Ukrainian War, Day 800 – 2024-05-04 22:56:26

Germany warns Russia

Russia, which allegedly carried out the cyber attack, must suffer the consequences, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warns, according to the news agency Reuters.

Germany’s leading Social Democratic Party and several companies have been targeted by cyber attacks since December 2022.

A hacker group controlled by the Russian military intelligence GRU is behind the attacks, Baerbock said on Sunday in Australia.

– Russian state hackers have attacked Germany in cyberspace, Baerbock said.

– This is unacceptable and will not go without consequences, Baerbock added.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is visiting Australia. EPA / AOP

“Direct and dangerous escalation” – Russia blames Britain

Britain’s statement that Ukraine could use British weapons against targets in Russia is a “direct and dangerous escalation,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says, according to Reuters news agency.

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron promised Ukraine 3 billion pounds of annual military aid on Thursday. According to Cameron, Ukraine will receive aid for as long as it needs.

Cameron’s words reveal the West’s “hidden war” against Russia, Marija Zaharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, estimates.

Russia would respond if Ukraine made attacks on Russian soil with British weapons, says Zaharova.

Zaharova warned on Friday that Russia would retaliate against the West for all attacks against Crimea and the Crimean bridge, the official Russian state newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports.

Zaharova: Russia is ready for “serious” proposals for peace

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marija Zaharova says that Russia is ready to consider “serious” proposals to end the war in Ukraine, Reuters reports.

According to Zaharova, the proposals must be based on “facts” and take into account Russia’s security concerns.

Ukraine must be militarily neutral in the future, Zaharova said.

Fortum’s former subsidiary demands compensation of billions from Gazprom

Uniper, which is now 99 percent owned by the German state, is demanding billions in damages from the Russian gas giant Gazprom for violating gas contracts, reports news agency Reuters.

According to Reuters, Uniper and Gazprom have a gas supply contract valid until 2035.

As the European Union has not yet imposed sanctions on Russian gas, Uniper has no legal framework to terminate the contracts, the sources told Reuters.

The dispute is currently being processed by the Stockholm Arbitration Court, which is specialized in mediating international contract disputes. According to Reuters, Uniperi expects a solution in the near future, and seeks more than 14 billion euros in compensation from Gazprom.

Uniper was previously owned by the Finnish energy company Fortum. It sold Uniper in December 2022 to the German state at a loss of billions of euros compared to the original investment. 51 percent of Fortum is owned by the Finnish state.

Read more: The Russian gas giant made “catastrophic” losses

Britain allows Ukraine to attack Russia with its weapons

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has said that Ukraine has the right to use weapons supplied by the island kingdom to strike targets in Russia. The matter was reported by Reuters.

On Thursday, Cameron visited Kiev, where he announced that Britain is committed to helping Ukraine with three billion pounds annually “for as long as necessary.”

Ukraine also has the right to use British-supplied weapons to strike targets inside Russia. It is up to Ukraine to decide what to do with the weapons, Cameron stated.

– Ukraine has the right to it. Just like Russia strikes inside Ukraine.