Speaking Tuesday during a visit to Poland, Economy Minister Robert Habeck - who is also the vice chancellor and responsible for energy - said that his country has cut Russia’s share of its oil supply from 35% before the war in Ukraine to about 12%. Germany, which has Europe’s biggest economy, has said so far that it aims to end Russian oil imports by the end of this year. The aim is to strengthen Moldova’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, with a special status for Trans-Dniester.īERLIN - Germany’s vice chancellor says his country has come “very, very close” to independence from Russian oil and an embargo on deliveries would now be “manageable.” continues to fully support efforts by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to reach a political settlement of the Trans-Dniester conflict in the so-called 5+2 process which comprises Trans-Dniester, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia and the OSCE with the United States and the European Union as observers. Concerns are high that those forces could be used to invade Ukraine from the west. ![]() The separatist region fought a brief war with Moldova in 1992 and declared itself an independent state, though it remains unrecognized by any country, including Russia which bases about 1,500 troops there, calling them peacekeepers. Russian speakers of the strip of land with about 470,000 people between Moldova and Ukraine nominally seceded from Moldova in 1990, one year before the dissolution of the Soviet Union, fearing the country might shortly merge with Romania, whose language and culture it broadly shares. No one claimed responsibility for the attacks, but Ukraine all but blamed Russia. Explosions rocked the region for the second day in a row, knocking out two powerful radio antennas close to the Ukrainian border. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said Tuesday that Guterres has called for efforts to lower tensions throughout Trans-Dniester. says Secretary-General António Guterres is concerned about reports of new security incidents in a Russian-backed separatist region of Moldova “and urges all concerned to refrain from any statements or actions that could escalate tensions.” He said operations at the embassy would resume as soon as possible depending on the security situation in the capital. embassy in Kyiv, which was closed shortly before Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. State Department spokesman Ned Price said the agency has accelerated its review of re-opening the U.S. ![]() would start restaffing its diplomatic facilities in Ukraine this week. The step came just two days after Secretary of State Antony Blinken informed Ukrainian leaders during a secrecy-shrouded visit to Kyiv that the U.S. – Russia cuts off gas to 2 NATO nations in bid to divide West.– Live Updates | Explosions in Ukrainian city of Kherson.
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