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☆ Ukraine Asks for Longer-Range Missiles as It Awaits Tank Deliveries
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Matthew Luxmoore | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Ukrainian paratroopers waited Saturday for transport in Chasiv Yar, to the west of the front-line city of Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine. KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine called on its Western backers to supply longer-range missiles capable of striking deeper into Russian-held territory, as Russia claimed fresh advances in the monthslong battle for the eastern city of Bakhmut. In his nightly address on Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine needed advanced weapons systems such as the U.S. Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, to counteract Russian strikes that were killing Ukrainian civilians.

☆ 'Fast-track' talks are underway between Ukraine and Western allies for missiles and planes
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Ukraine and its Western allies are engaged in "fast-track" talks on the possibility of equipping the invaded country with long-range missiles and military aircraft, a top Ukrainian presidential aide said Saturday. Orban has refused to send weapons to neighboring Ukraine and sought to block EU funds earmarked for military aid. Amid news of the coordinated effort, Russia bombarded Ukraine with missiles, exploding drones and artillery shells. The attacks continued Saturday when Russian missiles struck the city of Kostyantynivka in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk province. In a separate Telegram post earlier Saturday, Kyrylenko reported that Russian attacks in the province killed four civilians in all and wounded seven others in 24 hours.

☆ European gas savings success hides darker reality
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Lisa Jucca | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

But success in saving gas hides a darker reality for European industry. In 2021 the European Union burned 412 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas, European Commission data shows. Last year that figured dropped by around 50 bcm, the International Energy Agency estimates, equivalent to a 12% fall. European production of steel and aluminium, which is also energy-intensive, fell 10% in the first 10 months of 2022. In 2021, the bloc consumed 412 bcm of gas, European Commission data shows.

☆ Allies offer more weapons to Ukraine, but no decisions have been made on tanks
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Ukrainian military vehicles drive along a road outside of the town of Chasiv Yar on January 18, 2023 in Bakhmut, Ukraine. Western allies on Friday dampened Ukraine's hopes for a rapid shipment of battle tanks to boost its firepower for a spring offensive against Russian forces, with the United States urging Kyiv to hold off from mounting such an operation. The run-up to the Ramstein meeting had been dominated by the issue of whether Germany would agree to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, or permit other countries that have them to do so. The United States was also holding fast to its decision not to provide Abrams tanks to Ukraine yet, a senior U.S. official said in Washington. Ukraine was hit especially hard this week, reporting 44 people confirmed dead and 20 unaccounted for after a Russian missile attack on an apartment block in Dnipro.

The drop is not just because industrial companies are turning down thermostats, they are also shutting down plants that may never reopen. And while lower energy use helps Europe weather the crisis sparked by Russia's war in Ukraine and Moscow's supply cuts, executives, economists and industry groups warn its industrial base may end up severely weakened if high energy costs persist. Reuters GraphicsThe International Energy Agency estimates European industrial gas demand fell by 25% in the third quarter from a year earlier. "We are doing all we can to prevent a reduction in industrial activity," an European Commission spokesperson said in an email. "From Jan. 1, we will be able to switch to oil," company executive Wolfgang Ott said, as the company seeks government help to cushion energy costs.

☆ Yara to pay extra dividend as earnings soar above expectation
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Victoria Klesty | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

But he told Reuters that Yara has no immediate plans to restart the curtailed production even though European spot gas prices have fallen steadily in recent weeks. "What we have seen with Yara in recent years is that they can get a superprofit from buying ammonia and upgrade it - high gas prices have been advantageous for Yara because they have such good flexibility," he said. Weighed down by soaring energy prices, Yara in August said it had slashed capacity utilisation at its European ammonia plants to just 35%, raising questions about the continent's ability to produce enough fertiliser for its crops. Yara said it expects to pay $540 million more for natural gas in the fourth quarter than a year earlier. Fertiliser prices have risen sharply over the past year, tracking higher energy costs.

☆ The ‘Wild Field’ Where Putin Sowed the Seeds of War
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Jeffrey Gettleman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Viacheslav Boitsov, an emergency services official, said there were “no military facilities nearby.”But according to Mr. Mohyla and Oleksandr Nevydomskyi, another Ukrainian military officer, Ukrainian soldiers were staying in that building. The night before, they said, a mysterious man was seen standing outside flashing light signals, most likely pinpointing the position. The military calls such spies “correctors,” and they relay navigational information to the Russians to make missile and artillery strikes more precise. Ukrainian officials have arrested more than 20 and say correctors are often paid several hundred dollars after a target is hit. “For sure there are Russian agents in this town,” Mr. Mohyla said.

☆ Pakistan Sees Climate-Fueled Floods, Barely Contributes to Emissions
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-31 | by ( Paola Rosa-Aquino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Rising temperatures due to climate change lead to heavy rainfall and floods in many parts of the world. Wealthy industrialized countries have pumped far more greenhouse gas emissions — a key driver of climate change — into the air than Pakistan, a low-emitting nation. Children swim in flood waters along with buffalo on the outskirts of Sukkur, Sindh province, on August 30, 2022. Brick kiln workers carry their belongings and move following flash flood in Hyderabad southern Sindh province Pakistan, on August 30, 2022. "Let's stop sleepwalking towards the destruction of our planet by climate change," he said, adding, "Today, it's Pakistan.

☆ Emil Loteanu – ultimul romantic al cinematografiei sovietice
▼ + stars: | 2003-04-18 | by ( ) lyberti.com time to read: +3 min

Istoricul zilei: 6 noiembrieLa 6 noiembrie 1936, în satul Clocuşna, judeţul Hotin, s-a născut cunoscutul regizor de film, scenarist şi poet moldovean, Emil Loteanu. În prezent satul de baştină al lui Emil Loteanu se află în raionul Ocniţa, Republica Moldova. Emil Loteanu a fost declarat drept „cel mai bun regizor al secolului XX din cinematografia moldovenească”. Există lucruri mai puțin cunoscute despre personalitatea lui Emil Loteanu, numit și ultimul romantic al cinematografiei sovietice. Într-un interviu, compozitorul Eugen Doga afirma că eroii filmelor lui Loteanu aveau aceleași gesticulări și mimici ca însuși regizorul acestora.

Persons: Emil Loteanu, Emil, Vladimir, Marcel, Tatiana, Anna, Eugen Doga, Loteanu, Svetlana Toma, Grigore Grigoriu, Victor Ciutac, Maria, Victor Soțchi Organizations: Moldova Locations: Clocuşna, Hotin, moldovean, Ocniţa, Republica Moldova, Basarabiei, URSS, Rădăuți, București, Ambasada Sovietică, Clocușna, Moscova, Bucovina, Crasna, Cernăuţi, Vagankovo, Rusiei

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