Ukraine wants to arm a million people, Russia cuts off electricity to Finland

In a statement on Facebook on May 14, Mr. Reznikov wrote: “We are entering a new, protracted phase of the war. To win, we need to plan resources carefully, avoid mistakes and squander your power in a way the enemy will eventually break.”

According to the Guardian newspaper, Mr. Reznikov thanked British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace as well as American partners, including Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, for their support of increasing military aid to Kiev.

Leader of the Ministry of National Defense Ukraine The country’s goal is to “restore sovereignty and territorial integrity within internationally recognized borders,” said Reznikov, noting that he is “focusing on the need to arm a country”. million people face the enemy.” The official warned that “extremely difficult weeks are ahead” and that Ukraine needed “unity, will, cohesion and patience” during extremely difficult times. towel.

Russia cuts off power supply to Finland from May 14

Russia will suspend electricity exports to Finland starting May 14 due to problems receiving payments, announced Fingrid, the Finnish transmission system operator.

“RAO Nordic Oy, a subsidiary of Inter RAO, a Russian enterprise specializing in electricity trading through 400kV connection stations, will suspend electricity imports to Finland at 1 a.m. on May 14, 2022,” the statement read. Fingrid’s May 13 announcement.

CNN quoted the company RAO Nordic Oy as explaining, they have not received payment for the electricity sold since May 6 and this is the first time that this has happened in more than 20 years of its business history. .

“Unfortunately, in the current lack of cash revenue, RAO Nordic cannot pay for electricity imported from Russia. Therefore, we are forced to suspend electricity imports from May 14,” the Russian subsidiary said.

According to Fingrid, the electricity supply in Finland is not threatened because imports from Russia in recent years have accounted for only 10% of the country’s total electricity consumption. Fingrid’s vice president revealed that the shortage of electricity from the country of birch will be compensated by importing more electricity from Sweden and by Finland’s own production.

Earlier on the same day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced that information in a Finnish newspaper about the Russia possibly cutting off gas supplies to Finland after May 13 may be fake news. Mr. Peskov also stated that Russian state-owned energy group Gazprom remains a reliable gas supplier and is supplying fuel to many customers, including member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. (NATO).

Last week, the Finnish government said it was prepared for the possibility that Russia would stop shipping gas to the country after Helsinki refused Moscow’s request to pay for contracts in rubles.

G7 supports more aid and weapons for Ukraine

At a meeting in Weissenhaus, Germany on May 13, the foreign ministers of the Group of 7 industrialized economies (G7) supported providing more aid and weapons to Ukraine to counter Russian forces. Germany described it as a “strong sign of solidarity” aimed at isolating Russia because of its military offensive against its neighbour.

Talking to reporters on the sidelines of the meeting, the European Union’s foreign policy leader Josep Borrell also announced the bloc’s new military aid package, worth more than 500 million euros (about $521 million). and still needs to be ratified by EU member states next week. Borrell also expressed confidence that the alliance would agree on an embargo on Russian oil.

Earlier, according to Reuters, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announced new London sanctions against financial networks and people close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, including his ex-wife and relatives. . Ms. Truss also called for accelerated arms transfers to Kiev.

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