The stronger the nation is, the less its enemies will try to hurt it, the Russian president said Western nations, which previously insisted that Ukraine should defeat Russia on the battlefield, are gradually changing their position, President Vladimir Putin noted on Friday.

Housing construction in the EU and UK has fallen sharply due to interest-rate hikes, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. Policies aimed at tackling raging inflation are exacerbating supply-chain issues and sending the cost of loans and building materials soaring, the agency noted.

The St. Petersburg Exchange was included in the latest round of US restrictions The St. Petersburg Exchange (SPB Exchange) announced the resumption of trading in a limited list of Russian securities on Friday. Trading in foreign stocks had been suspended on Thursday after being added to the US sanctions list.