Russia is grateful to the "Belarusian friends" for pardoning Sofia Sapieha. The Kremlin's reaction was told by the press secretary of the president Dmitry Peskov, RIA Novosti writes.

The Russian, whose name has not been disclosed, was deported from the Indonesian island of Bali after a three-year sentence for growing and selling marijuana, the Indonesian portal Detik reports.

The EU countries could not agree on a new package of sanctions against Russia, Politico reported, citing European diplomats.

Thai police detained a foreigner at Phuket International Airport suspected of attempting to kill a Russian with a firearm. 

The share of Russia in the Czech Republic's oil imports increased in 2023 from 56 to 65 percent, writes Ekonomický deník.