Many Ukrainian officials believe it’s “cool” to take bribes, Mikhail Podoliak has said Many public officials in Ukraine continue to engage in corrupt practices despite the ongoing conflict with Russia, Mikhail Podoliak, a senior aide to President Vladimir Zelensky, said on Saturday, adding that bribes remain a socially acceptable norm.
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Berlin’s economy minister called the decision ‘urgently necessary’ to maintain the country’s energy supply Germany has taken ownership of a local branch of Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom. Berlin’s energy regulator will temporarily control the company despite Moscow’s previous insistence that such a move would be illegal.
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Restrictions on the Arctic LNG 2 energy project endanger vital fuel supplies, according to Chinese energy majors China’s state energy majors CNOOC and China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) have both asked the US government for exemptions from sanctions on a new Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant. They are seeking to prevent disruption to…
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