The Ukrainian and Hungarian gas transport system operators have signed an agreement on guaranteed capacity to transport up to eight million cubic metres of gas per day from Hungary to Ukraine, which will increase the total capacity for imports to 35 million cubic metres per day.

The Russian Ministry of Health has registered a drug for treatment of coronavirus MIR 19 developed by the Federal Medical and Biological Agency.

Before discussing a face-to-face meeting between Russian and US presidents Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden, it is necessary to understand what the US and EU response will be to the draft security guarantee agreement that Russia sent them in December.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a telephone conversation with Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel in which he assessed the actions of the Ukrainian authorities.

The US market has seen 481 initial public offerings this year (excluding SPAC deals), in which companies raised about $167 billion.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has raised the combat readiness of the 40,000-strong rapid reaction group due to the build-up of the Russian contingent near the Ukrainian border.