WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Senator Michael Bennet opposes President Joe Biden‘s decision to pause approvals of new exports of liquefied natural gas, saying on Sunday that it could undercut U.S. efforts to supply gas to Europe as it replaces Russian exports. Bennet’s comments were a sign that Biden faces dissent from his fellow Democrats […]
Russia’s overall export volume fell by almost a third (28.3%) in 2023, and deliveries to Europe decreased by 68%. Meanwhile, Russia’s export and import dependencies in Asia increased. Source: Reuters Reuters, citing Russia’s customs service, said Russia’s total export volume decreased by 28.3% to US$425.1 billion in 2023. The most significant decline was in supplies […]
Bulgaria will inform Ukraine about violations of the licensing regime by specific companies for exporting sunflower seeds, rapeseed, corn, and wheat, said Bulgarian Agriculture and Food Minister Kiril Vatev during an online meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, Mykola Solskyi, the official website of the Bulgarian Agriculture Ministry reported on Feb. 9. The names of companies […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Judges in the Netherlands on Monday ordered the Dutch government to halt the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel, citing a clear risk of violations of international law. A trio of human rights organizations brought a civil suit against the Netherlands in December, arguing that authorities needed to […]
A total of 22 million tonnes of cargo has been exported via Ukraine’s sea corridor by more than 700 ships. Source: Ukraine’s Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov on X Details: Kubrakov wrote on X that total exports via Ukraine’s Black Sea corridor amounted to 22 million tonnes of cargo. He also said that this number can […]
Ukraine has exported almost 20 million tons of cargo – mostly products from Ukrainian farmers – across the Black Sea in the six months following the withdrawal of the Russian fleet, the prime minister wrote on Telegram on Tuesday. Denys Shmyhal said, “70% of this cargo is agricultural products from our farmers.” In total, more […]
Thanks to the functioning of the Ukrainian sea corridor, the volume of the country’s sea exports returned to pre-war levels in January. Source: Denys Shmyhal, Ukraine’s Prime Minister, during a government meeting Quote: “The Ukrainian maritime logistics corridor has been operational for six months. Six months ago, we lifted the Black Sea blockade and increased […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Turkey soon, the Turkish foreign minister has said. It would be Mr Putin’s first trip to a Nato country since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told the A Haber private TV channel that Mr Putin’s meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan […]
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A diplomatic rift between Ecuador and Russia appeared to intensify over the weekend after the European nation decided to ban some imports of bananas from Ecuador. The two countries have been at loggerheads recently after Ecuador decided to transfer some of its old Russian military equipment to the United States, in […]
A total of 6.3 million metric tons of goods were exported through ports in and around the city of Odesa in January 2024, which was “almost equal” to levels seen before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov reported on Feb. 3. Over 20 million metric tons of cargo has been exported from […]
Exports via the Ukrainian corridor totalled 6.3 million tonnes in January, which is almost equal to the pre-war level. Source: Oleksandr Kubrakov, Ukraine’s Infrastructure Minister Details: The Ukrainian corridor has seen 20 million tonnes of cargo transported to 32 countries. A total of 661 ships have left the ports of Greater Odesa, exporting cargo to […]
New rules for exports of agricultural products to some EU countries came into force in Ukraine on Feb. 1, with violators facing fines and export restrictions, Interfax-Ukraine news agency reports. The government implemented the new regulations by decree on Jan. 26. They were developed in consultation with Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and the European Commission, […]