Kiev has said that it has no intention of prolonging its current agreement with Gazprom, which expires at the end of this year Ukraine would continue the transit of Russian natural gas through its territory to Western Europe after 2024 only if EU countries ask it to do so, Prime Minister Denis Shmigal has announced.

Olive oil costs across the bloc have been on the rise since mid-2023, according to Eurostat Olive oil prices have skyrocketed across the EU over the past year amid unfavorable weather conditions, which have harmed harvests. According to data from Eurostat, the bloc’s statistics office, costs spiked by 50% in annual terms in January.

More Western air defenses are needed to protect the company property of DTEK, according to the CEO Ukraine may lose the “energy war” against Russia due to a shortage of air defenses, the CEO of an energy giant owned by one of the country’s oligarchs has told the Financial Times.