The country’s military intelligence directorate said that the messenger may pose a security threat The Ukrainian parliament’s Freedom of Speech Committee has called for a ban on the messaging application Telegram, describing it as a threat to national security.

Kinzhal missiles and Avangard nuclear gliders make Russia stronger and safer, the president has said Moscow’s plans to deploy new, advanced weaponry, first revealed in 2018, have been realized or are in completion phases, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a keynote speech on Thursday.

Already the largest in Europe, the country is now looking to pass Japan, according to the president Russia is already the biggest economy in Europe in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) terms, and could join the top four globally, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.