Russia’s trade turnover with neutral and ‘friendly’ countries, defined as those that have not sanctioned Moscow over the Ukraine conflict, has surged over the past year, Foreign Ministry official Dmitry Birichevsky said on Tuesday.

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Warsaw failed in its duty to protect the Russian ambassador from pro-Ukraine protesters, Moscow claims Russia summoned the Polish envoy on Wednesday and demanded an apology after Moscow’s ambassador in Warsaw had red syrup thrown in his face during a Victory Day wreath-laying ceremony.