Ukraine (bbabo.net), - From December 5, the European Union ceases to accept Russian oil transported by sea, and the G7 countries, Australia and the European Union impose a price limit on its sea transportation at $60 per barrel. Traditionally, Russia has acted as the main supplier of oil to Europe, covering about 20 percent of the continent's need for raw materials. But in response to the special operation in Ukraine, Western countries began to develop sanctions measures, the purpose of which, among other things, was to try to limit Moscow's income from oil exports. The European Union adopted a sixth package of sanctions over the summer, in which it agreed to phase in an embargo on offshore oil supplies from Russia to come into effect on December 5. For petroleum products, the transition period will last longer, and the ban will come on February 5. Price restrictions do not apply to oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline.

The West should not burn bridges with Russia, because in the future there will be no one to rebuild the dialogue. This was announced on Sunday, December 4, by the representative of the President of Turkey, Ibrahim Kalyn. He believes that after the Ukrainian crisis, a new cold war began between Russia and the West. However, the politician is confident that it will take place in a different way, for example, through a symmetrical or hybrid war, Kalyn said in an interview with Al Jazeera. In his opinion, the cold war will continue until the parties create the parameters of a new global agreement and security architecture, where each participant feels himself a part of the process and owns it, no one imposes decisions in a hierarchical system, does not consider others lower in rank. In addition, he added that Ankara continues to work on organizing peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv.

World Bank Vice President Anna Bjerde said that by the end of this year, the number of people living in poverty in Ukraine will be eight million. “The World Bank has always said that the humanitarian consequences of this war are catastrophic. Let me just give you a few figures: by the end of 2022, eight million people will be living in poverty in Ukraine. Thus, the poverty rate rises from two to 25 percent of the population,” Bjerde said in an interview with the Austrian newspaper Presse. Bjerde expressed the opinion that the restoration of Ukraine will cost at least 500 billion euros.

In the Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Odessa regions of Ukraine, as well as in the part of the Donetsk People's Republic controlled by the Kyiv regime, blackouts are introduced from December 5. This was announced on Sunday, December 4, by DTEK, which is the largest private investor in the Ukrainian energy industry. “Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa regions and Donetsk (the part controlled by Kyiv) are returning to the schedules of stabilization shutdowns from December 5. The situation in the energy system remains difficult,” the company said in a telegram channel. Earlier, on December 3, it was reported about emergency power outages introduced in Kyiv and Odessa region. On November 30, it became known that in Krivoy Rog, Dnepropetrovsk region of Ukraine, the possibility of using emergency and rolling power outage schedules remains.

The target of the night strike in the city of Zaporozhye, which is under the control of Kyiv, is ammunition depots, military equipment, firing positions of the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as infrastructure facilities used for military operations. This was announced on Monday by the chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov. “Today, starting at 00.58, a series of explosions sounded in the regional center temporarily occupied by the regime of [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelensky. According to preliminary information, the purpose of the arrivals [of shells] was military equipment and ammunition depots, firing positions of the UAF militants, as well as infrastructure facilities,” he wrote in his telegram channel. The secretary of the Zaporizhia City Council, controlled by Kyiv, Anatoly Kurtev, in turn, said that “objects of the industrial and energy infrastructure of the city” were hit.

French President Emmanuel Macron said that he maintains direct contact with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and considers negotiations the only way to find a solution to the situation around Ukraine. “I always maintain regular discussions and direct contact with President Putin, because I believe that the best way to resume interaction is to keep this direct channel,” Macron said in an interview with the American television channel CBS News. Answering a question about the resolution of the current situation, the French president noted that it "should be decided by the Ukrainians." “The only way to find a solution is through negotiations. I don't see a military option," Macron said.Germany will allocate €10 billion ($10.5 billion) to purchase 35 US F-35 fifth-generation fighters. This was reported on Sunday by Bloomberg, which has read the relevant government document. It follows from it that the deliveries are scheduled for the period from 2026 to 2029, the money for them will be allocated from a special fund for strengthening the German Armed Forces in the amount of € 100 billion. According to the agency, Berlin will also receive air-to-ground missiles and ground infrastructure ". German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, speaking at the Berlin Security Conference on Nov. 30, said the fighter jets are essential for the country to continue to "contribute to nuclear participation" in NATO.

Two gas cylinders detonated in a residential building in Nizhnevartovsk, which caused its partial collapse. This was reported to TASS by law enforcement agencies on Monday. “The owner of the apartment on the second floor kept two gas cylinders at once. First there was a depressurization of one of them. Then the second one exploded, which led to the collapse of part of the house, ”the source said. As a result of the emergency, six people died, people may still remain under the rubble. Debris is currently being cleared at the scene. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case.

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