According to a report, the president of Ukraine called for talks with the russian president on Monday, as ukrainian cities were reeling from constant shelling and more than a quarter of ukrainians displaced. Reportedly, early Wednesday he said negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow were confrontational but moving forward.
According to a report, on Tuesday the Mariupol city council said intense russian airstrikes were turning the city into the ashes of a dead land. Reportedly, russian forces and russian backed seperatists have taken over half the city.
According to reports, the u.s. president will visit europe on Thursday to take part in a special meeting of nato and address the european council. Reportedly, he plans to announce new sanctions and is expected to underscore efforts to enforce existing ones.
According to reports, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy and to a lesser extent France rely on Russia to supply from 24-77% of their total natural gas supplies, others, for example north Macedonia, Moldova and Bosnia and Herzogovina, 100% and Finland and Latvia 94 and 93%. The energy crisis has lead to the promotion of nuclear generated electricity, others dismissing gas as a contributor to green house gasses.
Reportedly, the remainders of plants and animals building up over millions of years amidst pressure and heat turned them into coal, oil and natural gas. Gas being a vapour would be free of pollutants.