Ramzan Kadyrov "noted that he was sitting too long" and believes that he "deserved an indefinite and long vacation." Whether this means his possible departure from the post of head of Chechnya in the near future is still unclear: Kadyrov has repeatedly announced his resignation in the past, and his current term of office expires in 2026. “<...> I found out that I, it turns out, is a “long-liver” among the current heads of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

German Siemens Energy, which maintains turbines for Nord Stream, said there were no technical reasons for shutting down the gas pipeline, but expressed its readiness to work. Gas pumping stopped on 31 August. Gazprom was supposed to resume it from September 3, but instead announced a further suspension of Nord Stream for an indefinite period. The oil leak referred to by Gazprom cannot serve as a technical reason for terminating the operation of Nord Stream, Siemens Energy believes.

The European Commission intends to seek from all countries of the bloc the introduction of a price ceiling for Russian oil. This measure has already been approved by the G7. The European Commission will "play its full part" to achieve unanimity among the 27 EU states on support for limiting the price of Russian oil exports, said European Commissioner for Economics Paolo Gentiloni.

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Economic reforms of Gorbachev, 24 years for Ivan Safronov and an EU visa compromise Neptuul/Wikimedia Commons/CC by 2.0 @ All news of this week were pushed into the background by death in the 91st year of the life of Mikhail Gorbachev-the last Secretary General, the first and last president and reformer of the USSR.