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Russia remains a key competitor of the United States in space, but the implementation of its long-term plans may be hindered by Western sanctions

Finnish President Sauli Niinistö told the Bloomberg news agency that he is "absolutely ready" to talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin if it would be useful.

Moscow imposes sanctions against 144 citizens of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, "the most hostile" towards the Russian Federation.

The Pentagon is blocking the transfer by the administration of President Joe Biden of evidence collected by American intelligence agencies about "Russian crimes"

The head of the Constitutional Committee of the Federation Council, Andrei Klishas, said that the United States and the EU decided to stage an unconstitutional coup in Georgia.

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, in an address to the protesters in Tbilisi, expressed support for the protest against the law on foreign agents. She said she would veto it.

Finland, by closing the border with Russia, has created problems for residents of the east of the country, according to an article by the Yle portal entitled "Suffering of the eastern border".

OPEC estimates the drop in investments in oil production in the world at $ 500 billion a year, which could create problems in the field of energy security

The UN-Russia talks in Geneva next week will be held at a high level and will concern the Black Sea grain initiative, Deputy Official Representative of the UN Secretary General Farhan Haq said at a briefing.

The former owner of Tinkoff Bank, Oleg Tinkov, said that he should not have been subject to UK sanctions.

Several delegates from Russia will not be able to attend the session on information technology at the UN, because the United States refused to issue them visas.

Apple's authorized services in Russia have stopped accepting MacBook and iPad for warranty service due to a lack of parts, while the iPhone is still being accepted, Apple's technical support service told RIA Novosti.

The West is concerned about how Russia managed to overcome unprecedented sanctions, said Al-Ain columnist Mohammed Ferhat.

In the coming months, there may be a shortage of some models of mid-range and premium smartphones in Russia, including the iPhone.

In Moscow, they are creating a situation center for personal mobility equipment (SIM), which will monitor the congestion of bike parks and the safety of riding electric scooters.