KYIV: Ukraine will receive gas imports from Greece to help cover its winter needs, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday, pledging to secure nearly 2 billion euros to offset Russian attacks on domestic output.
“Today, we have already prepared an agreement with Greece on gas for Ukraine, which will be another gas supply route to secure imports for the winter as much as possible,” he said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app.
“We already have agreements in place for financing gas imports – and we will cover nearly 2 billion euros ($2.3 billion) needed for gas imports to compensate for the losses in Ukrainian production caused by Russian strikes.”
Zelensky’s statement came ahead of his expected visit to Greece on Sunday, from where he is to travel to France and Spain.
Russia has stepped up strikes on power generation, electricity transmission systems and gas production facilities in the fourth year of its war on Ukraine.
Zelensky said Kyiv had allocated funds for gas imports from European partners and banks under European Commission guarantees, as well as from Ukrainian banks, while also working with US partners to ensure full financing.
Ukraine is broadening its winter supply options through Polish partners, where it is cooperating with Azerbaijan and hopes to secure long-term contracts, he added. ($1 = 0.8606 euros)
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Ukraine agrees on gas imports from Greece, Zelensky says
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Ukraine agrees on gas imports from Greece, Zelensky says
- Zelensky’s statement came ahead of his expected visit to Greece on Sunday, from where he is to travel to France and Spain
Thailand’s Pheu Thai Party to join Bhumjaithai Party-led coalition, PM Anutin says
- The support of Pheu Thai will give Anutin Charnvirakul a clear parliamentary majority, potentially paving the way for a stable coalition
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Bhumjaithai Party, which won Sunday’s general election by a wide margin, will be joined by the third-place Pheu Thai party to form a coalition government, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Friday.
Anutin-led Bhumjaithai romped to a surprise victory on Sunday securing 193 seats in the 500-member House of Representatives, followed by the reformist People’s Party with 118 seats and the populist Pheu Thai at 74, according to Reuters’ calculations based on election commission data.
The support of Pheu Thai — backed by the currently imprisoned billionaire former premier Thaksin Shinawatra – will give Anutin a clear parliamentary majority, potentially paving the way for a stable coalition.
“We will work together as a government and manage the country so we can do good things for the country,” Anutin told reporters, after holding talks with Pheu Thai leaders.
Bhumjaithai was a member of a Pheu Thai-led ruling coalition that took power following the last election in 2023, but walked out of the alliance in June last year, following a leaked phone call between then premier Paetongtarn Shinawatra and former Cambodian leader Hun Sen.
Paetongtarn was later dismissed by a court order, opening the door for Anutin to become prime minister.
“Please erase any misunderstandings from the past,” Anutin said. “We would like to work together, govern the country together.”
Anutin-led Bhumjaithai romped to a surprise victory on Sunday securing 193 seats in the 500-member House of Representatives, followed by the reformist People’s Party with 118 seats and the populist Pheu Thai at 74, according to Reuters’ calculations based on election commission data.
The support of Pheu Thai — backed by the currently imprisoned billionaire former premier Thaksin Shinawatra – will give Anutin a clear parliamentary majority, potentially paving the way for a stable coalition.
“We will work together as a government and manage the country so we can do good things for the country,” Anutin told reporters, after holding talks with Pheu Thai leaders.
Bhumjaithai was a member of a Pheu Thai-led ruling coalition that took power following the last election in 2023, but walked out of the alliance in June last year, following a leaked phone call between then premier Paetongtarn Shinawatra and former Cambodian leader Hun Sen.
Paetongtarn was later dismissed by a court order, opening the door for Anutin to become prime minister.
“Please erase any misunderstandings from the past,” Anutin said. “We would like to work together, govern the country together.”
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