Ukraine fires Storm Shadows, drones to hit Russia’s oil, gas facilities

Ukraine launched British Storm Shadow ‍missiles and its domestically produced long-range drones to hit several Russian oil and gas facilities, ‍Ukrainian military and security officials said on Thursday.

Sweden better apologize for detaining Russia's Adler vessel — FM

The Swedish government should apologize over the detention of the Russian vessel Adler, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

Russia Has Plan to Respond to Possible Seizure of Assets Frozen in West

 Russia has a plan to respond to the possible seizure of assets frozen in the West, and it will be implemented if necessary, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday.

Two oil storage tanks catch fire in Temryuk after drone attack

Two oil storage tanks caught fire in the southern Russian port of Temryuk following a drone attack, the Krasnodar Region’s crisis response center wrote on Telegram.

Three killed in clashes in Syria’s Latakia province

Syrian state media said three people were killed Wednesday in clashes with so called security forces in coastal Latakia province, the heartland of the country’s Alawite minority community.

Ukrainian media outlet releases Kiev’s 20-point peace plan

 Zelensky insists on a 20-point peace plan that Ukraine presented to the American side at recent talks in the United States. RBC-Ukraine news agency released details of the draft following Zelensky’s meeting with the press.

US denies visas to ex-EU commissioner and others over social media rules

The US State Department said it would deny visas to five people, including a former EU commissioner, for seeking to "coerce" American social media platforms into suppressing viewpoints they oppose.

Hungary refuses to ignore 'constitutional coup' in EU

The European Union’s leadership is attempting a "constitutional coup" by appropriating the sovereign rights of individual countries in violation of community laws and regulations, Hungarian Minister for EU Affairs Janos Boka said in an article published in the Magyar Nemzet newspaper.