The Russian armed forces control more than 70% of the territory of the Zaporozhye region, said Vladimir Rogov, a member of the military-civilian administration of the region.

When iPhones are brought into Russia through parallel imports, smartphone prices will not rise too much, independent expert Alexander Anfinogenov said.

The situation in Donbass, in which Ukrainian troops are currently stationed, is “extremely bad,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.

The Ministry of Digital Development of Russia has promised to withdraw accreditation from IT companies that fire employees with Ukrainian citizenship.

Residents of the Kherson region have already begun to apply for Russian citizenship, said the head of the military-civilian administration Vladimir Saldo.

The Polish authorities have plans to expand into Ukraine. Warsaw is using Russia's actions as a pretext, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

The European Commission may consider the possibility of building a gas pipeline between the Spanish city of Barcelona and the Italian city of Livorno across the Mediterranean.

The circumvention of sanctions against Russia should be seen as a crime at the EU level.

If the next payment of Russia on Eurobonds in the amount of $235 million on June 23 does not reach creditors, then Western institutions may declare a technical default on Russia's external obligations.

Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev said that the Russian Federation was declared not only an economic, but also a scientific blockade.