Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed on Saturday over the phone the situation in Ukraine, having agreed that the preparations for the next meeting of the Normandy Four format would be continued by the foreign ministers and the leaders' aides, the Kremlin press service said in a statement

The gas transit contract with Ukraine will have to be extended if Kiev does not create an independent gas transportation system (GTS) operator, Russian energy giant Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller said Friday at a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has tasked Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller with briefing him on developments in gas transit talks with Ukraine, also voicing regret over the fact that Kiev receives reverse gas flows from the European Union instead of purchasing Russian gas

Ahead of the visit by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople to Mount Athos, one of the centers of the Eastern Orthodox monasticism, sprayed slogans against him have appeared in one of the monasteries, Romfea news agency reported on Thursday

US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell believes that a possible impeachment trial against President Donald Trump might finish by Christmas, media reported