Friday, June 17, 2022

Live Updates: Kiev Seeks To Win Crimea Back Militarily

LIVE UPDATES: Kiev Seeks to Win Crimea Back Militarily, Zelensky's Rep Says
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Russian and Donbass troops are advancing amid the special operation, as they have liberated multiple settlements in the DPR and LPR over the past weeks, including Svyatogorsk and most of Severodonetsk. However, Kiev's forces are still shelling the Donbass republics, carrying out their most intense attacks since 2015 and causing multiple civilian casualties.


France No Longer Receives Russian Pipeline Gas, Reports Suggest

EU Foreign Ministers to Gather on 20 June to Discuss Energy and Food Security Amid Ukrainian Crisis, Source Says
EU foreign ministers will discuss global implication of the conflict in Ukraine for the energy and food security at a meeting on 20 June, a high-ranking EU official in Brussels said on Friday.
The first topic of the meeting will be Ukraine, with the ministers focusing on global implications, in particular in the field of energy and food security, the official told reporters.
The ministers will also discuss a new strategy for the Gulf countries in the context of the situation in Ukraine, the official added.
When asked about sanctions against Russia, the official said that the matter is constantly under discussion by the EU, but the preparation of the seventh package is not yet officially underway.
Italian Company Eni Says Gazprom Notified It Will Supply Only Half of Requested Volume of Gas on Friday

"Eni announced a daily gas requirement of approximately 63 million cubic meters. Gazprom announced that it would supply only 50% of the requested [volume]," the company said in a statement.


Kiev Seeks to Win Crimea Back Militarily, Zelensky's Rep Says

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Third American Missing in Ukraine Identified as Former US Marine - Reports
A third US fighter missing in Ukraine is believed to be former marine Grady Kurpasi, CNN reported, citing his wife.
The US State Department said on Thursday that it was checking information about another American who could have gone missing in Ukraine.
According to the TV channel, the last time close friends communicated with Kurpasi was on 23-24 April. Grady reportedly served in the US Marine Corps for about 20 years and retired in November 2021. He was believed to have arrived in Ukraine on 7 March.
Curbed Gas Flow Via Nord Stream Affected Supply of France, Austria, Czech Republic - Berlin

"This decline since the middle of the week has also affected the further pumping of gas to other European countries, such as France, Austria and the Czech Republic", the German Federal Network Agency said in a statement.

Denmark Claims Russian Military Vessel Entered Danish Waters in Baltic Sea

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