters,
he said, referring to soldiers fighting in Ukraine A truly invulnerable and fast animal,
Kadyrov said in a post on the Telegram messaging service I express my sincere gratitude to Elon Musk! This is, of course, the strongest genius of our time and a specialist. A great man!"
Seeing their aggressive policy, we have introduced there and placed in certain points - in case of war, they would be defense - our military along the entire border,
Belta cited Lukashenko as saying in an interview with Russian state television I think that for Western countries this is an event in terms of changing the image of Ukraine - Kyiv's political gains are huge after less than two weeks,
This offensive does not change the anti-escalation attitude of the West,
Siemoniak said, asked in an interview with Reuters late on Friday if Kyiv's military gains could change its allies' stance on the use of arms they supply for its war with Russia 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?"
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],
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 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 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,
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 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 applications [for transit – Ekonomichna Pravda] have been confirmed, and the flow of gas is maintained,
the Ukrainian company stated 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,