The economy has largely recovered from last year’s sanctions-induced slump, according to VEB The Russian economy could expand beyond previous projections this year, Andrey Klepach, chief economist at the Russian state development corporation VEB.RF, predicted on Thursday.

Slovak drivers show support for their Polish counterparts with an hour-long blockade at the border Truck drivers in Slovakia briefly blocked a border crossing with Ukraine on Thursday, demanding protection from what they perceive as unfair competition from Ukrainian haulers and threatening a permanent blockade, similar to the one in place in Poland.

The EU’s top diplomat has said he is “shocked by the human suffering” on both sides of the conflict EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has urged Israelis not to be “consumed by rage” over the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas, arguing that one act of violence can not warrant another.