Prologue Journal – Page 36075 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Natural Gas Prices Steady Ahead of EIA Storage Data

Wall Street Journal Natural gas prices were steady-to-slightly-lower as the market gears up for a weekly EIA storage report. https://www.wsj.com/articles/natural-gas-prices-steady-ahead-of-eia-storage-data-6d17eddc

Russian Mi-24 helicopter crashes in Belarus

Pravda Ukraine On the afternoon of 22 June, a Russian Mi-24 helicopter had made a “hard landing” in Belarus. Source: Belarusian Defence Ministry; Motolko Help project Details: The Ministry of Defence of Belarus has reported that at around 13:30, the helicopter made a “hard landing” in Baranavičy district. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/22/7408040/

Estonian government to send new millitary assistance package to Ukraine

Pravda Ukraine https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/22/7164196/

Position on strategic stability unchanged, but Russia open to dialogue — senior diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Sergey Ryabkov pointed out that a return to the New START Treaty is possible only if the US and its allies abandon “a fundamentally hostile course toward Russia” https://tass.com/politics/1636567

BRICS expansion to be key agenda item at Johannesburg summit — Russian foreign ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Sergey Ryabkov stressed that Moscow was cooperating closely with Pretoria in making preparations for the BRICS Summit https://tass.com/politics/1636581

Iran signs air transport services agreement with UAE, Emirati media says

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-747265

Turkey Jacks Up Interest Rates in Reversal for Erdogan

Wall Street Journal Turkey’s central bank raised interest rates to 15%, the first increase since 2021 and part of a policy correction by the country’s new economic leaders. https://www.wsj.com/articles/turkish-central-bank-jacks-up-interest-rates-in-reversal-for-erdogan-8f3865

EU transfers another tranche of 1.5 bln euros to Ukraine — EC President

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The total volume of the EU macro-financial assistance program for 2023 is 18 billion euros, or 1.5 billion per month https://tass.com/world/1636569

Zelenskyy warns that nuclear threats will result in Putin’s elimination

Pravda Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that the world will not allow Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine. Source: Zelenskyy in an interview with ВВС Quote: “I believe that if he [Putin – ed. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/22/7408037/

Missing Titanic submarine: Canadian underwater robot searches ocean floor as oxygen levels dwindle

Fox News The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday that the Canadian vessel Horizon Arctic deployed a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) “that has reached the sea floor and began its search” for the missing OceanGate Titan submarine. It is the first time during the search that a vessel is combing the floor of the Atlantic Ocean…