Political scientist Andriy Kortunov said that despite the refusal Volodymyr Zelensky to receive Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Germany's position on the situation around Ukraine will not change radically.

China is reducing gas purchases from Russia due to the end of the heating season, lockdown and geopolitics, ABN reports.

In the coming weeks, a record increase in food prices is expected in the Czech Republic, said Dana Vecherzhova, a representative of the Food Chamber of the Republic.

The Ukrainian leadership pumps mercenaries with drugs to maintain their morale, said the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, on his Telegram channel.

Dmitry Medvedev wrote that the Ukrainian authorities “want to extract evidence” from Viktor Medvedchuk, head of the political council of the Opposition Platform – For Life party.

French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has a secret plan to withdraw the country from the European Union, said the current head of state Emmanuel Macron.

Oil refineries in India have complained about the high cost of Russian oil. Reported by Bloomberg.

Federation Council Speaker Matvienko said that European countries may refuse Russian energy resources, RIA Novosti reports.

The Central Bank proposed to calculate the cost of repairs under OSAGO, taking into account the prices of analogues of original spare parts.

Aleksey Arestovich, adviser to the Office of the President of Ukraine, asked for understanding about the cancellation of the visit of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to Kyiv.