Russia rejects 60 dollar-per-barrel cap on its oil and warns of cut-offs
The limit is set to take effect on Monday, along with an EU embargo on Russian oil shipped by sea.
The limit is set to take effect on Monday, along with an EU embargo on Russian oil shipped by sea.
A Kremlin spokesman said Vladimir Putin remains open to talks but the demand that Moscow first withdraws its troops is unacceptable.
The US secretary of state spoke during a Nato foreign ministers’ meeting in Bucharest.
Repair crews across Ukraine were scrambling on Saturday to restore heat, electricity and water services that were blasted into disrepair.
Officials estimate around 50% of Ukraine’s energy facilities have been damaged in the recent strikes.
A barrage of missiles hit residential and commercial buildings, setting some ablaze.
Around 70,000 UK phone numbers were contacted by criminals using software from the site to make fraudulent calls appear legitimate.
Ukraine’s energy ministry said most electricity consumers were ‘cut off’ after the missile and drone strikes on Wednesday.
It is feared that Russian forces are seeking to turn the cold and dark of the Ukrainian winter into a weapon by destroying key infrastructure.
The child’s mother and a doctor were pulled alive from the rubble after a rocket attack hit a maternity ward in the city of Vilniansk.
An energy company chief urged residents to stock up on warm clothes and blankets.
Rescue teams are searching for more victims under the rubble, Sakhalin governor Valery Limarenko wrote on Telegram.
Peter Colthup has been presented with the Dutch Liberation Medal and the Market Garden Medal by the Dutch Attaché.
Ukrenergo said outages could last for several hours with colder temperatures putting additional pressure on energy networks.
At least four people were killed and more than two dozen others wounded in drone and missile strikes around Ukraine.