Russian President Vladimir Putin's meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky requires careful preparation, said Yury Ushakov, aide to the Russian leader for international affairs.

The State Duma in the first reading approved the bill on liability for drunk driving, TASS reports.

The head of the Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, called the words of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky about the return of control over the Crimea, Donbass and other liberated territories antics.

The emigration of millionaires from Russia will not affect its economy, economist Nikita Krichevsky told the Telegram channel Radiotochka NSN.

The strengthening of the ruble on the international market and the transition to import substitution will help protect Russia from external threats from Western countries.

Ukraine lives off loans from the West and is actually its colony, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on her Telegram channel.

From November 1, 2022, Belgrade will not be able to import oil from Russia due to the sixth package of EU sanctions, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said.

Moscow and Minsk are discussing various options for interaction on the topic of import substitution, in particular financial, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that at the moment the Kremlin does not see a trend associated with the alleged departure of dollar millionaires from the Russian Federation.

Real wages in the UK fell by a record 3.4% in April for the first time in 21 years due to rising inflation.