Western inaction on Ukraine’s security guarantees opens door to global nuclear proliferation

Western indecision in Ukraine’s pursuit of #security #guarantees risks triggering a global chain reaction, with nations turning to #nuclear #weapons as a deterrent in the absence of reliable security commitments.

#Ukraine's security commitment - the #Budapest #Memorandum of 1994 - is currently and has been repeatably violated

https://kyivindependent.com/opinion-western-inaction-on-ukraines-security-guarantees-opens-door-to-global-nuclear-proliferation/

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Opinion: Western inaction on Ukraine’s security guarantees opens door to global nuclear proliferation

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is approaching its 11th year, with three years of full-scale war. In search of security guarantees like NATO membership, Ukraine has been left in limbo due to Russian-occupied territories and Western bureaucracy.

^{Julian McBride (The Kyiv Independent)}

Ukraine’s energy crisis drives green power decentralization

Ukraine wants to generate more #energy in smaller amounts closer to users, rather than centralized facilities that are targets for #Russian strikes. Though the war has created willpower to redesign the energy system, it has also created serious obstacles

Renewable energy projects have taken off as well. The Energy Ministry announced on July 2 that it had received 5,876 solar panels to power hospitals, as part of an agreement with the European Commission.

Hybrid systems, which integrate solar power, battery storage, and existing energy grid infrastructure, can bridge the gap between when a blackout begins and a hospital’s generator kicks in

https://kyivindependent.com/you-have-power-or-you-dont-ukraines-energy-crisis-drives-power-decentralization/

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‘You have power, or you don’t:’ Ukraine’s energy crisis drives power decentralization

Decentralizing a power grid is a huge undertaking, even in peace times. Countries around the globe are nevertheless shifting toward “decentralization” – or generating smaller amounts of energy closer to where it is used, rather than in large, centra…

^{Andrea Januta (The Kyiv Independent)}

Pro-Kremlin military blogger dead after reporting Russia's losses in #Avdiivka

Ultranationalist Russian military blogger Andrey Morozov reportedly died by suicide days after posting claims that Russia suffered massive personnel losses in Avdiivka.

Morozov sparked outrage among pro-Russian outlets when he claimed on Feb. 18 that the Russian military lost 16,000 soldiers and 300 armored vehicles in its assault on Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast.

https://kyivindependent.com/pro-kremlin-military-blogger-dead-after-reporting-russias-losses-in-avdiivka/

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Pro-Kremlin military blogger dead after reporting Russia's losses in Avdiivka

Andrey Morozov, who wrote under the pseudonym "Murz" on Telegram, was a pro-Kremlin commentator who participated in Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian state-run media and other military bloggers said he died by suicide.

^{Abbey Fenbert (The Kyiv Independent)}