Ukraine: energy minister talks plans to disconnect from Russia and Belarus power grids

Ukraine has secured the European Commission’s support for its efforts to synchronize its national power system with the European Union’s ENTSOE and is moving steadily toward completing the process in 2023. Minister of Energy of Ukraine, Herman Galushchenko, addressed the issue in Brussels, speaking with journalists following the talks with European partners. “Technical issues are…

Lithuania: thermal sights to be handed over to Ukraine’s special forces

Lithuania will hand over 24 thermal sights to Ukraine’s special forces, the country’s Defense Ministry reports. “Under the plan, these will be mobile thermovisual surveillance devices,” the ministry said, adding that the devices were valued at over 340,000 euros. The ministry also confirmed that Lithuania would soon start handing over weapons to Ukraine, but refrained…

Georgia: customs cooperation discussed with Azerbaijan

Georgia’s Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Georgia Faig Guliyev discussed customs cooperation issues. According to Lasha Khutsishvili, a joint trilateral customs committee established between Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey is a unique opportunity to coordinate high-level issues in the field of customs cooperation between the…