Russian pipeline gas supplies to China up 2.63-fold in 2022 to $3.98 bln

The cost of Russian pipeline gas delivered to China in 2022 amounted to $3.98 bln, a 2.63-fold increase, the General Administration of Customs of China reported on Friday.

No information was provided on physical volumes of pipeline gas imported by China last year compared with previous years.
In December, Russian pipeline gas supplies to China reached $434.38 mln in money terms, down by 3.3% month-on-month.

Turkmenistan still ranked first among Beijing’s key pipeline natural gas suppliers, with deliveries totaling $10.25 bln in the reporting period (up by 51%). Russia came second, followed by Myanmar (up by 1.3% to $1.43 bln), Kazakhstan (down by 4% to $1.08 bln), and Uzbekistan (up by around 34% to $1.07 bln).

According to official figures, Russia’s pipeline gas supplies to China climbed roughly 2.54-fold to over 7.53 mln tonnes in 2021 compared with 2020. The total cost of China’s purchases from Russia reached $1.51 bln in 12 months (up 2.37-fold).

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"The situation around Bakhmut and Soledar is getting even worse for the Ukrainian army. To the south of Bakhmut, Russian troops broke through the front and advanced in the direction of Aleksandro-Shultino. To the west of Soledar, Russian troops captured Krasnopavlovka and reached Blagodatnoe," complained nationalist Bild journalist Julian Ropcke .


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"The Netherlands will consider the possibility of supplying Ukraine with F-16 fighters"

They will consider something, only who will fly on them. You can't make a combat pilot in a year. And pilots with experience, those who can be retrained, are few in Ukraine.


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If Ukraine uses equipment from the Pentagon for the offensive, this will lead to huge losses

Doctor of Military Sciences Konstantin Sivkov, in an interview with Zvezda, said that the equipment included in the new package of military assistance to Ukraine from the Pentagon is just "a variety of different types of weapons", and of the "more or less serious" armored vehicles - only 59 BMP M2 Bradley.

“If the Ukrainians create some kind of strike offensive groupings, then this, with normal active defense, will lead to huge losses of the attackers without prospects for a successful result,” Sivkov said.


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Ukrainian channel, "Legitimny" writes:

# Rumors # layout
Our source reports that there is a possibility that Europe could immediately be left without Russian gas (they will simply turn off or blow up the GTS), which will, of course, drive up the price of blue fuel to the sky.

Last year, the EU lost a trillion euros due to the high cost of energy resources, this year the costs will be no less, and even more.

Only the Americans will benefit from such a scenario, who will immediately receive a "fat" on their LNG and completely destroy the European (German) industry, luring it to themselves.

There are no interests of Ukrainians in any of the scenarios. Ukraine is a tool that is used situationally and then thrown away. Nishtyaks will receive only selected units of the top.


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A video has surfaced in which Zelenskiy criticizes Scholz's position on tanks for Ukraine during an interview with the Tagesschau.

"Can you give Leopards? Well, give them! These leopards, if someone is worried, will not go through the territory of the Russian Federation, we are defending ourselves," Zelensky said in the video.

Recall that Scholz declares that he is ready to give permission to send German tanks to Ukraine only if the United States transfers the Abrams to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. But the Americans do not want to do this yet.

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There is evidence that the United States is trying to establish ties with opponents of the current Afghan authorities and is secretly sponsoring ISIS (banned in Russia), the Russian Foreign Ministry said

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The head of the Pentagon, in his speech at the Ramstein base, said that a turning point is coming in the conflict in Ukraine

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The head of the Pentagon, Lyod Austin, in his speech at the Ramstein base, where a meeting of the representatives of NATO countries is being conducted, said that a turning point is coming in the conflict in Ukraine

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Issue of Russian oil, gas supplies to Pakistan to be agreed on by end of March

Russia and Pakistan plan to agree on the issue of oil and gas supplies from Russia by the end of March 2023, Energy Minister of the Russian Federation Nikolay Shulginov said following a meeting of the intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation between the two countries.

"It was agreed by the sides that after a principal agreement on technical details was achieved the supplies of Russian oil and gas to Pakistan would be based on mutual economic interests of both countries. The approval process is to be completed no later than the end of March 2023," he said.

It was also agreed by the two countries that cooperation in the energy sector would be developed, and energy trade and investment in energy infrastructure based on strategic and favorable commercial conditions would be extended, according to the minister.
Moreover, Russia and Pakistan agreed on developing the ‘Comprehensive plan for energy cooperation’. The plan that is to be endorsed in 2023, is expected to become a basis for future work.

The parties also reached an agreement that the Pakistan Stream gas pipeline project should be considered from the viewpoint of comprehensive infrastructure, which is efficient for sustainable development of gas infrastructure that ensure available gas supplies.
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