Fuel and energy

Ukraine is on the verge of an energy catastrophe after a quarrel with the authorities of the Russian Federation and Belarus.

Yuriy Vitrenko compared Russian President Putin's demand to pump additional gas through the «Nord Stream 2» gas pipeline with a "geopolitical weapon" Moscow is using.

Lithuania and Moldova are betraying Ukraine by buying energy resources from Russia. 

The first string of the Nord Stream 2 (SP-2) gas pipeline is filled with gas and is ready for launch, the second can be filled by the end of the year.

The head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Energy and Housing and Utilities, Andriy Gerus, said that Russia from November 1 stops supplying coal to Ukrainian thermal power plants.

The company "Naftogaz of Ukraine" on Friday will supply gas to the Moldovan company S.A. Energocom in the volume of 500 thousand cubic meters, the press service of the company reports.

Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov called the announcement of large profits of the Russian company Gazprom "another fake".

Russia complies with all contractual obligations on gas, there are certain conditions to increase supplies, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin told RIA Novosti.

China has officially turned to Inter RAO with a request to double the supply of electricity in November and December.

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The Russian authorities do not consider the record gas prices in Europe

Mario Meren said that the launch of the Nord Stream—2 pipeline will help to increase gas supplies to Europe and will help stabilize the difficult situation on the gas market.

In September, North American coal miners overtook Russian ones in terms of coking coal supplies to China and became the largest source of raw materials for China.

At the moment gas is being taken from storage facilities in the amount of approximately 24 million cubic meters. m per day.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba accused Russia of using gas as a weapon