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Azerbaijan pardons French prisoner after EU caves in on sanctions

Editor's note: this is a developing story Azerbaijan's leader Ilham Aliyev pardoned a French national on Sept. 23 reports France 24, hours after the EU agreed to delist two Russian oligarchs from sanctions. The EU was forced by French pressure to drop sanctions against oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman on Sept. 22, in return for allowing the bloc's remaining 3,000 Russia sanctions to remain in force. The French government has not publicly cited why it adopted this position, and on

EU clears 3 billion euros for Ukraine after Kyiv passes reforms

The agreement comes hours after a meeting between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President Volodymyr Zelensky, in which the former reminded that Ukraine unlock 37 billion euros ($42 billion) by carrying out previously-agreed reforms.

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Ukraine's energy security has become severely compromised since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022, with systematic attacks destroying approximately 50% of thermal generation capacity and targeting natural gas storage facilities. The government works with European partners to diversify energy sources, strengthen grid connections with EU networks, and secure alternative fuel supplies, while defending remaining power infrastructure from ongoing Russian strikes.

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