Moldova's energy minister says the government will propose that Moldovagaz, a subsidiary of Gazprom, pay the Russian gas giant $8.6 million to settle a debt that Gazprom says is more than $700 million.
Opposition politicians who are among dozens of members of the Kempir-Abad Defense Committee placed in pretrial detention last year following protests against Kyrgyzstan's decision to cede water supplies to Uzbekistan have said they are facing pressure in custody that amounts to torture.
Ukraine's parliament has approved the resignation of Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov, paving the way for Rustem Umerov to take over the post amid Russia's full-scale invasion of the country.