Ukraine war: Russia using 40 year old ammunition in Ukraine

Russia is turning to decades-old ammunition with high failure rates, a senior US military official said on Monday.

"They [Moscow] have drawn from ageing ammunition stockpiles, which does indicate that they are willing to use older ammunition, some of which was originally produced more than 40 years ago," said the official, speaking on the condition of anonymity. 

Their comments indicate that Russian forces are running out of stockpiles as the grinding Ukraine invasion enters its 10th month. 

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EU: MEPs urge EU to be ready to dump disputed energy treaty - by Elena Sánchez Nicolás

Cross-party MEPs on Thursday (22 October) called on the European Commission to be prepared to withdraw from the controversial Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), if negotiations for its modernisation fail.

The ECT is an international agreement that grants cross-border cooperation in the energy sector, signed in 1994 by nearly 50 countries, including all EU member states, plus most countries from eastern Europe, central Asia, and Japan. Currently, all EU member states are contracting parties except for Italy, which withdrew in 2016.

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