Switzerland reportedly makes first bullion purchase from the sanctioned country since February Switzerland imported gold from Russia in May for the first time since February, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. According to the article, the move suggests that the industry’s stance toward Russian precious metals may be softening.

The group accuses Alexey Arestovich of being a homophobe for stating that LGBTQ persons are ‘people with deviations’ A Ukrainian LGBTQ group has called for the firing of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s top adviser, Alexey Arestovich, on Tuesday after he stated that he considers queer persons “people with deviations.”

The European Commission president says Ankara has made “no progress” in joining the bloc Today’s Turkey is further from the EU than it was decades ago when it applied to join the bloc, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in an interview published on Tuesday.