EU Set to Discuss Russian Oil Embargo; Moscow Says Ukraine's Donbas Is an ‘Unconditional Priority.' Follow Our Live Updates
The talks are largely held up by Hungary, a major user of Russian oil and whose leader Viktor Orban is on friendly terms with Russia's Vladimir Putin.
Roughly 36% of the EU's oil imports come from Russia. Energy prices, already high at the start of this year, have skyrocketed since Putin launched the war against Ukraine.Olga Maltseva | AFP | Getty Images Junior officers are leading lowest level tactical actions because the army lacks highly trained and empowered non-commissioned officers who fulfil that role in Western forces, the ministry said in an intelligence update.
The lack of experienced and credible commanders is also likely to result in a further drop in morale and continued poor discipline following multiple credible reports of localized mutinies amongst Russian forces, the ministry added.West waited too long to confront Putin and now he has all the leverage, professor says
The"liberation" of Ukraine's Donbas is an"unconditional priority" for Moscow, while other Ukrainian territories should decide their future on their own, RIA news agency cited Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Sunday.
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