Russians complain about lack of electricity and water after "explosion sounds" in St. Petersburg
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Russians complain about lack of electricity and water after "explosion sounds" in St. Petersburg

Explosions
Source:  online.ua

In one of the districts of St. Petersburg, residents had their lights and water turned off after a sharp sound at night.

What is known about "explosive sounds" in St. Petersburg

Residents of the Krasnogvardeisky district of St. Petersburg report a power outage after a sharp sound at night.

According to local residents, at 2:53 a.m. in Krasnogvardeisky district, a loud explosion was heard, after which the electricity and water supply was cut off in several houses.

As of 6:45, there was no electricity or water.

Local residents of the district are actively discussing the night incident on social networks. There, one of the participants shared the information that he had called 004.

They just said that there was an accident at the substation, they will fix it by 6 am, shared the local.

In addition, there is also no light in the Toksovo district from 3 a.m. They also report an accident on 35 kW networks.

What is known about previous "blackouts" in St. Petersburg

On September 24, 2023, residents reported a blackout in the Russian city of St. Petersburg — the lights went out entirely on some streets. There was also no electricity at the Pulkovo airport for some time.

At that time, Pervomaiskaia, Pushkinskaya, Valdaiska Strs., Vitebsky prospect, Shushary district were completely without electricity. There is also a partial light outrage in the Moscow district of St. Petersburg.

Traffic lights and shops were not working on the streets. At the time, the city's emergency services told local residents that they were allegedly carrying out repair work and would complete it late at night.

However, residents reported seeing a flash in the sky and hearing explosion sounds.

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This is terrible. Trump publicly threatened the European Union

Trump is preparing for a trade war with the EU
Source:  Financial Times

White House President Donald Trump has officially confirmed that he has not abandoned his intention to impose tariffs on goods from the European Union.

Points of attention

  • Donald Trump promises to impose tariffs on goods from the European Union due to low trade volume.
  • The US President is confident that such measures will make America richer and stronger.
  • New tariffs could lead to market disruptions.

Trump is preparing for a trade war with the EU

According to the US president, the way the European Union treats the United States is "terrible."

The point is that people in Europe supposedly don't buy American goods.

Am I going to impose tariffs on the European Union?...Absolutely. They don't take our cars, they don't take our agricultural products, basically they don't take almost anything.

Donald Trump

Donald Trump

President of the United States

The American leader publicly warned that measures against EU countries "will be very strong."

Trump believes the new tariffs could cause some "disruption" in the market. However, he predicts that they will allow the country to reduce its trade deficit.

"Tariffs will make us very rich and very powerful," the US president believes.

Trump imposes tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China

White House spokeswoman Caroline Levitt officially confirmed that US tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China will take effect on February 1.

What is important to understand is that tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods will be 25%, and on Chinese goods — 10%.

Official Washington claims that the tariffs were imposed "for the illegal fentanyl they produced and allowed to be distributed in our country, which has killed tens of millions of Americans."

"These are promises made and promises kept by the president," the press secretary emphasized.

Despite this, Levitt did not want to disclose additional details, such as whether the tariffs would apply to all goods and whether they would apply to oil imports.

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Orban began blackmailing Ukraine and the EU over Russian gas

Orban continues to promote Putin's interests
Source:  Bloomberg

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is threatening to veto sanctions against Russia in 6 months if Ukraine does not resume the transit of Russian gas by then.

Points of attention

  • Hungary demands that the EU put pressure on Ukraine to preserve the transit of Russian gas.
  • Official Brussels is not giving in to blackmail from Orban's team.
  • The Hungarian leader threatens Kyiv with revenge over the decision to stop gas transit.

Orban continues to promote Putin's interests

The pro-Russian politician began to claim that official Budapest had recently received a guarantee from the European Union to resume the transit of Russian gas through Ukrainian territory.

If the promise is broken, we will not only propose to end the sanctions, but we will end them.

Viktor Orban

Viktor Orban

Prime Minister of Hungary

What is important to understand is that on January 27, official Brussels was able to "press" Hungary and approve the continuation of economic sanctions against Russia, but with a concession to Budapest.

The parties reached the conclusion to adopt a statement with assurances from Hungary about its energy security.

It is worth noting that Viktor Orban's team demands that the European Union put pressure on Ukraine to preserve the transit of Russian oil, but the bloc is not succumbing to this blackmail.

Orban threatens Kyiv with revenge

According to Putin's henchman, the Hungarian authorities may take measures in response to Kyiv's decision to stop the transit of Russian gas.

Viktor Orban laments that Ukraine has not only stopped gas transit through its territory, but is also allegedly refusing to negotiate, while its decision threatens Hungary, Slovakia, and the entire region.

Kyiv is no longer in the saddle so securely to afford this. If they remain aggressive and hostile, they will lose. We will eventually get angry and fight back.

Viktor Orban

Viktor Orban

Prime Minister of Hungary

The Hungarian leader has again stated that he opposes Ukraine's rapid membership in the European Union — because it would ruin the Hungarian economy — and NATO, because it would lead to the Alliance's war with Russia.

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