Zelenskyy congratulates Baltic countries as they disconnect from Soviet-era power grid
The switchover to the European electricity network, which Baltic leaders said held geopolitical and symbolic significance, ...
3 Baltic states disconnect from the Soviet-era grid to merge with the European energy system
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The flow of electricity between the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and Russia ...
Why Pepsi Once Had More Submarines Than Most Countries
An unusual agreement made during the Cold War led to Pepsi receiving many submarines as a penance for selling its popular, ...
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An appreciation: How physicist Evgeny Velikhov helped end the US-Soviet nuclear arms race
Evgeny Velikhov's many accomplishments in reducing the threat from nuclear weapons—during and after the Cold War—are ...
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Baltic nations count final hours to ending electricity ties to Russia
VILNIUS, Lithuania -- Nearly 3 1/2 decades after leaving the Soviet Union, the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania this weekend will flip a switch to end electricity-grid connections ...
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Back in the USSR: Putin revives Soviet-era 'Eurovision' with new allies
China, Cuba, Brazil and other "friendly" countries are expected to take part ... He has spent over 14 years covering the former Soviet Union. He speaks fluent Russian. A key safety system was ...
International Monetary Fund9d
Energy Tax Reform in Russia and Other Former Soviet Union Countries
THE COUNTRIES of the former Soviet Union are typically large consumers of energy ... Increasing excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel by between $0.07 and $0.15 per liter could increase revenues by ...
Wilson Center5d
Russia's Gas Transit through Ukraine: End of an Era?
The dissolution of the Soviet Union greatly affected this decades-old gas business. Russian gas now had to transit an ...
'It risks becoming a Venice in the desert': The dark side of Uzbekistan's tourism boom
The Uzbekistan government is on an ambitious tourism drive – but is sparring with heritage experts over how to protect its ...
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Initiative to set up single R&D space in Union State described as important
The common R&D space of the Belarus-Russia Union State will help scientists of the two countries to pioneer new approaches in ...
New York Sun13d
Saboteurs Suspected of Cutting Yet Another Baltic Sea Cable as Three Ex-Soviet Republics Move To Join Europe’s Electricity Grid
The attacks come as Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania prepare to cut on February 8 their electricity links to Russia and Belarus ...
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Russia’s Crude Oil Exports to EU via Ukraine Dropped 15% in 2024
The southern Druzhba route via Ukraine saw total Russian oil flows to the EU member states decline by 15% to 11.5 million ...