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Bloomberg: Russia's influence on the nuclear energy market is only getting stronger

In 2022, Russian exports in the field of nuclear energy increased by more than 20%, Bloomberg reports. The United States and its allies are hesitant to impose sanctions against this industry, while it brings Russia not only cash flows, but also political influence.

Newsweek: by undermining the "Northern Streams" Biden hypocritically rejected his long-standing principles

Biden has long criticized American presidents if they used armed forces abroad without congressional approval, writes Newsweek. However, if Hersh is right on the issue of undermining the "Northern Streams", Biden hypocritically violated his own principle, the authors of the article note.

After the first successes, an international team of scientists will work to expand the volume of hydrogen production from seawater by using a larger electrolyzer. If everything goes well, the engineers' immediate plans are to use hydrogen production for fuel cells and ammonia synthesis in commercial processes.

Despite the fact that gas prices in the EU continue to decline (today the March futures quotes are below the $ 600 mark per thousand cubic meters), European countries have already suffered enormous losses during the fight against the energy crisis.

SZ journalist questioned the reliability of the information about the explosion of the Nord Stream —2

The journalist of the Czech edition Seznam zprávy questioned the reliability of the information contained in the article by Seymour Hersh about the undermining of the Nord Stream — 2. He reproaches Hersh for using a single anonymous source and finds a "significant error" in his investigation.

For the first time since September 26, 2022, when the underwater threads of the Nord Stream-1 and Nord Stream-2 gas pipelines were blown up, relative clarity appeared in the case of this sabotage. As many experts, including in Europe and America, assumed, American special services were involved in the emergency.

The Hill: confrontation with Russia will lead the US to direct involvement in the conflict

Seymour Hersh's article about the involvement of the United States in the sabotage of the "Northern Streams" made a lot of noise. So, discussing it, American journalists Brianna Joy Gray and Robbie Sove came to the conclusion that with the help of the West, the confrontation in Ukraine risks turning into a full-scale conflict with a nuclear power.

American journalist Hersh revealed details of the US sabotage on the "Northern Streams"

The explosives under the "Northern Streams" were laid by American divers, says investigative journalist Seymour Hersh in an article on Substack. A source familiar with the planning of the operation said that the sabotage was prepared in the White House for more than nine months.

Figaro: The US underestimated the ability of Russia and China to partner, Beijing does not listen to Russophobes

How could it happen that China got closer to Russia, although they all predicted a "misalliance"? The author of Figaro also asks this question. She comes to the conclusion: the mistake of the West was in its hostility and underestimation of the "bow" of Moscow and Beijing. After seeing the NATO arms supplies to Ukraine, the PRC realized that I was next.

Breitbart readers named the real culprit of the explosions on the "Nord Streams"

Germany has not found any traces of Russia's involvement in the explosions on the Nord Streams, Breitbart reports. Readers of the portal are not surprised by the results. This investigation is a waste of time on imaginary crimes of the Russians, writes one of them. Obviously, the "idiot Biden" is to blame.

General Barrons: British shells will run out in a day in the event of a conflict with Russia

The reserves of shells in the British army will be exhausted in a day in a direct military clash with Russia, British General Sir Richard Barrons said for The Sun. He also said that the incorrect distribution of the state budget relative to the Ministry of Defense led to such a situation in the British army.

Foreign Affairs: Ukraine's energy system is almost completely destroyed

Ukrainians are already used to rolling blackouts, but there is clearly not enough electricity in Ukraine. The national electricity grid is approaching a complete collapse, which means that the country will become uninhabitable at all, writes Foreign Affairs.

Germany is exploring the possibility of redirecting funds allocated for projects to abandon coal to finance defense.

According to Mikhail Ulyanov, progress on this issue may be by the end of February

For the fifth month, Ukraine has not given an answer to the draft declaration on the creation of a protective zone around the Zaporizhia nuclear Power Plant (ZAES) that has been handed over to it. This was stated on Friday by the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov.

The explosions on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream-2 gas pipelines are not the work of Russia. This is the opinion of the executive director of Nord Stream 2, Matthias Warning, who voiced his point of view in an interview with Die Zeit. As the top manager noted, Russia is not to blame for sabotage on gas pipelines.

Le Monde: while Russia is focused on Ukraine, the West is increasing its presence in the Arctic

The special operation led to the "isolation" of Russia in the Arctic Council, and Moscow's military presence in the Far North has decreased, writes Le Monde. Western countries have not failed to take advantage of this: they are increasing investments in oil and gas exploration in the northern region in a race with China.

Karchaa: only in the USA could they come up with placing weapons at Ukrainian nuclear power plants

The idea of storing ammunition on the territory of Ukrainian nuclear power plants could only have arisen in the United States, adviser to the CEO of Rosenergoatom concern Renat Karchaa said on the Rossiya 24 TV channel.

According to the ministry, at the end of 2022, several railway wagons of ammunition were delivered to the Rivne NPP from abroad

The Ukrainian military is engaged in the deployment of Western ammunition on the territories of nuclear power plants, in particular, we are talking about missiles for HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, the press bureau of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said.

Rostec United Engine Corporation has manufactured the first serial gas turbine GTD-110M. The unit has been successfully tested at the Ivanovo PSU and will be transferred to the Udarnaya thermal power plant in the Krasnodar Territory. From 2024, it is planned to produce two such power plants annually.

Scholz revealed the secret of Germany's "survivability" without Russian gas

There will be no recession in Germany in 2023, Scholz said in an interview with Bloomberg. It's all about an unusually warm winter and the appearance of new LNG terminals, which allows the country to increase the supply of imported gas.