"The potential gas hub in Turkey may be the platform for determining the price of gas ."
The face to face in Astana between Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan disappoints those who expected a change in Ukraine but relaunches a possible way out of the global energy crisis . If Europe no longer wants to buy Russian methane directly, is the message of the Moscow leader, it could do so with the intermediary of Ankara, which continues to receive a "full supply" because it has proved to be "the most reliable partner".
"If Turkey and our possible buyers in other countries are interested, we could consider the possible construction of another pipeline system and the creation of a gas hub in Turkey for sale to other countries, to third countries, primarily to the European ones, "said the tsar in an hour and a half bilateral on the sidelines of the Sixth Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia. "This hub, which we could set up together, would certainly serve not only as a basis for supplies, but also to regulate prices", bringing them "to a normal market level without any politicization", Putin assured, to Erdogan's satisfaction. .
Meanwhile, Moscow continues to send messages of readiness for negotiations , but without easing the bombing of Ukraine. "The special military operation continues but Russia is open to dialogue to achieve its goals, which have not changed", explained the Kremlin, stating however that it does not expect any "prospects for negotiations" . If signals arrive from the US, it would be ready to take them into consideration, once again stressed Foreign Minister Serghei Lavrov, keeping alive the hypothesis of a face to face between Putin and Joe Biden at the G20 next month in Bali.
Kiev, however, does not trust. Russia "must be diplomatically isolated" , diplomacy is a "powerful" tool but it cannot be there as long as "weapons speak", warned President Volodymyr Zelensky, who instead insists on new military supplies. "We expect important steps from Italy and France. Honestly - he added - we have 10% of what we need to defend ourselves".
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Kiev, 15 bodies recovered from stricken building in Zaporizhzhia
The bodies of 15 other civilians were recovered under the rubble of a 9-story apartment building hit by a Russian missile on 9 October in Zaporizhzhia. Six others are still missing. The update was provided, Ukrinform writes, by the Ukrainian Emergency Service in the Zaporizhzhia region. "As a result of the missile terror against a civilian object, 15 people were killed, 11 were saved and six are still missing," the report reads. Rescuers continue to work in the rubble of the building. About 200 tons of building structures debris have already been dismantled. In the attack, Russian missiles hit an apartment building and a house in the city of Zaporizhzhia.
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Attack on Belgorod in Russia, on fire electrical system
In the Russian city of Belgorod, on the border with Ukraine, there was a new Ukrainian attack and a power plant burned down. "Explosions were heard in some areas, after the bombing a 110 kW substation caught fire and electricity failed in a part of the city," says the governor of the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation, Vyacheslav Gladkov, as reported. Ukrainska Pravda.
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Putin: “Meet Biden? I don't see the need "
Vladimir Putin sees no "need" for talks with Joe Biden. This was stated by the Russian president from Astana, referring to the possibility of a face to face with the American president on the sidelines of the G20.
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Putin: "Open to talks with Kiev"
Vladimir Putin, during the Eurasian summit underway in Astana, confirmed that Russia is open to the prospect of talks with Ukraine. Tass reports it.
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Moscow: "The Crimean bridge will be repaired by July 2023"
Russia has determined that the Crimean bridge, which was badly damaged on 8 October by a truck bomb, must be completely repaired by July 2023.
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Case against TotalEnergies for "war crimes" in Ukraine
In France, two NGOs have sued the French energy giant TotalEnergies for alleged "complicity in war crimes", accused of having helped refuel Russian military aircraft bombing Ukraine. This was announced by a source close to the dossier. The two associations, Darwin Climax Coalition, based in France, and Razom We Stand, have filed a lawsuit with the French anti-terrorism prosecutor, which is the judicial body in charge of investigating war crimes.
(Unioneonline)