Ukraine will not extend the gas transit agreement with Russia after its expiration, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says. “Ukraine will not extend the transit agreement with Russia after its expiration.

"Ukraine's strategic goal is to impose sanctions on Russian gas, depriving the Kremlin of revenues from the sale of hydrocarbons, which the aggressor uses to finance the war," Shmyhal said. “We call on all European countries to completely give up Russian oil and gas.

Stephen Hubbard is the first American known to have been convicted on charges of fighting as a mercenary in the Ukraine-Russia war.

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A Russian court on Monday sentenced a 72-year-old American in a closed trial to nearly seven years in prison for allegedly fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine. Prosecutors said Stephen Hubbard signed a contract with the Ukrainian military after Russia sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022 and he fought alongside them until being captured two months later.