Ukraine has not received an official offer from the Russian side on a short-term contract.

Moscow plans to renegotiate a gas transit deal with the European Union for a short time in order to gain time to complete the construction of pipelines bypassing Ukraine, Reuters reports, citing four sources. The gas transit agreement from Russia through Ukraine expires at the end of 2019.

Moscow for the first time organizes the Planet of the Ballet festival, which will be held from August 19 to September 8. The venue was chosen for the Palace of Youth.

In Germany, 150 police officers are looking for two Russian women who disappeared in mid-July. This is what Bild writes about.

The law on the ability to search for missing children using geolocation of their gadgets was approved by the Federation Council during the meeting, reports the Agency "Moscow".

At a meeting on Friday, the Federation Council rejected a law expanding the powers of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation regarding the regulation of the order of weight control of vehicles.