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☆ Europe is still quietly importing Russian nuclear energy
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

On presenting its latest sanctions package, the European Commission did not propose targeting the trade of Russian nuclear fuel. Hungary and Bulgaria were the most vocal in opposing sanctions on Russian uranium and other nuclear tech last week, according to Rodrigo. "Russian nuclear terror requires a stronger response from the international community - sanctions on the Russian nuclear industry and nuclear fuel," Zelenskyy said via Twitter at the time. Mikhail Metzel | Afp | Getty ImagesThere are 18 Russian nuclear reactors in Europe, in countries including Finland, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. How 'green' is nuclear energy?

☆ Putin says no need for massive new strikes on Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ASTANA, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday there was no need for massive new strikes on Ukraine and that Russia was not looking to destroy the country. He also repeated the Kremlin position that Russia was willing to hold talks, although he said they would require international mediation if Ukraine was prepared to take part. He said there was "no need for massive strikes" now because most designated targets had been hit. But he answered "No" when asked if he had any regrets, saying failure to act in Ukraine would have been even worse. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Reuters; writing by Mark Trevelyan; Editing by Kevin LiffeyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Mobile operator Veon may spin off Russian Beeline -Izvestia cites sources
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Veon operates its Beeline brand through its subsidiary Vimpelcom in Russia, a market that accounts for around half of the group's revenues. Veon also operates Beeline in Kazakhstan and Kyivstar in Ukraine. "We regularly evaluate our portfolio and look for investment or divestment activity that could create value for VEON's stakeholders," Veon said in a statement. Veon's shares have traded near record lows since tumbling after Russia sent its armed forces into Ukraine in February. In Amsterdam, Veon shares were up around 7% by 1052 GMT.

☆ Putin puts "gas hub" plan to Turkey's Erdogan
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan meet on the sidelines of the 6th summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CICA), in Astana, Kazakhstan October 13, 2022. Putin first suggested on Wednesday that Russia could create a major gas hub in Turkey by redirecting supplies intended for the damaged Nord Stream undersea pipelines. In the televised exchange between the two leaders, Erdogan did not comment on the gas hub idea. Erdogan has sought to mediate between Moscow and Kyiv since Putin invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. Erdogan told Putin: "We are determined to strengthen and continue the grain exports under the Istanbul agreement and the transfer of Russian grain and fertiliser to less developed countries via Turkey."

☆ Putin courts Erdogan with plan to pump more Russian gas via Turkey
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan meet on the sidelines of the 6th summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CICA), in Astana, Kazakhstan October 13, 2022. At a meeting in Kazakhstan, Putin said Turkey offered the most reliable route to deliver gas to the European Union, and the proposed platform would allow prices to be set without politics. Turkey has, however, rejected Russia's move to annex four Ukrainian regions as a "grave violation" of international law. Erdogan told Putin: "We are determined to strengthen and continue the grain exports ... and the transfer of Russian grain and fertiliser to less developed countries via Turkey." Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov this week signalled increasing receptiveness to talks after Moscow suffered a series of military defeats.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan meet on the sidelines of the 6th summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CICA), in Astana, Kazakhstan October 13, 2022. Putin told his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan that Turkey could act as a gas hub, having already suggested on Wednesday that Russia could reroute supplies intended for the Nord Stream pipelines under the Baltic Sea, which were damaged last month. Concerns over winter supplies were heightened as workers at EDF's Bugey nuclear plant in eastern France resumed a strike over wages on Thursday, the latest in a series of stoppages to hit the French industry. Norway has become an increasingly important source of gas for the EU and Britain after Russia curtailed supplies. At a meeting in Kazakhstan, President Putin said that increased cooperation on supplies with Turkey , which is not a member of the EU, could also help to regulate prices.

☆ Russia's Putin in Kazakhstan for meetings of regional bodies
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

ASTANA, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kazakhstan on Thursday to attend meetings of several regional bodies, a Kazakh government source told Reuters. Putin is set to attend the summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) on Thursday alongside a number of Asian leaders, including Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan. Putin is expected to have two-way meetings with Erdogan and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Tamara Vaal; Writing by Olzhas Auyezov; Editing by Clarence FernandezOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Some of Russia's closest allies abstained at the UN rather than support its claim to have annexed parts of Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

UN members voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to condemn Russia's annexation of Ukrainian regions. 143 nations voted in support, agreeing to condemn Russia's annexation, while 35 abstained. Experts say Russia's invasion of Ukraine has pushed them further from Russia. Russia tried to make Wednesday's vote a secret ballot, which would have obscured which nations voted with Russia. It did so after conducting referendums in the four regions — Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia — which Ukraine and Western nations dismissed as a sham.

