Lithuania has ordered the Russian ambassador to leave the country and recalled its diplomatic representative from Moscow Lithuania has become the first EU country to expel a  Russian ambassador over Moscow’s ongoing military attack on Ukraine. Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said that Vilnius’ own top diplomat in Moscow would also be recalled in the coming days.

China’s top liquefied natural gas (LNG) importers are seeking to purchase additional shipments from sanctions-hit Russia to take advantage of cheap prices, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The increased purchases are reportedly intended for replenishing storage tanks before prices rise again this summer.

Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov arrived in Israel several days ago, but his company denies he is applying for citizenship One of Russia’s wealthiest people, Mikhail Prokhorov, has applied for Israeli citizenship, the country’s media reported on Monday.