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  • Russian victory would cost Europe twice as much as supporting Ukraine, study finds

    12/03/2025 12:44:41 AM PST · by AdmSmith · 954 replies
    The Kyiv Independent ^ | 29NOV2025 | Lucy Pakhnyuk
    A Russian military victory in Ukraine would cost Europe twice as much as a Ukrainian victory, according to a new study by Corisk and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs published on Nov. 25. Under the first scenario proposed by the researchers, Moscow's forces would continue their incremental advance and push westward toward the Dnipro River. As a result of their military victories, the Kremlin would force Ukraine to accept a negotiated settlement on terms beneficial to Moscow. According to the report, such an outcome would amount to a Russian partial victory, giving the Kremlin influence over Ukraine's political and...
  • Russia cuts off gas exports to Europe via Nord Stream indefinitely

    09/03/2022 2:03:54 AM PDT · by Cathi · 124 replies
    CNN Business ^ | Uliana Pavlova and Anna Cooban
    Russia won’t immediately resume exports of natural gas to Europe through its Nord Stream 1 pipeline, worsening a shortage that threatens to tip the continent into an energy crisis this winter. On Friday, Russian state energy giant Gazprom said it would not resume flows through the pipeline on Saturday as planned because it had detected an oil leak at its Portovaya compressor station. The pipeline has been shut since Wednesday for maintenance. It didn’t give a timeline of when exports might resume.