The peninsula is a crucial military hub for Russia, Ukraine’s military intelligence believes Kiev sees the Crimean Peninsula as a legitimate target for long-range weaponry supplied by the West, a spokesman for Ukraine’s Directorate of Intelligence at the Ministry of Defense, Vadim Skibitskiy, said on Saturday.

Member states will be urged to curb their energy use, according to a draft seen by Reuters The EU will urge member countries to scale back their demand for gas in order to prepare for potential Russian supply cuts, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing a draft of the proposal.

The lender’s director for strategy says the list of options to address global economic challenges is rapidly shrinking The International Monetary Fund will significantly reduce its forecast for global economic growth in its next update, according to Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, the IMF’s director for strategy, policy and review, as reported by Bloomberg.