China now ranks among Russia’s top ten suppliers of whisky, as it has embarked on a major expansion in the market after the departure of some popular Western brands, the business daily Kommersant reported on Friday, citing industry data.

Hungary intends to clinch an agreement with a Turkish state-run oil and gas firm by year’s end, foreign minister says Budapest is planning to clinch a gas-supply deal with Turkish state-run energy company Botas, the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peter Szijjarto has claimed.

The EU and NATO will continue to back Ukraine as it is “geopolitically critical” to their own interest, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has said.  Speaking at the Green Party Conference in Karlsruhe on Saturday, Baerbock asserted that the European Union must accept Kiev, as it can no longer afford any gray areas in Europe.