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Gas-trick distress: a visit to Ukraine
Gas-trick distress: a visit to Ukraine
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20 minutes
Released:
Oct 20, 2021
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Russia continues to pile pressure on the country, and will soon have the power to cut off its natural gas. Our correspondent pays a visit to find how Ukrainians cope. The simplest solution to renewables’ intermittency is to move electricity around—but that requires vast new international networks of seriously beefy cables. And Canada’s version of American football is wasting away. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
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Released:
Oct 20, 2021
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