The attacks have caused widespread blackouts, and cut off water supplies and heating to civilians when temperatures in some areas dropped to minus five degrees Celsius (41 degrees Fahrenheit). Authorities have scheduled power cuts several times a day to keep essential infrastructure working. In eastern Ukraine, where fighting is still raging, the governor of the…
Ukraine urged Nato members on Tuesday to speed up arms supplies and help restore its shattered power grid, as Western allies stepped up support to winter aid Kyiv after Russia’s attacks. Sworn on Moscow has unleashed waves of attacks against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as its troops have been pushed back into the land, plunging millions…
World Putin warns of ‘serious consequences’ of oil price controls Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday during a telephone conversation with Iraq’s prime minister that Western plans to introduce an oil price cap could have “serious consequences” for energy markets. “Vladimir Putin stressed that such actions contradict the principles of market relations and have…
Ukraine struggled on Friday to keep water and electricity back to millions of people after Russia launched dozens of cruise missiles that damaged the country’s already crammed power grid. Ukraine’s energy system is on the verge of collapse and millions of people have suffered emergency blackouts in recent weeks. The World Health Organization has warned…