Kremlin responds to EU ditching visa deal

The Kremlin insists it will not introduce retaliatory visa restrictions after the bloc suspended simplified visas for Russians Russia is interested in welcoming tourists from all over the world, even from “unfriendly nations,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said during a conference call on Friday.

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Situation at Ukrainian nuclear plant ‘increasingly precarious’ – UN

A cessation of hostilities is the only way to avoid an accident, IAEA chief warns Attacks on the Russia-controlled Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant must stop, Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has said, warning of a looming “nuclear accident” at the site.

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Ukrainian counter-offensive had ‘some success’ – Pentagon

Lloyd Austin calls “encouraging” reports of advances near Kharkov and Kherson US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin cautiously cheered battlefront developments after Ukraine said it had made advances during a counter-offensive in the southern and eastern regions. Russian officials on the ground acknowledged some setbacks but said Ukrainian forces were suffering “colossal” casualties.

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