Keeping the ban on Ukrainian goods would be “un-European,” the country’s president has declared Eastern European nations that intend to preserve the current ban on imports of grain from Ukraine are violating the EU’s values, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has claimed.

The landmark trip will boost military ties between Moscow and Pyongyang, the Defense Ministry has said Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu will travel to North Korea this week at Pyongyang’s invitation to attend celebrations marking the end of the Korean War, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has announced.

Japan is asking companies to reduce imports from the sanctioned country, the outlet has said  Russian shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Asia declined by 15% to their lowest level in almost two years last month as importers sought to diversify supplies, Bloomberg reported last week, citing shipping data.