Poland recorded the biggest drop in GDP among the 27 members of the bloc in the second quarter of 2023, according to Eurostat Poland’s economy saw a year-on-year decline of 2.2% in the second quarter of this year, marking the biggest decrease among EU member states, according to data released by Eurostat on Thursday.

Russian forces have improved their standing almost everywhere along the frontline, the president says Ukraine’s counteroffensive, which has been underway since early June, has completely failed, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has said.

Western states should fix the food problems their restrictions have created, foreign minister says Moscow is not asking for the lifting of sanctions, but urges Western states to fix the problems they have created on the global food market, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sunday.