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#nord-stream-sabotage

Nearly half of firms (48%) expected turnover to grow over the next 12 months in the first quarter of the year, up from 42% in the final quarter of 2025.

Germany is intensifying its commitment to bolster Ukraine's long-range strike capabilities, as outlined by Defence Minister Boris Pistorius during recent discussions at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting.

Sweden's minister for civil defense, Carl-Oskar Bohlin, stated that the cyberattack targeted a heating plant in western Sweden but ultimately failed. He did not provide further details.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, whose reelection Trump had strongly endorsed, lost his bid to stay in power by a stunning landslide margin, marking a significant setback for Trump.

The Panama-flagged Peace Gulf, a medium-range tanker, is heading to Hamriyah port in the United Arab Emirates, typically moving Iranian naphtha to non-Iranian ports for export to Asia.

Calculations made by Andromeda showed the 4kg of explosives recovered by Serbia's military security agency could not have seriously ruptured the pipe. Four kilograms is not sufficient to put the gas pipeline to a standstill.

This quick recovery reflects the high operational resilience and crisis management efficiency of Saudi Aramco and the kingdom's energy ecosystem as a whole, thereby enhancing the reliability and continuity of supplies to local and global markets.

Easing sanctions now, for whatever reason, is wrong. We believe that is the wrong course of action. After all, we want to ensure that Russia does not exploit the war in Iran to weaken Ukraine. Six members of the G7 were very clear in their opinion that this would not send the right signal.

Ust-Luga, a key oil-export outlet in Russia's west, stopped at the end of March as Ukraine stepped up attacks on energy infrastructure along the Baltic coast.

The European Union is considering imposing an outright maritime ban on services needed to ship Russian oil, such as insurance and transportation, as part of a new sanctions package marking four years of Russia's war.

The fire at Primorsk is a significant blow to Russia's oil export capacity. Even a brief shutdown could create significant ripple effects throughout the global energy markets, introducing increased volatility and uncertainty that could affect consumers and businesses alike.

It is pre-dawn in the historic Podil district of the Ukraine capital, Kyiv, and warm light from the Spelta bakery-bistro's window pierces the darkness outside. On a wooden surface dusted with flour, the baker Oleksandr Kutsenko skilfully divides and shapes soft, damp pieces of dough. As he shoves the first loaves into the oven, a sweet, delicate aroma of fresh bread fills the space.

Under the agreement, the EU will halt imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) by the end of 2026 and of pipeline gas by September 30, 2027. Under the law, that end date can be moved back to November 1, 2027, if a member state is having difficulties reaching its required gas storage levels with other sources ahead of the winter heating season.

We request Croatia to enable the transport of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia via the Adria pipeline, ‌as our sanctions exemption provides the possibility to import Russian ⁠oil by sea if pipeline deliveries are disrupted,

Special forces assisted by French helicopters boarded the ship in a clandestine operation in the North Sea on Saturday night, Belgium's defence minister, Theo Francken, said on Sunday. Prosecutors said the tanker, identified as the Ethera, was falsely flying the flag of Guinea and was believed to be on its way back to Russia when it was seized in Belgium's exclusive economic zone.

Serious damage has occurred with energy infrastructure. As a result, there have been disruptions to supplies of power, water and heating. Despite the chaos, officials believe nearly half of those affected could be reconnected to the electricity grid today, as teams work diligently to repair the damage.