Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha pleaded last week for additional European support for the country’s battered power plants and power lines to avoid a humanitarian crisis; EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas pledged this month to work on providing another 100 million euros ($117 million) in energy assistance to help Ukraine survive the next few months. Kyiv’s conversation about military support has shifted from a demand for U.S.-made Tomahawk missiles to a request for additional Patriot air-defense batteries.
Just ahead of winter, Russia has greatly intensified its assault on Ukraine’s energy sector, with a particular and novel focus on the country’s supply of natural gas. The Russian offensive, which exploded this month with a scale and intensity not seen in nearly four previous years of war, appears to be a bid to leave Ukraine, especially the eastern bits, in the dark and in the cold.
Just ahead of winter, Russia has greatly intensified its assault on Ukraine’s energy sector, with a particular and novel focus on the country’s supply of natural gas.
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