Berlin replaced Russian gas with costlier alternatives, with the country’s industrial sector bearing the brunt of higher prices Germany’s decisions since the start of the Ukraine conflict nearly two years ago have cost the country more than €200 billion ($216 billion), the president of the German Institute for Economic Research, Marcel Fratzscher, has estimated. The…

Georgia has “strong arguments” against imposing restrictions on its neighbor, PM Kobakhidze said Georgia will continue to resist calls to impose sanctions on Russia, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said on Tuesday. Tbilisi previously declined to join Western countries in adopting restrictions on Moscow, citing domestic security concerns.

General Aleksandr Syrsky is the commander in chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, but his stepson Ivan has endorsed Russia. The younger Syrsky was filmed wearing a “Z” t-shirt on Tuesday at the Russian consulate in Sydney.