Pyongyang said the weapon trial would deter “hostile military maneuvers” by Washington and its allies North Korea has carried out a test of a newly developed “underwater nuclear weapon system,” its armed forces have said, calling the move a response to joint military drills by the United States, South Korea and Japan.

Transit via Ukraine to Austria may be halted in the near future, according to OMV’s Alfred Stern There is a significant risk of Russian gas transits through Ukraine being terminated, the head of energy giant OMV, Alfred Stern, has said.

Maksim Reshetnikov noted the large disparity in the two countries’ growth rates  Russia may overtake Japan as the world’s fourth largest economy in the coming years, Economy Minister Maksim Reshetnikov stated on Wednesday.