Hungarian foreign minister says Hungary agrees a long-term gas deal with Russia / Hungary has agreed with Russia on all the conditions for a new long-term gas supply deal to take effect as early as October 1, 2021.
Russia has imposed sanctions against Ukrainian high-ranking officials / Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov were added to the sanctions lists of the Russian Federation.
Merkel’s last working visit to Russia: what did Merkel and Putin talk about? / On Friday, August 20, German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in the Russian Federation on her last working visit German Chancellor used her final official visit to Russia to tell President Vladimir Putin to free Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, but the Kremlin leader rebuffed her, saying the jailing was unrelated to politics.
Russian nuclear submarine lost propulsion in Danish waters / Off the coast of Denmark, there was an emergency with the Russian submarine. Danish Navy describes the situation as “dramatic”.
The US expects a complete and thorough investigation of Vitaly Shishov's death / U.S. representatives expressed their deep sadness due to the murder of Belarusian activist Vitaly Shishov.
The majority of Ukrainians do not agree with Putin's "one nation" statement: the results of the survey / The majority of Ukrainians do not support Putin's statement on the historical unity of Russians and Ukrainians, which he published in his recent article about Ukraine.
Ukraine introduces new entry restrictions for unvaccinated individuals / Ukraine has recorded an increase in the number of coronavirus cases. In this regard, Ukraine's Ministry of Health proposed to introduce stricter rules and restrictions for citizens who are not vaccinated, as was reported by the President's Office of Ukraine.
The date of the completion of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has been announced / Construction works under the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project may be finished already in August, Matthias Warnig, managing director of Nord Stream 2 AG, the project operator, said in an interview with the Handelsblatt newspaper on Sunday.
