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Nord Stream 1 and 2: strong suspicions of sabotage hover after unexplained leaks from the Baltic gas pipelines.
kyiv denounces a “terrorist attack”.
Swedish intelligence is in charge of an investigation.
The pro-Russian leaders of Ukrainian regions totally or partially occupied by Moscow have called for annexation to Russia, the day after votes described as “illegal” and “manipulated” by kyiv and its Western allies.
The European Commission has proposed to EU member states to cap the price of Russian oil and to add new restrictions on trade with Moscow.
In Russia, the announcement of a "partial" mobilization last week by Vladimir Putin continues to cause an exodus of men of fighting age to neighboring countries.
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Russia's brain drain and labor shortage will weigh on its economy
In its daily update, the British Ministry of Defense estimates that “in the seven days following President Putin's announcement of the “partial mobilization”, there was a considerable exodus of Russians”.
trying to escape the call.
According to British intelligence, it is the wealthiest and best educated who are overrepresented among those trying to leave Russia.
"When combined with reservists who are mobilised, the national economic impact of reduced labor availability and accelerating 'brain drain' is likely to become increasingly significant" , says this report.
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"kyiv will not accept any attempt by Russia to seize any part of our territory", says Zelensky
In his daily video released Wednesday evening, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that "Ukraine cannot and will not accept any attempt by Russia to seize any part of our territory", referring to the annexation referendums organized by Moscow in the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia and Kherson.
This declaration comes as the pro-Russian leaders of the occupied regions called on Wednesday for annexation to Russia, after the announcement of the favorable results of these elections.
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Washington makes military aid to Ukraine permanent
The United States announced Wednesday a new massive military aid, and long term, to Ukraine, doubling in particular the number of Himars, very powerful and sophisticated artillery systems, having to equip the Ukrainian forces.
The Pentagon has indicated that this new tranche of military aid of 1.1 billion dollars to Ukraine will mainly take the form of arms orders from the American defense industry, and not immediate deliveries.
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