Ukraine bans import of electricity from Russia, Belarus until October 1 / On Wednesday, May 26, at a meeting of the National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission of Ukraine (NEURC), it was decided to limit the available capacity for importing electricity to Ukraine from states that are not parties to the Energy Community (Russia, Belarus) to 0 MW until October 1, 2021, People’s Deputy Olexii Goncharenko announced in his Telegram channel.
Biden and Putin's meeting on June 16: Psaki named the main topics of negotiations / U.S. President Joe Biden will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 16 in Geneva, Switzerland, the press service of the White House reports.
The US closed its consulate in Yekaterinburg after being designated as an "unfriendly country” / The U.S. Consulate General in Yekaterinburg stopped working after the Russian government, in accordance with the decree of President Vladimir Putin, prepared a list of "unfriendly countries" that included the United States.
The Russian Federation approved a list of "unfriendly" countries / The Russian government has approved a list of unfriendly countries. There are two names on the list - the United States and the Czech Republic.
In Israel, Hamas launched deadly missile strikes / Israel stepped up its attacks on the Gaza Strip, flattening a high-rise building used by the Hamas militant group and killing at least three militants in their hideouts on Tuesday as Palestinian rockets rained down almost nonstop on parts of Israel, APNews reports.
US Coast Guard conducted a port visit in Odesa, Ukraine / On Monday, May 10, the Legend-class national security cutter USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) conducted a port visit in Odesa, Ukraine, following at sea engagements with Ukrainian navy, US Navy reports.
Russian hackers attacked the largest US fuel pipeline / One of the U.S. largest pipelines,Colonial Pipeline Company, which carries refined gasoline and jet fuel from Texas up the East Coast to New York, was forced to shut down after the Russian hacker attack, BBC reports.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to visit Ukraine next week / Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Kyiv next week, a clear signal of the Biden administration’s support for Ukraine’s government against threats from Russia, New York Times reports.
The EU has taken a step towards imposing new sanctions against Russia / On Thursday, April 29, the European Parliament passed a resolution on Russia, the case of Alexei Navalny, the military build-up on Ukraine’s border and Russian attacks in the Czech Republic.
Russia is drawing up a list of unfriendly states, Ukraine is among them / The Governmentof the Russian Federation, in accordance with the decree of President Putin, is preparing a list of "unfriendly countries", which, except for the United States, may include the Czech Republic, Poland, the Baltic States and Ukraine.
