The attacks on energy infrastructure are increasing costs for transmission via the Druzhba pipeline, the operator says Ukraine has announced plans to raise transit fees for Russian oil running through the Druzhba pipeline to the EU, due to higher costs resulting from Russian air and missile strikes targeting the country’s energy infrastructure.

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Kosovo will apply for EU membership by the end of this year, Foreign Minister Donika Gervalla said on Tuesday. The EU has taken on four new countries as candidates in recent weeks. “We think that Kosovo meets all the prerequisites to be granted [official candidate status], and therefore, by the end of the year, we…