Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 triggered the first truly global gas crisis, with natural gas and LNG markets contending with supply disruptions and unprecedented price volatility. This commentary published by the International Energy Agency explains the global response.
Participants are discussing how EU industry, in close cooperation with governments and EU institutions, can engage in a trust-based partnership to tackle the circumvention of EU sanctions on sensitive goods.
Restrictive measures against Russia: The confiscation of the entire proceeds of a brokering transaction covered by the prohibition on providing brokering services for military equipment is permitted. In addition, the Court has jurisdiction to interpret a measure of general scope of a CFSP decision which should have been implemented in a regulation and which forms the basis for a national sanction.
The Swedish Government presented Sweden’s 17th military support package to Ukraine. The package, worth SEK 4.6 billion, meets Ukraine’s military needs and creates freedom of action for the future. It includes donations of materiel, direct procurement, material units and financial contributions.
Russia conducted partial regional and local elections, including in the illegally annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol. The European Union strongly condemns these so-called “elections” by Russia on Ukrainian territory. They constitute another act of violation of international law, the UN Charter and Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity.
Politics is the art of the possible. But the line between the possible and the impossible is never fixed – it shifts in both directions. Here are ten key items on the EU’s to-do list for supporting Ukraine.
“Wir bauen mit der „European Sky Shield Initiative“ eine starke Luftverteidigung auf. Wie lebenswichtig eine starke Flug- und Raketenabwehr sein kann, lässt sich auf dramatische Weise an der Front und in den Städten der Ukraine beobachten. Iris-T ist dort zum Schutzwall gegen die zahllosen Raketen geworden” – Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz.
Defendants are alleged to have committed cyber attacks in advance of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and also targeted 26 NATO countries. The U.S. Department of State’s “Rewards for Justice” program is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on any of the defendants’ locations or their malicious cyberactivity.
The U.S. Justice Department has disrupted a covert Russian government-sponsored malign influence operation targeting audiences in the United States and elsewhere. The operation relied on influencers, AI-generated content, paid social media ads, and social media accounts to drive Internet traffic to cybersquatted and other domains.
With relentless attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, the Commission is boosting its humanitarian funding to vulnerable Ukrainians with an additional €40 million ahead of the approaching winter. Sweden has approved an additional SEK 500 million in support for heating and electricity supply in Ukraine.
As the situation in Ukraine is not expected to change in the foreseeable future, the Swiss Federal Council decided at its meeting on 4 September not to lift the protection status S for Ukrainian refugees before 4 March 2026 and to extend the support measures for this group of people (Programme S) until then.
A notary does not breach the sanctions against Russia when he or she authenticates the sale of a property owned by an unlisted Russian company.
By authentication, a notary does not provide legal advisory services, but acts independently and impartially in the context of a function entrusted to him or her by the State.
Věra Jourová, EU Commission VP for Values and Transparency, travels to Vilnius to participate in a conference organised by the Lithuanian Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, titled ‘Towards Accountability for International Crimes Committed in Ukraine’.
The European Union has taken note of the visit of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin to Mongolia on 3 September despite the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrant issued against him.
The European Union remains committed to stepping up the delivery of military support, including air defence systems and ammunition. These deliveries strengthen Ukrainian self-defence, save innocent lives, and reduce the level of the destruction in Ukraine.
The Swedish Government has approved SEK 2 million in support to the inhabitants of Gammalsvenskby in Ukraine. The village, which was founded by Swedes in 1782, has been under immense pressure since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
“Russian disinformation and threats and false accusations will not deter the UK or our allies from our steadfast support for Ukraine, including providing it with the capabilities it needs to defend its people” – UK statement at the United Nations.
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi will travel to Ukraine, next week, to hold high-level talks and assess developments at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), where nuclear safety and security remains precarious.
“We are supporting Ukraine; we are not in a war with Russia. We are supporting Ukraine but there are different means of supporting Ukraine, and one of the most important means is by training their soldiers and providing fighter jets – that is what we are doing. EUMAM Ukraine is the most successful training mission that we have done in our history” – EU HR Borrell.
Russia’s war in Ukraine has reaffirmed that air superiority remains job No 1 to allow conducting successful air operations. Consequently, NATO and its air forces need to be prepared to achieve air superiority early on in any potential conflict.
The NATO-Ukraine Council met on Wednesday (28 August 2024) following recent heavy Russian airstrikes against Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure. Allies strongly condemned Russia’s indiscriminate strikes and reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen Ukraine’s defences.
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