Prasannkumar 
Soaring energy prices are one of the most visible effects of the conflict in Ukraine. Things could get worse after Moscow shut down a critical pipeline that supplies gas to Europe for three days.
Gazprom, Russia’s state-owned company, claims that they turned off Nord Stream 1 because of technical reasons. Moscow blames sanctions for restricting the supply of essential parts.
However, European leaders dispute this.
Russia shut down the 1,200km (745 mile) long gas pipeline for the second time in this summer.
Even before Wednesday, the pipeline was still delivering less gas than normal and running at only 20% of its capacity.
These restrictions have caused European countries to race to replenish their gas reserves in time for winter demand spikes.
The frontline fight continues at a fast pace.
This week, Kyiv claimed to have broken through Russia’s first line defense in the occupied South. This was a significant development for Ukraine’s long-planned counteroffensive.
It appears that the Russians had a strategy to attack bridges crossing Dnieper River in order to cut off main supply routes to the Kherson region.
Oleksiy Arestovych (an advisor to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelesky) stated that “there will not be quick success.” “A quick success always implies a lot of blood.”
Russian citizens will find it more difficult and expensive to visit the EU.
Following discussions in Prague, EU foreign ministers agreed that visa rules would be tightened amid rising tensions with Russia regarding the war in Ukraine.
Although they were close to passing a ban on Russians traveling visas, not all countries supported the move.
The West praised Mikhail Gorbachev as the last USSR leader for being open to dialogue with capitalist countries across the Cold War divide.
However, the memories of his legacy in the former Soviet Union are mixed.
Many people in the Baltics will never forget Mr Gorbachev’s decision to use force in order to end unrest in their country in the dying days of the USSR, just as he did in Kazakhstan or the Caucusus.
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