The Estonian Foreign Ministry has sent a diplomatic note to the Russian Embassy in Tallinn with a proposal to conduct joint measurements of the fairway of the Narva border river, the ERR broadcasting company reports.

Five people were killed when gas cylinders exploded at a construction site in the Chechen village of Bashen-Kali in the Itum-Kalinsky district.

Exports to Russia have turned into a nightmare for Turkish businessmen due to sanctions, they face direct threats from Western officials, Turkish economic commentator Mustafa Recep Ercin told RIA Novosti.

Saudi Arabia has threatened to sell off the debt securities of the European Union. The possible response of the Saudis in the case of confiscation of Russian assets in the West is reported by RIA Novosti.