Ukraine: Defence Minister and Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy discuss establishment of joint ventures and reinforcement of air defence

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Minister of Defence of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal met with the German delegation headed by Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Katherina Reiche. The delegation also included representatives of German energy and defence companies. “The previously announced EUR 9 billion in assistance will significantly strengthen Ukraine’s capabilities next year,” stated Denys Shmyhal, thanking Germany for…

Ukraine: Prime Minister discusses strengthening energy security and preparations for winter with German Minister for Energy

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Germany is contributing EUR 60 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund to strengthen the resilience of our critical infrastructure. The funding will help speed up the delivery of generators, energy equipment, and mobile thermal power plants. Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko thanked German Minister for Energy, Katherina Reiche, for this decision at a…

Baltic States: Lithuania’s Ignitis halts two Latvian wind projects over defence restrictions

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Ignitis Renewables, a subsidiary of Lithuania’s state-owned energy group Ignitis Group, has suspended two renewable energy projects in Latvia following decisions by the Latvian government. According to the report, the projects – located in the Kraslava municipality near the Belarusian border and in Ludza, which bordered Russia – were halted after Latvia’s Defence Ministry drew…

Ukraine: Russia is waging world’s largest terror campaign against energy system

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Russian forces continue large-scale attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, causing a difficult situation in several regions, including Chernihiv, Sumy, and Kharkiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in his nightly video address. “Of course, today, from early morning, numerous reports were delivered regarding recovery efforts in regions after Russian attacks on our energy infrastructure. The…