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LIVE UPDATES: Dutch Defense Ministry Says 90 Troops Involved in Training of Ukrainian Soldiers in UK

04:49 GMT 22.08.2022 (Updated: 16:49 GMT 08.01.2023)

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In late February, Russia started a special military operation to demilitarize and de-Nazify Ukraine after people's Republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had asked Moscow for help amid intensifying attacks by Kiev's forces.

As Russian army and allied forces of the DPR and LPR are advancing on Ukrainian territory, Kiev's troops continue to shell the territory of Donbass. Russian forces are carrying out attacks with high-precision weapons, targeting only military infrastructure and avoiding civilian casualties, according to the country's defense ministry.

In March and April, Moscow and Kiev had several rounds of talks, including those with Turkey's mediation in Istanbul. Although the Russian delegation said that some agreements had been achieved, Kiev later backtracked on them and the negotiations stalled.

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03:38 GMT 23.08.2022

US Claims Russia Will Launch Strikes Against Ukrainian Gov, Civilians

A man rides his bike past flames and smoke rising from a fire following an attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, March 25, 2022. - Sputnik International, 1920, 23.08.2022

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Play It Again, Sam: US Claims Russia Will Launch Strikes Against Ukrainian Infrastructure, Civilians

23 August 2022, 03:34 GMT

03:35 GMT 23.08.2022

Reports: US May Be Giving Ukraine More Weapons Than Has Been Publicly Disclosed

A launch truck fires the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) at its intended target during the African Lion military exercise in Grier Labouihi complex, southern Morocco, on June 9, 2021. - Sputnik International, 1920, 23.08.2022

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US May Be Providing Ukraine With More Weapons Than Publicly Announced - Reports

23 August 2022, 03:33 GMT

03:26 GMT 23.08.2022

Netherlands Announces $80 Million Aid Package for Ukraine, Defense Ministry Says

A Ukrainian military tank drives down the road in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. - Sputnik International, 1920, 23.08.2022

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Netherlands Announces $80 Million Aid Package for Ukraine, Defense Ministry Says

23 August 2022, 03:24 GMT

03:14 GMT 23.08.2022

Some 19,000 People Evacuated From Ukraine, Donbass to Russia in Past Day - Defense Ministry

About 19,000 people have been evacuated to Russia over the past 24 hours from dangerous areas of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) and Ukraine, head of the Russian National Defense Control Center, Col. Gen. Mikhail Mizintsev, who also leads Russia's humanitarian response coordination headquarters, said.

"Over the past day, without participation of the Ukrainian authorities, 18,573 people, including 3,054 children, were evacuated to the territory of the Russian Federation from dangerous areas of Ukraine and the Donbass republics," Col. Gen. Mizintsev said at a briefing.

He added that since the start of Russia's special military operation, more than 3.5 million people, including over 570,000 children, have been evacuated to Russia.

02:58 GMT 23.08.2022

Estimated Gas Price on Monday Reaches Record High, Exceeding $2,860 Per 1,000 Cubic Meters

Monday's estimated price of gas futures has hit a record high for the entire history of the operation of gas hubs in Europe since 1996, reaching $2861.6 per 1,000 cubic meters, according to the London ICE exchange.

On Friday, Russian energy giant Gazprom announced that gas transportation via the Nord Stream pipeline would be suspended for three days, from August 31 to September 2, due to scheduled maintenance of the only working gas pumping unit at the Portovaya compressor station.

02:53 GMT 23.08.2022

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Dutch Defense Ministry: 90 Service Members Involved in Training of Ukrainian Soldiers in UK

23 August 2022, 02:53 GMT

23:22 GMT 22.08.2022

Russia Supplied Over 58,000 Tonnes of Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine, Donbass - Ministry

Since March 2, Russia has delivered more than 58,000 tonnes of humanitarian cargoes to Ukraine and the Donbass republics, head of the Russian National Defense Control Center, Col. Gen. Mikhail Mizintsev, who also leads Russia's humanitarian response coordination headquarters, said.

Col. Gen. Mizintsev said 58,319.4 tonnes of humanitarian aid has been supplied to Donbass and Ukraine since March 2, 2022.

18:07 GMT 22.08.2022

Euro Hits New 20-Year Low, Trading Below $0.993

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The euro on Monday fell to a new two-decade low, falling below $0.993, according to trading data.

18:07 GMT 22.08.2022

US on Visa Ban on Russians: Important to Draw Line Between People's, Government's Actions

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States believes it is critical to distinguish between the actions of a country’s government and the actions of that country’s people, the State Department said on Monday in response to calls for a visa ban against Russian citizens.

"The US wouldn’t want to close off pathways to refuge and safety for Russia’s dissidents or others who are vulnerable to human rights abuses. We’ve also been clear that it is important to draw a line between the actions of the Russian government and its policies in Ukraine, and the people of Russia," a State Department spokesperson said, as quoted by The Washington Post.

