The State Duma of the Russian Federation ratified the Agreement between the Russian Federation and Tajikistan on cooperation in the field of pensions on Tuesday.

The head of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry announced the impossibility of making any concessions to Russia on the issue of goods transit through the EU territory to the Kaliningrad region.

Portuguese scientists have measured the mutation rate of the monkeypox virus.

KONE Corporation has decided to terminate its activities in Russia.

Bloomberg: NATO is going to adopt the new Strategic Concept and identify China as a "systemic challenge", and Russia as a "direct threat" to the countries of the alliance.

The trade in Russian diamonds has slowed sharply since the end of May as there is a demand for polished diamonds from other sources.