Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen believes that Russia is amassing troops near the EU borders and preparing for a second phase of military aggression, reports CNN. Häkkänen is convinced that even after the war in Ukraine ends,

Ukrainian long-range strikes on Russian territory have focused on crippling the Kremlin's oil revenues and undermining its military production, according to Kyrylo Budanov, Head of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU).

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s lie: “A ceasefire now would mean only one thing: A large part of Ukraine would remain under Nazi rule,” Lavrov said after a preliminary phone call with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, repeating Russia’s false assertion that they invaded Ukraine to free it from fascism.

The submarine's crew were carrying out a "routine inter-fleet transfer" in the Mediterranean Sea, the Russian navy said in a statement carried by Russian state news agency Tass on Monday. The navy said that under international law, submarines must break the surface when traveling through the English Channel.