The United States and other allies of Ukraine consider the possibility of an “almost complete” ban on export to Russia, Bloomberg writes with reference to sources. Representatives of the G7 are discussing a new export procedure: it will be possible to supply only those goods to Russia for which special permission will be issued. Most likely, such exceptions will be made for drugs and products, says one of the sources. To implement these plans may not be easy.

The issue of Ukrainian membership in NATO will be “on the agenda” of the alliance summit, which will be held in July in Vilnius, said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during an unplanned visit to Kiev. “The future of Ukraine is in NATO. All members of the alliance agree with this, ”Stoltenberg said. On Friday, NATO Secretary General will take part in the meeting of the Allies of Ukraine at the American military base in German Ramstein.

Natural gas consumption in the European Union fell by 17.7% from August to March compared to the average for the last five years, the Financial Times writes , citing data from the statistical agency Eurostat. Previously, the EU planned to reduce consumption by 15% - this is one of the measures taken in connection with the reduction in gas supplies from Russia.

Segezha Group, Russia’s largest timber company (and part of the conglomerate Sistema, which oligarch Vladimir Yevtushenkov owns), has stopped observing an opt-in ban on logging environmentally valuable forests since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. After Western sanctions made “ecologically sensitive markets” unavailable to Russian timber companies, Segezha stopped abiding by the logging moratoria it had previously agreed to for important areas.

On Tuesday, the court fined preacher from the Sverdlovsk region Eduard Charov 65 thousand rubles. Because of his anti-war posts on VKontakte, he was found guilty of “discrediting” the Russian army and inciting hatred or hostility. About ten years ago, Charov founded a shelter for the homeless and disabled in the village of Savinovo, Sverdlovsk Region. The man told Important Stories that his activities irritate local authorities because he helps people receive pensions and benefits.

In Russia, they began to send electronic summons. The military commissar of the city Sergey Kachkovsky spoke about the “test” summons in St. Petersburg, writes Fontanka. The Ministry of Digital Development said that electronic summons cannot be sent now, for this it is necessary to accept a separate regulatory act. “In order to send summons through public services in electronic form, it is necessary to adopt a separate regulatory act.

This Story is Also Available in English Geere The largest Russian forestry complex “Segezha Group” (part of the Russian oligarch, owned by the Russian oligarch, AFK Sistema) ceased to observe a voluntary ban on the cabin of valuable forests. The total area of ​​the territories that the company led out from under the moratorium-1.5 million hectares-more than the area of ​​Montenegro.

During the Russian occupation of Balakleya, Kharkov region, the military commandant of the city was Lieutenant Colonel Valery Buslov, Reuters found out . During this period, Russian troops detained at least 200 local residents, some of them were tortured. Several dozen people are still missing. There is no evidence that Buslov personally committed crimes, but local residents saw people with bags on their heads being brought into the building where the officer’s office was located.