The European Commission is making sure that there is no circumvention of EU sanctions against Russia by third countries, said EC spokesman Daniel Sheridan Ferry.

Sweden, after joining NATO, intends to send about 800 military personnel to Latvia, to the territory near the border with Russia

Germany increased its exports to Russia in November by 12.8% compared with the October - to 700 million euros, the report said the Federal statistical office of Germany (Destatis).

One of the factories of the German automaker Volkswagen in Lower Saxon Emden on Monday, January 8, suspended work due to strikes by farmers. This is reported by the Bild newspaper.

India and Russia are aiming to diversify bilateral trade, Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov said at a conference of the Valdai Club and the Vivekananda Foundation.