Kyiv calls to start preparing to defeat Moscow

The Kremlin: Setting a ceiling on the price of Russian oil “will not affect” the war in Ukraine

An elderly woman drags a bag in front of a destroyed building in the Donetsk region.

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Yesterday, the Russian presidency confirmed that setting a ceiling on the price of Russian oil by Western countries would not have repercussions on the war in Ukraine and warned of “destabilizing” the global energy market, while Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called yesterday for some foreign politicians, experts and means The media began preparing to defeat Prussia.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that the Russian economy “has all the necessary capabilities” to finance the military offensive, adding that “such measures will not affect it.”

"On the other hand, these measures will undoubtedly have an impact on the stability of the global energy market," Peskov said.

This is a step towards destabilizing it, ”adding that Moscow is in the process of “preparing” for retaliatory steps.

The European Union, the G7 countries and Australia agreed to set a ceiling for the price of Russian oil, in a procedure that came into force starting yesterday.

The declared aim of the new sanction is to reduce part of the huge revenues that Moscow earns from the sale of fuel, and thus reduce its ability to finance the war in Ukraine.

The approved mechanism provides for the continuation of the delivery of Russian oil sold at a price of $60 or less per barrel only, in addition, companies located in the countries of the European Union, the Group of Seven and Australia will be prohibited from providing services that allow marine transportation (trade, shipping, insurance, etc.) .

The G7 countries provide insurance services for 90% of global shipments, and the European Union is a major player in maritime shipping.

Hence lies its ability to spread the oil price ceiling to the majority of Russia's customers around the world.

The activation of the price ceiling coincides with the entry into force of the European Union's ban on Russian oil transported by sea, which came into effect yesterday.

The Kremlin had warned that it would no longer deliver oil to countries that adopt the mechanism for determining the price ceiling, in a position that was reaffirmed, Sunday, by the Russian Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs, Alexander Novak.

The Russian News Agency quoted him as saying that Russia is working "on mechanisms to prevent the use of the price ceiling tool, whatever the specified level."

"Such intervention can only lead to further destabilization of the market and shortages of energy resources," he said.

The price of a barrel of crude oil from the Urals currently fluctuates around $65, just above $60.

On the ground, a series of Russian strikes on Ukraine, yesterday, led to power and water cuts again in several cities across the country, according to what the authorities announced.

"Electricity has been cut off in part of the city, and many heating devices and pumping stations have stopped working," said the head of the military administration in Kriviye Rig, in central Ukraine.

Water outages were reported in the main port of Odessa in the south, and power outages were reported in part of the city of Sumy in the north-east.

Electricity was also cut off in Mykolaiv, in the south, according to its mayor, Oleksandr Senkevich.

Sirens sounded throughout Ukraine yesterday, as Russian missiles fell in the south of the country, while Ukrainian air defenses managed to destroy other missiles, according to local and regional authorities.

The governor of the Zaporizhia region in the south, Oleksandr Starukh, indicated that at least "two people were killed, and two others were wounded" after the rockets hit houses in the village of Novosovichva.

Yesterday, Dmytro Kuleba called for preparations to defeat Russia.

According to the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform, Kuleba said on Twitter: “Dear policy makers, experts, media, academic community abroad.

I know some of you struggle to imagine a Ukrainian victory, but we are well on our way to achieving it.

It is better to prepare for an actual Russian defeat now than to try to explain why Ukraine could not win.

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