“The European Union… expects Russia to accept its responsibility and to fully cooperate with efforts to establish accountability,” the declaration says.

“Due to the hazardous security situation, and poor coordination between civil aviation and military operations, there is a risk of misidentification of civil aircraft,” the message reads.

“It is planned that in the period from the second half of July to the first half of August, the first Chinese mission to explore Mars, Tianwen-1, will be launched,” the release of the CASC says.