☆ Russians fleeing Putin's call-up sail to S.Korea, most denied entry
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Hyonhee Shin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SEOUL, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Desperate to avoid military call-up to fight in Ukraine, more than 20 Russians have sailed in yachts down the North Pacific coast to South Korea, but most were refused entry, a South Korean lawmaker said on Wednesday. Arriving aboard four yachts, 23 Russians have reached South Korea since late September, but authorities have granted entry to only two, lawmaker An Ho-young said, citing coast guard data. Two yachts left from the South Korean island of Ulleung and southeastern port of Pohang on Tuesday with 15 Russians aboard, An said. Two other yachts remained in Pohang, and one of them - left with just two Russians aboard after two gained entry - intended making the long voyage to Thailand, the lawmaker added. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Hyonhee Shin; Editing by Simon Cameron-MooreOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Lavrov says Russia open to talks with West, awaiting serious proposal
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow was open to talks with the West on the Ukraine war but had yet to receive any serious proposal to negotiate. In an interview on state TV, Lavrov said Russia was willing to engage with the United States or with Turkey on ways to end the war, now in its eight month. Commenting on the possibility that Turkey could host talks between Russia and the West, Lavrov said Moscow would be willing to listen to any suggestions but could not say in advance whether this would lead to results. He said Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan would have an opportunity to put proposals to Russian President Vladimir Putin when both visit Kazakhstan this week. Lavrov noted that direct talks between Russia and Ukraine had broken down at the end of March.

☆ Video: See why Putin is losing his grip on former Soviet republics
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

Russia's war in Ukraine is being felt across the former Soviet Union, where many countries are reacting in horror to the Kremlin's destructive invasion. CNN's Ivan Watson reports from Almaty, Kazakhstan.

☆ Putin may meet Erdogan to discuss idea of Russia-West talks, Kremlin says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 10 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin may meet Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan this week to discuss a Turkish proposal to host talks between Russia and the West on Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Monday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russia had not received any signals about the prospect of negotiations with the West in Turkey, but did not rule out that Putin could discuss this with Erdogan. Both Putin and Erdogan are expected to visit Kazakhstan this week. Erdogan has urged Putin to reduce tensions and in September called on Moscow to give peace negotiations another chance. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by ReutersOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ China's climate push could spawn new global players, even if Beijing falls short on its pledge
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-04 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

China aims to reach peak carbon emissions in 2030. Two years ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping formally announced the world's second largest economy would strive for peak carbon emissions in 2030, and carbon neutrality in 2060. Emerging leader in offshore wind? The U.K. and the rest of Europe are each expected to add about 10 gigawatts of offshore wind power in the next three years, according to IEEFA Research. Overenthusiastic measures to force local areas to cut carbon emissions last year resulted in a power shortage that disrupted factory production.

☆ The number of Russians fleeing the country to evade Putin's draft is bigger than the original invasion force, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The UK's MOD said the number of fleeing Russians likely exceeds Putin's original invasion force. "Whilst exact numbers are unclear, it likely exceeds the size of the total invasion force Russia fielded in February 2022." According to the Associated Press, as of Wednesday at least 194,000 Russians have fled to Georgia, Kazakhstan and Finland alone. Those conservative estimates already exceed what the US had estimated to be the 190,000-strong invasion force that massed at Ukraine's border just prior to the invasion. The UK's MOD noted on Thursday that "the better off and well educated are over-represented amongst those attempting to leave Russia."

☆ Russia's neighbor considers asylum for draft dodgers who can prove they were conscripted, but not young men afraid of being called up
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Russia's European neighbors say they will not take in Russians fleeing mobilization. But Latvia has told Insider it will consider giving asylum to men who can prove they've been drafted. Russia's European neighbors have largely rejected the idea that they would let in Russians fleeing out of fear that they will be sent to Ukraine. Pabriks echoed the reasoning given by Russia's other neighbors for not taking in fleeing Russians. Latvia's foreign ministry took a more cautious tone on Russians fleeing mobilization.

☆ Russians fleeing Putin's draft are pouring into nearby countries, sending hotel rates, rents, and airfares soaring
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Many are heading to neighboring countries where they can enter visa-free, like Kazakhstan and Georgia. The influx has jacked up hotel rates and rents in these places. The sudden surge in Russians entering these neighboring countries has jacked up hotel rates and home rents in Kazakhstan and Georgia. Many highly educated professionals have left Russia since the war with Ukraine broke out, Insider's Jason Lalljee reported in March. In some cases, tenants have faced eviction, as they have been unable to fork up additional rents, the publication reported.

☆ Russian ballet dancer censured for pro-war performance in Uzbekistan
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Russian ballet dancer Sergei Polunin rehearses at the Royal Opera House for the Project Polunin show in London, Britain, March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall/File PhotoALMATY, Sept 28 (Reuters) - A prominent Russian ballet dancer complained on Wednesday that he was censured for performing a song dedicated to fallen Russian soldiers while on tour in Uzbekistan, while Uzbek authorities said he had deviated from an agreed programme. The incident highlighted the concern among Moscow's Central Asian partners about its military campaign in Ukraine, a fellow former Soviet republic. After the performance, Polunin said, officials of Uzbekistan's Culture and Arts Development Foundation - an Uzbek state agency overseeing arts - rudely reprimanded him for it. "We must not cave in to this, we must not allow them to do this to Russian artists and Russian culture," he said.

