Russian ferrous metals exports to the US nosedived to $0.6 million in July compared to $201 million the previous month, and more than $1 billion in the first half of 2022, Russian business daily RBK reported on Monday, citing the data from the US Census Bureau.

The measure to limit the cost of the fuel won’t solve the bloc’s energy shortage, Oslo warns Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store voiced doubts on Monday about a possible price ceiling on natural gas imports proposed by a majority of EU member states.

Talks to salvage the accord backslid as Tehran wanted to introduce “extraneous issues” on the agenda, the top US diplomat said Iran has taken “a step backward” in talks to revive the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, making near-term agreement on the matter “unlikely,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.