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Russia weighs early end to gasoline export ban amid refinery attacks

Russian agencies are discussing the possibility of lifting the gasoline export ban for producers starting Feb. 1, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported, citing sources.

19 January, 07:52 PM

Even post-war, EU will not return to Russian gas, commissioner says

The European Union will never return to Russian energy supplies, even after the war in Ukraine ends, Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen said on Dec. 5 in an interview with Euronews.

6 December 2025, 02:12 AM

Russia cuts state programs, boosts propaganda – intel

Russia's government will cut funding for 18 of its 51 state programs in 2026, saving more than 207 billion rubles ($2.5 billion), Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service reported on Telegram on Oct. 2.

3 October 2025, 05:04 PM

War drives Ukraine's green energy boom – expert

Oleksandr Kharchenko, director of the Energy Industry Research Center, explained to NV on Sept. 9 what will happen to Ukraine's coal-fired thermal power plants, which Russians are now targeting.

12 September 2025, 04:15 PM

U.S. urges Europe to cut off Russian oil and gas

European countries have to stop buying Russian oil and gas if they want Washington to impose stricter sanctions against Russia, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said in an interview with Financial Times, published on Sept. 8.

9 September 2025, 09:00 AM

Five days to repair Druzhba oil pipeline, Russia tells Hungary

It will take Russia at least five days to repair the pumping station at its Druzhba oil pipeline that was recently damaged in a Ukrainian drone strike, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó said on Aug. 22.

23 August 2025, 12:47 AM

Ukraine to add 1 GW of flexible power capacity before heating season — Ukrenergo

Ukraine is expected to connect at least 1 GW of high-flexibility power generation capacity, including gas piston and gas turbine units by the start of the heating season, Ukrenergo CEO Oleksii Brecht said, Energoreforma portal wrote on June 13.

16 June 2025, 12:28 PM

Naftogaz board elects new CEO

The Supervisory Board of Ukraine’s state oil and gas company Naftogaz elected Sergii Koretskyi as the company’s new Chairman and CEO, Forbes Ukraine reported on April 28.

28 April 2025, 11:41 PM

Germany weighs ceding Nord Stream 2 ownership to US, resuming Russian gas imports — report

Germany is considering the possibility of transferring control of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline to the United States, a move that could pave the way for renewed Russian gas supplies to Europe, Bild reported on March 20.

20 March 2025, 09:46 PM

Ukraine’s plan to buy old Russian reactors faces collapse

Ukraine’s plan to purchase old Russian-built nuclear reactors for the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant (KhNPP) may fall apart as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has yet to sign the necessary bill, Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak reported on Telegram on March 10.

10 March 2025, 03:20 PM

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