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🇭🇺🇷🇴 Hungary wants to buy gas from Romania as an alternative to Russian gas

Hungary is discussing with Romania the possibility of purchasing gas from the Neptun Deep field in the Black Sea. Production there is planned to begin in 2027. Budapest is considering this project as an additional alternative to importing Russian gas and an opportunity to diversify energy supply sources.

However, the launch of production at Neptun Deep does not yet guarantee gas supplies to Hungary. To achieve this, it is necessary to ensure sufficient transportation capacity, connect national gas networks, and conclude relevant commercial agreements, writes B1TV.

The negotiations are taking place within the framework of a broader initiative to expand energy cooperation in Europe. The Czech Republic, Poland, and Italy have also joined it.

There will be the largest prisoner exchange between Ukraine and the Russian Federation, — Zelensky after negotiations with Kushner and Witkoff

In addition, the president emphasized that Putin agreed to allow Europe to participate in peace negotiations, and that the trilateral meeting in Abu Dhabi brought progress and hope for the end of the war in Ukraine

🇫🇷🇩🇪 France fears that long-range German strikes on targets in the Russian Federation could provoke a nuclear response from Moscow and drag Europe into a nuclear war. Paris wants to agree with Berlin on the rules for using such weapons, — Financial Times

In Paris, there are fears that a conventional strike on a Russian target could provoke a nuclear response. «You can attack a Russian target with conventional weapons, but receive a nuclear response,» warned a French official.

Germany is developing missiles with a range from 500 km to over 2,000 km. Similar arsenals to deter the Russian Federation are being expanded by the United Kingdom, Poland, the Baltic states, and Scandinavia. By the end of 2030, Berlin plans to spend €780 billion on defense.

France also fears that Moscow will consider it responsible for strikes by European partners. Berlin supports common rules for the use of missiles, which could be enshrined in a statement by three countries. NATO emphasizes: such strikes must be coordinated with allies so that Moscow does not perceive them as an operation of the entire Alliance.