The Russian government has decided to temporarily limit the export of enriched uranium to the United States, Reuters reported on Friday. As he added, this decision was made at the request of the president in response to the ban on the import of uranium, which was announced earlier.
Russia is about 44 percent. the world's uranium enrichment capacity and about 35 percent of it is provided by this country. nuclear fuel delivered to the USA – according to the US Atomic Energy Agency.
President Joe Biden approved a ban on imports of Russian enriched uranium in May, although that decision could be overturned if there are concerns about continued shipments.
The Russian government has announced that it has signed a decision to impose temporary restrictions on exports to the United States, but with some exceptions.
“This decision was made by order of the president in response to the restriction and prohibition of the United States,” the Russian government said.
Gazprom stops gas delivery
Also on Friday, the energy company OMV announced that Gazprom will completely stop supplying natural gas to Austria from Saturday.
“The suspension of deliveries is probably a response to the arbitration ruling of the International Chamber of Commerce, which awarded OMV and 230 million euros in the dispute with Gazprom,” DPA news agency wrote.
The Reuters news agency mentioned that the agreement between Moscow and Kyiv on the export of Russian gas to Europe through Ukraine was supposed to expire at the end of the year. Gas was mainly supplied to Austria and Slovakia through this route. Kyiv has repeatedly said that it will not renew the contract with Gazprom. Austria is one of the few European countries that still receives Russian gas; other countries have reduced imports of goods after Moscow's attack on Ukraine in 2022.
The OMV company said that it has been preparing for the final shutdown of Russian gas for some time and will continue to supply fuel to its customers. It has long-term contracts with other gas suppliers and has secured capacity to transport gas from Germany and Italy to Austria. It can also receive liquefied natural gas from the Netherlands and has been filling underground storage in recent months.
“OMV has determined that it has received enough gas from other sources to cover losses from Russia. However, we still expect this to exacerbate the energy crisis in Austria, which has caused a significant drop in gas demand and in the manufacturing sector. Eurointelligence analysts said: “The Austrian economy is currently in recession, as higher energy costs limit the ability of companies to invest.”
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