☆ Almost 100,000 Russians Have Crossed Into Kazakhstan Since Putin’s Mobilization Order
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Ann M. Simmons | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

MOSCOW—Nearly 100,000 Russians crossed the border into Kazakhstan in the days following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a broad mobilization to generate new troops to fight in Ukraine. The flow is part of an exodus of Russians who have headed to countries such as Armenia, Georgia, Mongolia and Nordic nations in recent days and comes as uncertainty mounts over whether the Kremlin might mobilize additional manpower to complement the more than 300,000 reservists that were called up on Sept. 21.

☆ Russian exodus shows no signs of easing as Ukraine war looms over recruits
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Yuliya-Talmazan-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Yuliya Talmazan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

New satellite images released Monday appeared to show a large number of vehicles lining up at Russia’s border crossings with neighboring Georgia and Mongolia. On Tuesday, the Russian state news agency Tass quoted Russian border officials as saying that around 3,600 passenger cars were waiting to cross into Georgia. Kazak border authorities said 98,000 Russian citizens have entered Kazakhstan since the mobilization was announced, according to Russia’s state news agency Ria. NBC News reached out to border officials in both Kazakhstan and Finland for further comment. On Monday, Russian media reported cases of some men being turned back at Russian airports and barred from leaving the country.

Russians trying to avoid getting conscripted to fight in Ukraine appeared to be trying to cross the border into Georgia, Kazakhstan and even remote Mongolia, satellite imagery suggested Monday. Russian border guards didn’t appear to be trying to stop them. The Russians are fleeing to Georgia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and other countries because they don't require visas. Logvin said he waited 34 hours at the border before he was allowed to enter Georgia. According to Maxar, this satellite image appears to show a traffic jam near the Russian border with Georgia on Sunday.

☆ Russian Orthodox leader said Russian soldiers who die in the Ukraine war are committing a 'sacrifice' that 'washes away all the sins' as many citizens leave the country to avoid the draft
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Patriarch Kirill I said Russian soldiers who die in the war will be absolved of "sins." The Sunday sermin came days after Russia announced the mobilization of 300,000 troops. Patriarch Kirill I made his remarks on Sunday, days after Russia announced a "partial mobilization" of troops, and men continue to be seen fleeing the country to avoid the draft. And therefore, we believe that this sacrifice washes away all the sins that a person has committed," he said, according to Reuters. He previously justified the war as a fight against "excess consumption" and "gay parades" infiltrating Ukraine, according to The Orthodox Times.

☆ Kazakhstan struggles to accommodate Russians fleeing war
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

ALMATY, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan is struggling to accommodate tens of thousands of Russians who have fled their homeland since Moscow announced a military mobilisation last week, officials say, but the Almaty government has no plans to close its border. Russians do not need a visa or even a passport to enter Kazakhstan, just their Russian identity papers. The Russian language is also widely spoken in the country, which is home to a large ethnic Russian minority. While some Kazakhs have already called for border closures or restrictions on Russians' entry, others have arranged meeting points for arriving Russians and set up volunteer networks to help them find shelter. In the city of Oral, some Russians have spent a night at a local cinema which invited them through social media.

☆ Holiday in Montenegro becomes escape from call-up for Russians
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Alexander and his wife Svetlana walk on Jaz beach near Budva, Montenegro, September 26, 2022. REUTERS/Stevo VasiljevicBUDVA, Montenegro, Sept 27 (Reuters) - When Alexander and his wife Svetlana arrived for a two-week vacation in Montenegro, they planned to return home to Russia. But President Vladimir Putin's announcement last week ordering a mobilisation of reservists for the war in Ukraine has thrown their lives into disarray. I am afraid we will have no friends left in Russia," Alexander said. Maxim, 48, a physician, was also vacationing in Montenegro when he heard about mobilisation at home.

☆ Putin could announce Russia is annexing parts of occupied Ukraine on Friday, UK defense chiefs warn
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia is holding sham referendums on getting occupied Ukraine to become part of Russia. Putin could formally annex the regions on Friday, the UK Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday. As part of of ongoing updates on the war in Ukraine, the UK Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday that Putin may use his Friday address to parliament to announce the regions are being annexed. "There is a realistic possibility that Putin will use his address to formally announce the accession of the occupied regions of Ukraine to the Russian Federation," the ministry said. Russia also used a referendum after it seized Crimea from Ukraine and annexed it in 2014.

☆ Desperation on Russia's borders as draft-eligible men flee
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Felix Light | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Travellers from Russia cross the border to Georgia at the Zemo Larsi/Verkhny Lars station, Georgia September 26, 2022. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterHis escape was part of a vast exodus from Russia that has seen thousands of military-age men make for the borders with Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. On Monday, Novaya Gazeta Europe reported that 261,000 men had left Russia since mobilisation was declared, citing a Kremlin source. On the Kazakhstan border, Nikita described would-be emigres pitching tents along the highway leading up to the Vishnyovka border post, while others less well-equipped slept on the tarmac, building makeshift beds out of their own clothes. Some of the most dramatic scenes were at Russia’s only operational border crossing with Georgia, which allows Russians to stay for a year without a visa.

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