The US and its allies are deliberately undermining global security, General Valery Gerasimov has warned Western actions directed against Russia are making Europe less safe, according to the head of Russia’s General Staff. Valery Gerasimov issued the warning on Thursday during a meeting with foreign military attaches in Moscow.

Raiffeisen earlier announced plans for its Russian subsidiary to buy a stake in an Austrian construction group Shares in Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) rallied around 12% on Wednesday shortly after the banking group announced plans for its Russian unit to purchase a stake in Austrian construction company Strabag.

Letting Kiev into the alliance would mean WWIII, Slovakian PM Robert Fico has said Slovakia will not agree to let Ukraine become a member of NATO, Prime Minister Robert Fico has said in an interview.