EU member states imported 28% more coal from Russia between March and May compared with the same period last year, Vedomosti newspaper reported on Tuesday. The European Union’s ban on Russian coal came into force on Wednesday.
Cold weather combined with gas shortages is expected to force UK authorities to enact a “reasonable worst-case scenario,” providing for four days of blackouts during the upcoming winter, Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the government’s planning.
Transneft says flows are restarting on Wednesday after Ukraine received transit fees Transneft, a Russian company responsible for crude supplies to the EU, said on Wednesday it is resuming pumping via the southern branch of the Druzhba pipeline starting 16:00 Moscow time (13:00 GMT).