However, the US will continue to work with allies and partners to impose restrictions against Kremlin officials and others who purportedly enable them, the State Department spokesperson also said.

Calls have been mounting for the European Commission to ban Russian tourists from entering the EU's borderless area in response to the Russian special operation in Ukraine. France and Germany have so far refused to back Baltic and some central European states on their initiative. The issue will be on the agenda of the upcoming informal EU ministerial meeting that will take place in Prague on August 30-31.

18:05 GMT 22.08.2022

Electricity Prices in Some EU Countries to Hit 600 Euros per MWh on Tuesday

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The average price of electricity projected for August 23 in some European countries rose over 600 euros ($597) per megawatt-hour, the Nord Pool power exchange's data showed on Monday.

As of 10:46 GMT, the projected Tuesday price was 615.75 euros per megawatt-hour in Austria, 611.85 euros in France, 603.55 euros in the Netherlands, and 603.38 euros in Belgium.

On Monday, the price of electricity was 558.23 euros in the Netherlands and 564.66 euros in Austria. The price was 398.20 euros per megawatt-hour in France on Sunday.

The average electricity price in Latvia and Lithuania exceeded 800 euros per megawatt-hour for one day in August and has been decreasing since, with the projected Tuesday price standing at slightly over 540 euros per megawatt-hour.

Nord Pool noted that the projected prices were wholesale and did not include national taxes and fees.

Earlier in the day, data from the London-based ICE exchange showed that gas futures prices in Europe have risen 19% and reached $3,022.4 per 1,000 cubic meters, surpassing the $3,000 threshold for the first time since March.

18:05 GMT 22.08.2022

Scholz Thanks Canada's Trudeau for Returning Nord Stream 1 Turbine to Germany

18:03 GMT 22.08.2022

Rosatom Says Filed 6 Lawsuits for $3Bln Over NPP Contract Termination by Finland

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Rosatom called untrue the words of the CEO of Fennovoima, Joachim Specht, that the Russian state corporation allegedly had not yet begun legal proceedings on the situation with the Hanhikivi-1 nuclear power plant, saying that the Russian side has already filed six lawsuits totaling $3 billion.

"The information contained in the interview with Mr. Joachim Specht that Rosatom 'has not yet begun an official process' is not true. To date, Rosatom has already filed six lawsuits totaling $3 billion," Rosatom said in a statement.

The details of the lawsuits are confidential and are not subject to disclosure, the Russian state corporation noted.

17:00 GMT 22.08.2022

UN Calls for Full Investigation Into Dugina's Murder as Russia Reveals Ukrainian Special Services' Role in Her Killing

16:35 GMT 22.08.2022

US to Award Contract for 10 Switchblade 600 Drones for Ukraine Next Month - Reports

WASHINGTON(Sputnik) - The US Army is planning to procure a research and development contract for ten Switchblade 600 kamikaze drones for Ukraine in the next 30 days almost half-a-year after Washington announced its commitment to supply them to Kiev, Defense News reported on Monday, citing the Defense Department.

16:35 GMT 22.08.2022

Russia to Raise Murder of Daria Dugina During Emergency UNSC Meeting on Tuesday - Nebenzia

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Russia to Raise Murder of Daria Dugina at Emergency UNSC Meeting on Tuesday - Nebenzia

22 August 2022, 16:59 GMT

16:34 GMT 22.08.2022

German Left Demands Ban on Power Cuts to Households as Energy Crisis Looms

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Germany’s Left Party said Monday it wants the government to impose a ban on power and gas cuts to households at least during the upcoming cold season to shield low-income residents from "energy poverty."

"We believe that the ‘traffic light’ [coalition] must swiftly impose a moratorium on power and gas cutoff, although a ban on power and gas cuts would be even better," party co-leader Janine Wissler told a press conference.

Electricity and gas utilities cut on average 800,000 households off the grid every year, Wissler said. She proposed a cap on gas prices in place of the controversial gas levy that the three-way coalition plans to impose on consumers from September to take the burden of surging gas prices off local suppliers.

14:43 GMT 22.08.2022

Russia Requests UNSC Meeting on Zaporozhye NPP, Asks Secretary-General Guterres to Deliver Speech

12:46 GMT 22.08.2022

Germany's Left Party Opposes Idea of Full Visa Ban For Russians

According to the party chair Janine Wissler, the Left Party does not consider it right to ban Schenghen visas for Russian citizens.

'We reject sanctions that hit ordinary people," Wissler said.

12:02 GMT 22.08.2022

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Comments on Borrell's Words About 'Training Mission for Ukrainian Military' in EU

"It is necessary to call a spade a spade: the EU will create training bases for training terrorists and Nazi militants for the Kiev regime. A hundred years ago, Europeans also did not immediately understand what fascism was. When they realized, it was too late," Maria Zakharova wrote.

11:12 GMT 22.08.2022

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Russia's FSB Releases Footage of Ukrainian Agent Held Responsible for Murder of Daria Dugina

22 August 2022, 11:11 GMT