The government has updated the rules for reserving employees at critical enterprises and set new limits for bank transfers. The conditions for receiving state aid and tariffs for commercial shipments to the EU are also changing.
NASA ended Swift's scientific operations due to its inability to maintain orbit. Some tungsten components may survive atmospheric entry.
Expert claims bureaucratic obstacles prevent Ukrnafta from holding open tenders, potentially costing state budget over 1 billion hryvnias.
The crypto platform announced the phased return of asset withdrawal functionality, starting from the morning of 1 November, with priority given to the most in-demand networks.
Halloween celebrations in the Swiss city ended in fires and clashes with law enforcement after radical activists joined the parade.
Driver of a scheduled bus in Poland ignored lowered barriers and warning signals, nearly causing an accident. The railway service called the driver's actions extremely irresponsible.
At least 60 "shadow fleet" vessels with improvised metal and rubber armour have passed through the Bosphorus.
Masked groups in the centre of the German city smashed shop windows and looted stores. Police used special measures to restore order.
Finland's President Alexander Stubb revealed details of a phone call he held with the leader of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, on 27 October in an interview with the Yle television channel. According to the Finnish head of state, during this contact he fulfilled a request from Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky by conveying two key messages to Putin.
Stubb explained that the first message concerned Kyiv's readiness to hold a bilateral meeting at the highest level. The second message was dedicated to a package of de-escalation measures proposed by the Ukrainian side.
"Firstly, he (Zelensky – ed.) would like to have a bilateral conversation with President (the Russian ruler – ed.) Putin and discuss, among other things, territorial issues and security. The second was about the so-called de-escalation measures, that is, for us to be able to reach a certain ceasefire on key issues such as energy and energy facilities, food security, prisoner exchanges or infrastructure in general," Stubb emphasised.
The Finnish president added that during the conversation, he and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre had the opportunity to ask Putin questions regarding preparations for trilateral negotiations scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi.
"Then we had the opportunity to ask how he intended to proceed in Abu Dhabi. In that sense, the conversation was also very useful," Stubb noted.
In response to a journalist's question about whether this conversation had brought peace closer, the head of Finland characterised the event as a step aimed at building trust between the parties.
"Probably no step back has been taken, but it is also clear without saying it that the first call is rather a confidence-building step," Stubb stated.
Speaking about how the process of restoring contacts between the countries would develop after this call, the President of Finland responded as follows.
"We will see calmly, step by step. The only thing that can be said for certain is that the relations that, for example, once existed between Russia and Finland will be completely different in the future," he added.
Stubb also reported that Finland and Norway had expressed their disagreement with the activities of the Russian "shadow fleet" in the Baltic Sea to Putin.
Comments
No comments yet. Be the first!