Officials defend the “inviolability” of modern Ukraine’s Soviet-drawn frontiers The Ukrainian Embassy in Romania has accused the EU country’s former foreign minister, Andrei Marga, of undermining the “basic principles of international law,” after he claimed that the borders of modern Ukraine are “unnatural,” and suggested that Kiev should cede parts of its territory to neighboring…

The country’s economy will take a major hit in the fourth quarter of the year, according to its central bank Israel’s central bank revised down its economic growth forecast on Monday amid risks arising from the escalation of the Gaza conflict.

President Vladimir Putin has praised members of multiple security agencies for their courage and selfless service in protecting Russia’s constitutional order and territorial integrity from external and domestic threats – and listed a wide range of challenges they are faced with.