Russia stops gas deliveries to Austria

Russia stops gas deliveries to Austria
The government sells the car test: “Good for the company”

THREE NEWS YOU CAN’T MISS

  • Russia stops gas deliveries to Austria

    Tankers are seen in front of the skyscraper where Russian Gazprom has its headquarters in St. Petersburg. Archive image. Photo: Dmitri Lovetsky/AP/TT

    Russia will stop gas supplies to Austria starting Saturday, according to a spokesperson for the Austrian energy company OMV.

    The announcement comes at the same time as Austria announced that the gas network is no longer dependent on Russian supplies.

    European media have reported that Austria, although it still buys 80 percent of its fossil gas from Russia, has secured enough reserves and other suppliers to see it through the coming winter regardless of the Russian flow.

    “We have been informed” by the Russian energy giant Gazprom that deliveries are ending, says the OMV spokesperson on Friday according to AFP.

    The Ukraine war has meant that the EU has tried to cut off its energy relations with Russia, but a lot of fossil fuels are still bought in.

  • THREE NEWS YOU CAN’T MISS

  • Carnivores were arrested at the till

    A carnivore was caught red-handed in a grocery store in Oskarshamn this week, writes Barometer-OT.

    Three people had tried to pass the tills with beef tenderloin, pork, chicken and stain remover worth SEK 4,100.

    In their car in the parking lot, a driver was waiting – and even more meat, cheese and expensive razor blades.

    – We don’t know the exact value yet, but it should be somewhere between 30,000 and 50,000 kroner, says Peter Karlsson at the police in Oskarshamn.

    He believes it is organized crime.

    – I am completely convinced that this is a league that has traveled the country and kingdom around to steal from grocery stores.

  • Sweden buys Patriot robots for five billion

    Sweden invests over five billion kroner in strengthened air defense.

    In collaboration with four other countries, a total of 1,000 robots for the Patriot air defense system are being purchased, according to a press release from the government.

    The total order value is approximately SEK 60 billion.

    The other countries are Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Spain.

  • Scholz has spoken with Putin

    German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, reports several international media.

    It’s their first conversation in two years.

    Government sources tell AFP the conversation lasted about an hour.

  • Storming of local parliament in Georgia – eight to hospital

    Photo: AP

    Protesters have stormed the government building in the Russian-backed breakaway region of Abkhazia in Georgia today, Reuters reports.

    The background to this is an unpopular investment agreement with Moscow that would mean Russia gaining more control in the region. The protesters worry about the consequences the agreement will have on the real estate market.

    Opposition politicians also demanded that the self-proclaimed president resign.

    According to the news agency, the protesters drove in a truck and smashed the metal gates surrounding the capital’s parliament. People also climbed in through the windows.

    Eight people had to be taken to hospital.

    Abkhazia has declared independence, but only a few states support this – including Russia. Georgia and the rest of the world see Abkhazia as Georgian territory.

  • One had a falling wall on him – taken to hospital

    One person has been injured when a wall from a truck bed fell over his foot, the police write on their website.

    The police were alerted to the accident, which was in Köping, at half past two today and then went to the scene.

    The person, a 55-year-old man, was awake and able to speak when the police arrived.

    He was then taken to hospital by ambulance for treatment.

  • Custody hearing against Fredrik Lundgren begins

    Earlier today, Fredrik Lundgren, also called the Nytorgsmannen, was requested to be detained for another rape.

    At 2:30 p.m., the detention hearing against him begins. The hearing is held behind closed doors.

    – There is a risk that he can continue his crime at large, says prosecutor Anders Stridh in court.

    Fredrik Lundgren’s defense lawyer says he denies any crime.

    On site is Aftonbladet reporter Susanna Nygren.

    Read more here.

  • New prisoner exchange between the US and Russia

    A new major prisoner exchange is underway between the United States and Russia, states exile Russian Vazjnije Istorii and Kremlin-loyal news site Mash. The prisoner exchange is said to be planned for February 2025.

    One of those to be released is Russian-American Ksenija Karelina, sentenced to twelve years in prison for treason after she donated 50 dollars to the Ukrainian army.

