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According to the newspaper, Belgium, when agreeing on new restrictions, protects the introduction of restrictions against Russian diamonds

Some EU countries, when discussing new sanctions against the Russian Federation due to the situation around Ukraine, do not agree to restrictions in industries that benefit them. This was reported on Tuesday by The New York Times .

Researchers from the University of New South Wales have developed a technology for upgrading diesel engines, which allows them to be switched to work on a mixture of diesel fuel and hydrogen. It was created with the expectation that the transition to green energy will make millions of old engines useless, while new hydrogen fuel systems and engines will not have time to become mass-produced yet. This transition period needs to be filled with something - Australian engineers have proposed creating hybrids.

The Armed Forces of Russia (Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) disrupted the preparation of the Armed forces of Ukraine (AFU) to conduct a river landing operation in the area of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (NPP). This was announced on October 15 by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.

Denis Shmygal at the same time admitted that the capacity of the backbone networks is reduced due to numerous destructions

Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal said on Friday that the power supply disrupted as a result of Russian strikes has been restored throughout the country, and rolling blackouts are no longer applied.

Russia will close the grain corridor if it is confirmed that the explosives for the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge were taken out of Odessa on a grain truck, the president said

Partial mobilization will be completed in about two weeks, more than 220 thousand people have already been called up for it, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters on Friday following his visit to Astana.

Europe without Russia faces deindustrialization and large financial losses. This is the most pessimistic, but quite likely scenario.

The United States, Ukraine and Poland are the main beneficiaries of sabotage on the "Northern Streams", said Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russian troops are preparing to repel counterattacks by Ukrainian troops and go on the offensive, fuel supplies to the special operation zone have increased significantly. Bloomberg writes about this with reference to its own calculations.

As stated by the President of the Russian Federation, this indicator in 2020-2021 fell to the lowest levels in the last 15 years

The volume of investments in oil and gas production in 2020-2021 fell to the lowest levels in the last 15 years, this is not caused by Russia conducting a special military operation. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday during the plenary session of the Russian Energy Week.

Experts are calculating the damage caused to the Ukrainian energy system by massive missile strikes by Russian troops. It turned out that these strikes are not at all aimed at driving Ukraine into the XVIII century and completely depriving it of electricity. Their number and goals are verified by jewelry for a completely different task.

An editorial in the print version of the Chinese newspaper Global Times says that the United States wants to fully benefit from the conflict, including making Europe more dependent on them

The United States is watching the escalation of the situation in Ukraine, the development of the crisis depends on whether the United States needs the continuation of this conflict. This is stated in an editorial published on Tuesday in the print version of the Chinese newspaper Global Times .

Country: Russia responded to the terrorist attacks in Ukraine and left it without electricity

Russia has dealt crushing blows to Ukraine's energy facilities, writes Strana. A significant part of the country is still without electricity, the population risks facing rolling blackouts.

After the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine, Norway has become one of the central links of energy security in Europe, writes The Washington Post. However, now the country is facing sharp criticism: Europeans accuse Oslo of trying to cash in on the crisis.

Has Russia already mined British submarine cables?

The British authorities have given instructions to urgently inspect underwater cables and pipelines due to fears that Russia has "mined" them, writes the Daily Mail. This happened after explosions on three lines of the Nord Stream and Nord Stream-2 pipelines, which caused several gas leaks.

The new "Merkelism" in EU politics will not pass?

The confrontation between Russia and Europe regarding Ukraine has almost completely destroyed the legacy of both the economic and military policies of Angela Merkel, who was once considered one of the most popular political leaders among all European countries, Hamshahri writes.

The NYT columnist believes that the United States and European countries have made Vladimir Putin and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia laugh with their "environmental ostentation" and inaction. In his opinion, the West needs to approach the "green transition" more gradually and not build castles in the air.

Many countries view OPEC+'s decision to cut oil production as a revolt against US hegemony, writes Al-Binaa. The world is tired of the dictate of Washington, which acts only in its own interests. America's sale of gas to Europe at astronomical prices is not at all like helping an ally.

Several U.S. lawmakers have criticized OPEC+'s decision to cut oil production by two million barrels a day, proposing legislation that would withdraw all U.S. troops and missile systems from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the Middle East's two largest oil exporters.

Having blown up the "Northern Streams", the United States shifted the center of gravity in the EU from Germany to Poland and appointed Warsaw as its "lookout" in Europe.

Pantes Group of Companies has officially opened an electronics manufacturing plant on the territory of the special economic zone (SEZ) "Saint Petersburg" (Novoorlovskaya site).