German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said his country would agree to a EU ban on Russian oil, despite the fact that fuel prices could rise. In 2021, Germany imported 81 million tonnes of crude oil, one third was supplied from Russia. Since Feb.24, Germany had already cut its share to 12%.
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Sunday, October 18
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"We are very thankful for this... Now it works," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
A flying object, likely a drone, entered Lithuanian airspace and exploded on Oct. 18, sending residents to shelters and damaging a civilian vehicle, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said.
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According to the president, the U.S. and Ukraine are in "constant communication" and are preparing their "next steps in diplomacy."
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St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov confirmed the attack, reporting fires at the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, the Ruchyi oil depot, and industrial warehouses in the Kolpinsky District.
The attackers attempted to set fire to satellite antennas and a control unit, Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius said.
Russian strikes hit 20 locations, while falling debris was reported at four other sites.
"Tens of thousands of families are without power," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
"If it just passes through the country, then obviously there is no obstacle to it," Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said.
The number includes 2,090 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
"I think the President wants to take the 60-day period of time to sort of analyze what imposing both sanctions and tariffs will mean to the global economy and even to the U.S. economy," said Rubio.
The Lutsk facility in northwestern Ukraine, which manufactures wiring systems for BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Skoda vehicles, was attacked by Russian drones on Oct. 16.
The two drones were jet-powered, belonging to the Geran-family of attack drones frequently used by Russia to attack targets in Ukraine, according to Romania's Defense Ministry. The Ministry did not specify which nation the drones belonged to.
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