Ukraine’s infrastructure minister said two Danube ports continued to operate after Russian drone attacks, while the nation’s military intelligence service said a Russian assault ship and a submarine had been damaged in an attack carried out on a shipyard in annexed Crimea.
(Bloomberg) — Ukraine’s infrastructure minister said two Danube ports continued to operate after Russian drone attacks, while the nation’s military intelligence service said a Russian assault ship and a submarine had been damaged in an attack carried out on a shipyard in annexed Crimea.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held their first summit in four years, meeting at a space center in the Amur region. Putin said North Korea was interested in Russian space rockets and his country would potentially be willing to help it build satellites, according to the state-run RIA Novosti news service.
In the European Union, Russian billionaire Victor Rashnikov, who made his fortune as the owner of Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel PJSC, lost a court fight against his inclusion on the bloc’s sanctions list. Dozens of wealthy Russian business bosses and family members have taken to Luxembourg-based courts in a bid to break free of penalties imposed after the invasion of Ukraine.
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