    Over 70 people are said to be part of the upcoming exchange. In August, 26 people were included in a prisoner exchange between Russia, Belarus and several Western countries.

  • The IT system Millennium is paused – old systems are started up

    The Västra Götaland region is pausing the Millennium IT system, according to information from Gothenburg Post.

    the region confirms the stop in a press release.

    Work to activate the old systems has already begun. It will take a few days over the weekend Millennium will be used.

    But the region continues to try to solve the problems with the system, and the plan is still to introduce it throughout Västra Götaland.

    – Now it is a situation with risks for patient safety with continued introduction in the same way, says regional director Håkan Sandahl at a press conference.

    The criticized system was introduced in parts of the region, including at Södra Älvsborg Hospital, on Tuesday.

    Millennium was bought in for a billion and the preparations for village surface system have been going on this year. The idea was that the system would facilitate, among other things, that the same system would be used throughout the region. But the system has not worked as it should. Healthcare employees have gathered in demonstrations against Millennium outside Södra Älvsborg hospital.

  • The government sells the Bilprovningen

    Photo: Annika af Klercker / SvD

    The government sells the Bilprovningen. This is what Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (M) says at a press conference.

    The new owner is the German company TÜV Rheinland AG. The company is present in many countries and has over 22,000 employees.

    – The company goes into this with a long-term perspective and a great sense of responsibility, says Svantesson.

    The price is SEK 1,200 million, the government writes in a press release.

  • Man suspected of murder in Malmö released

    Police and forensics technicians on site outside an apartment building on Möllevången in central Malmö in connection with the death of a woman in her 50s. Archive image. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT

    The man who had been arrested since a woman in her 50s was found dead in an apartment on Möllevången in Malmö on Monday has been released.

    – The suspicion remains but has weakened as we have worked on this case, says prosecutor Carin Annerén Brunsson to Sydsvenskan.

    The police were alerted on Monday evening by paramedics who were in the apartment. The man, who was in the apartment, was brought in for questioning and later arrested during the night as a probable cause of murder.

  • Prosecutors are convicted of breaches of confidentiality

    A prosecutor is convicted of a breach of confidentiality.

    The woman, who is a cousin of internationally wanted gang leader Ismail Abdo, was charged with leaking information from a murder investigation.

    The penalty is 50 daily fines of SEK 300, a total of SEK 15,000.

    In the verdict, the Södertörn district court writes that it “must have been clear to her that the relevant information under the charge could not be disclosed”.

  • Systembolaget stops digital ID cards

    As of today, Systembolaget stops digital ID cards from Bank-id as identification in stores and agents, reports Echo.

    The reason is that Systembolaget does not see the digital identification methods as sufficient.

  • Car fire on Essingeleden

    A passenger car burns on Essingeleden in Stockholm.

    A unit from the emergency services happened to be at the scene of the accident when the fire broke out and alerted the emergency services.

    – There is a fire in the engine compartment, says Alexander Westerberg, commanding officer at RC Mitt.

    Road assistance is on site to help the emergency services. Two lanes are closed in the northbound direction.

    – No information on the state of damage, it is still burning, says Alexander Westerberg.

  • Israel drafts ultra-Orthodox into the military

    Ultra-Orthodox men in street protests against the new conscription law. Image from Jerusalem at the end of October. Photo: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP/TT

    Israel is now beginning to draft ultra-Orthodox men, an extremely controversial measure in the country. New Defense Minister Israel Katz is pursuing the representative’s plan, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s stated skepticism.

    Starting Sunday, military service call-up orders are being sent to 7,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews, Israeli media reports.

    They have until now been exempted from the military service that all other Israelis – male and female – must do for several years. But as Israel’s defense forces became increasingly strained during the last war, the demands that everyone must stand up have grown.

    However, Netanyahu is said to have been against calling in the ultra-Orthodox, as it risks fracturing his fragile governing coalition.

    However, the issue was pushed hard by Yoav Gallant, the defense minister who was fired by Netanyahu the other week.

    How the rest of the government reacts to the new defense minister continuing with the plan remains to be seen. But Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara ruled the other day that since there is now a new law, the summons must be sent out.

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