Gazprom had previously said it was halting flows through Nord Stream 1 because of a technical fault
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Josep Borrell, the EU’s chief diplomat, on Monday acknowledged that certain political factions in the bloc wanted the EU to drop its support for Ukraine, push Kyiv into a ceasefire and abandon sanctions against Russia to ease economic pressure on European countries. He said those views were “not representative” of the position adopted by member states. Borrell spoke after protests in recent days in Czech Republic and Germany against the rising cost of living and comments from Czech politicians on Monday calling for a new attitude from the EU. Borrell, speaking alongside Ukraine’s prime minister in Brussels, said there is “clear, complete, unwavering support of all [EU] governments to our position”.
Curious how the next few weeks will go.
Is it possible the Ukraine knows this well, ie the EU member states getting into political turmoil, and it is only going to increase in recent days, hence the need for a rather desperate counter offensive so they do not turn off support? We have seen reports of Ukraine mobilizing & committing most of its tanks & gears.