Luxury lab-grown diamond maker SOLO for Diamonds has announced international tennis star Elina Svitolina as the brand’s first ever ambassador. Svitolina’s dedication to representing Ukraine on the world stage, combined with her passion for…
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Ukraine closure of Gazprom pipeline to Europe hurts Russia’s war effort but leaves Transnistrians in the cold
Kyiv has finally turned off Russia’s gas supply to Europe, ending a source of income that helped pay for Moscow’s war against Ukraine. The decades-old deal, which allowed the transit of natural gas produced by Russian energy giant…
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Critics of Washington’s Gradualism Are Misreading Putin’s Redlines
As U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security team prepares to depart, one of its chief foreign policy strategies is facing withering assault. A growing chorus of critics argues that Ukraine’s current dire situation is partly the result of…
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Ukraine’s halt of Russian gas throws Transnistria into crisis
Flow regulator valves at a natural gas measuring station in Moldova.
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Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria has been thrust into a profound energy crisis following the termination of a five-year gas transit…
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European Region Shut Down Most of Its Economy After Russian Gas Halted
A breakaway region of Europe has been forced to halt almost all industrial production after Ukraine ended the transit of Russian gas through its territory.
“All industrial enterprises are idle, with the exception of…
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What if Russia wins in Ukraine? We can already see the shadows of a dark 2025
There are human activities in which both sides can win. War is not one of them. Either Ukraine wins this war or Russia does. Ukraine’s former foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba says bluntly that unless the current trajectory is…
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Aleksey Bugaev: Russian footballer’s spiralling story ends with death in Ukraine | Football
Faced with a severe shortage of soldiers for the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin’s Russia started recruiting convicted criminals from prisons. A person can be immediately pardoned by the president just for agreeing to fight – and it does not…
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Ukraine halts transit of Russian gas to Europe : NPR
A view of the business tower Lakhta Centre, the headquarters of Russian gas monopoly Gazprom in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Which are the best European countries to invest in property in 2025?
Property investment has never been so hot in Central and eastern European countries, where Lithuania and Hungary are offering the best return on investment for those who want to make money in the property market in 2025.
According to a…
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Ukraine Halts the Flow of Natural Gas From Russia to Europe
The flow of natural gas through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe was cut off early Wednesday after Ukraine refused to renew an agreement that allowed for the transit of Russian gas through its territory.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of…
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