Remaining in positions “smashed to pieces just for the sake of staying there” doesn’t make sense, Luhansk’s governor said of Ukraine’s fight in Severodonetsk.
Europe needs to speed up its work to end its reliance on Russian fossil fuels, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told press in Brussels.
EU leaders are now worried about Moscow shutting off the gas taps to Europe this winter in retaliation to the sanctions. Many energy analysts say that completely ending reliance on Russian gas will be impossible in the immediate future and is likely to take years. The EU imported 41% of its gas and 36% of its oil from Russia in 2020, according to data from Eurostat.
"This is likely due to a combination of Russia's insufficient numbers of suitably trained personnel and its combat losses." Haidai added that Ukrainian troops have, however, pushed back an offensive on the outskirts of Lysychansk, the other remaining Ukrainian-controlled city in Luhansk.Kevin Lamarque | Reuters
"This package contains weapons and equipment including new high mobility artillery rocket systems, tens of thousands of additional rounds of ammunition for the artillery systems that have already been provided, as well as patrol boats to help Ukraine defend its coast and its waterways," said National Security Council spokesman John Kirby at a daily White House press briefing.
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