The Kyiv Independent’s contributor Ignatius Ivlev-Yorke spent a day with a mobile team from the State Emergency Service in Nikopol in the south of Ukraine as they responded to relentless drone, artillery, and mortar strikes from Russian forces just across the Dnipro River. Nikopol is located across from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the city of Enerhodar.
Peter Szijjarto's announcement came after Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) allegedly dismantled a Hungarian military intelligence network operating in Zakarpattia Oblast.
Moscow and Washington discuss the potential resumption of Russian gas supplies to Europe, among other issues related to the peaceful settlement of Russia's war in Ukraine, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov confirmed to the Russian state-run Interfax news agency.
"This is a historic decision, as weapons for Ukraine will be purchased at the expense of the proceeds from frozen Russian assets through the European Peace Fund," Denys Shmyhal said.
Kurt Volker said that now "there is more alignment" between Ukraine and the U.S. under the Trump Administration than at the beginning of 2025.
The approval marks a key step in international efforts to hold Moscow accountable for what is considered the gravest violation of international law committed against Ukraine.
Although Moscow declared on April 28 that it would halt all military actions from May 8 to midnight on May 11 to mark Victory Day, strikes on civilian areas have continued.
Under Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin's rule, millions of Ukrainians died during the Holodomor, a man-made famine in 1932–1933. The dictator also oversaw mass deportations, purges of Ukrainian intellectuals and leaders, and the suppression of the Ukrainian language and culture.
According to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), this marks the first time Ukrainian authorities have exposed a Hungarian military intelligence network conducting activities harmful to Ukraine.
Delegations from 35 countries and the Council of Europe gathered in Lviv as EU officials prepare to approve both new defense aid and steps toward establishing a tribunal for Russian leadership.
The ruling marks a significant victory for RFE/RL amid growing concerns about U.S. funding cuts to independent media countering Russian disinformation.
German state-owned gas trader considering storing natural gas in Ukraine again
The German state-owned natural gas trader SEFE is considering the possibility of storing natural gas in Ukraine again, Bloomberg reported on April 10, citing comments from the company's chief commercial officer Frederic Barnaud.
Ukraine has been encouraging foreign traders to store gas in its vast underground gas storage (UGS) facilities, the majority of which are located in western Ukraine.
Before the full-scale invasion, Ukraine offered up to 10 billion cubic meters (bcm) of storage to foreign traders. After initial hesitancy in the first year of the invasion, foreign traders returned in 2023 motivated by competitive storage tariffs and rented 2.5 bcm of storage space last year.
Barnaud told Bloomberg that SEFE had most recently stored gas in Ukraine "a few months ago" but did not give a timeline on the proposed resumption of gas storage.
"There are some risks with Ukraine, particularly if gas gets stranded there because the top side of the storage gets damaged in attacks," Barnaud said to Bloomberg at the FT Commodities Global Summit in Switzerland.
"We are seeking to engage a little bit more than we normally would because Ukraine will be one of the key countries for energy in Europe post-war."
Ukraine is aiming to attract 4 bcm of gas from foreign traders this year, the state-run energy company Naftogaz announced in March.
The country’s UGS facilities have a capacity of 30 bcm, the largest in Europe.
Naftogaz CEO Oleksiy Chernyshov previously told the Kyiv Independent that its UGS facilities are largely safe because they are deep underground.
"We really want to work with Ukraine because it's a large market," said Barnaud.
"If we find ways to work together, to facilitate a better integration of Ukraine gas, as well as power to the European networks, we will do it."
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