Bloomberg reported that tankers carrying Russian LNG sanctioned by the West have gathered together off Russia’s east coast, indicating Moscow’s struggle to sell the product due to Western restrictions.
The Western sanctions had caused shipping problems, which halted the commercial liquefication of Russian Arctic LNG 2.
Three of the three tankers that are now anchored in Russia were previously loaded with cargo from the Arctic LNG facility. According to Bloomberg, the vessels — Nova Energy Pioneer and Asya Energy – are docked at Nakhodka near the port.
The U.S., the U.K. and all three tankers were sanctioned.
Arctic LNG 2, owned and operated by the Russian company Novatek, was envisioned as Russia’s biggest LNG plant. It would also be a flagship project to help Russia become the world’s top LNG producer. It was aimed at producing almost 20 million metric tonnes of LNG each year.
Due to international sanctions, companies from China and Japan halted their participation in the project in December last year.
In September 2024, the Indian government announced that it would no longer purchase LNG produced at Arctic LNG 2.
Russia has not been able, according to reports, to find a buyer of its products despite the fact that the plant began shipping in August.
The U.S. announced new sanctions against a company involved in the Arctic LNG 2 project, and a network shipping companies from the UAE and Singapore that were involved in the purchase by Novatek of LNG transport vessels.
The latest round of sanctions came after the U.S. announced on Oct. 22, that it would “tighten up the screws” on exports of Russian LNG. This would deprive Moscow of energy revenue that funds the full-scale conflict in Ukraine.
Following the suspension of operations at Arctic LNG 2, Russian LNG tankers have gathered off Russia’s east coast, indicating that Moscow has been unable to find buyers.
Serhii dobriak, the head of the Pokrovsk Military Administration, said: “Fortifications will be built in Pokrovsk and we have already entered the city. Certain areas of the town will be blocked so please leave those areas and don’t enter or leave the city.”
Authorities said that the attack destroyed the entrance from the first to fifth floors of a nine-story building. At least 29 people were hurt, including a child.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stated on October 30 that “the evidence now suggests that North Korea sent about 10,000 soldiers for training in eastern Russia.” “Some of these DPRK soldiers have already moved closer towards Ukraine, and we see them outfitted in Russian uniforms and equipped with Russian equipment.”
According to U.K. finance minister Rachel Reeves, London will provide guaranteed support for Ukraine in the amount of PS3 billion ($3.8billion) per year.
The European Commission cited recent legislative amendments affecting the election process. It also cited frequent compromises made on the secrecy of votes, procedural inconsistencies and intimidation. These have all negatively affected public trust in the electoral process.
Brussels expects Ukraine’s broadcasters to return their work to the format of the pre-war period, and questions the telethon’s objectivity.
The White House announced on October 17 that the next Ramstein format meeting would be held virtually in November, prior to Volodymyr Zelensky’s announcement.
According to the U.S. Treasury Department, the recent restrictions are applied to companies that are involved in networks of sanctions evasion in 17 jurisdictions including China, India Malaysia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Thailand and Turkey.
Serhii derkach, Deputy Communities and Territories Minister, presented a step-bystep plan for the partial reopening Ukraine’s airspace during a conference held in Warsaw.
“Russia thinks that they are very powerful, but if we had wanted to seize their power plant, then we would have done so, we could have done so, but we didn’t want to,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
According to Interfax the Russian banking giant offers interest at as low as 2% and plans to extend its offer to Kherson oblast and Zaporizhzhia as soon as housing constructions begin there.
The denial comes just a day after Financial Times reported that Ukraine, Russia and other countries are resuming talks about stopping the strikes on their energy infrastructures after the talks abruptly ceased in August after Ukraine’s Kursk invasion.
The prime minister of a NATO member and EU country discussed a number of topics with the propagandist sanctioned in the West, including the Nord Stream explosions and alleged Western fatigue regarding the support for Ukraine.
It was a confidential information between Ukraine & the White House. How can we understand these messages? Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, said this during a press conference with journalists from Nordic nations.
Eric Schmidt, speaking at the Future Investment Initiative Conference in Saudi Arabia said that Russia’s conflict in Ukraine demonstrated how a “$5,000 Drone can destroy a tank worth $5 million.”
One source stated that only a few hundred of them are special forces and the rest are regular troops.
A source at the South Korean news agency said that Seoul had not received a similar request from the Ukrainians and the matter was not being considered.
As part of the investigation, the office summoned Salome Zourabichvili on Oct. 31. The president refused acknowledge the results, calling it “a Russian special operation” and urging voters to protest.
According to the Air Force, Ukrainian air defenses destroyed 33 of the 62 Russian Shahed drones that were launched overnight. Twenty-three drones were reported “lost.”
Oleksandr Vikul, the head the city’s Military Administration, said on his Telegram channel, Oct. 30, “Unfortunately, 55-year-old male died at 8:50 am.”
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