Bank accounts of Russian diplomatic missions in the ING bank (Belgia) were unblocked. This was announced by the Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders.

"Gazprom" and UniCredit Bank Austria signed an agreement on a loan of 300 million euros for a period of four years at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

VTB Bank confirms that the accounts of Russian corporations abroad were frozen in its France-based subsidiary.

Russia is going to appeal asset freezes in France and Belgium, according to state media.

EU countries have started seizing Russia’s assets on its territory in connection with a 1.6 billion euros lawsuit filed by former shareholders of Yukos, a former Russian oil giant.

A Russian fighter jet came as close as 10 feet to a US reconnaissance plane in late May, says CNN.

The European Union is expected to roll over its economic and travel restrictions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis, says a report by The Wall Street Journal.

The White House is unsure of how to approach ‘the Russian threat’ going forward, says Fox News.

The US is looking to regain momentum in the information war between Moscow and the West over the Ukraine crisis by winning the hearts and minds of young Russian journalists, says a report.

Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden met with President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner during her stay in Moscow in April 2015, says The Buenos Aires Herald.