Warsaw failed in its duty to protect the Russian ambassador from pro-Ukraine protesters, Moscow claims Russia summoned the Polish envoy on Wednesday and demanded an apology after Moscow’s ambassador in Warsaw had red syrup thrown in his face during a Victory Day wreath-laying ceremony.

The military operation in Ukraine is going “as planned” and no such move is needed, Putin’s spokesman says Moscow harbors no plans to impose martial law in the country amid the ongoing conflict with Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday, dismissing claims made by a top US spy.

Cutting the supplies could cost €250 billion in extra spending by 2030, a think tank says New research by think tanks Ember and Global Witness has found that at current prices, the EU’s projected natural gas demand for 2030 could cost €250 billion ($263 billion) more than the European Commission originally estimated.