Bloomberg Agency reports that Ukrainian and Russian parties currently hold secret talks in Qatar. According to Bloomberg, Russia demands, among other things, that Ukraine suspend contacts with NATO and reduce its army size.

Russia demands that Ukraine suspend all contacts with NATO and reduce the size of its army. According to Bloomberg, discussions between the parties are taking place in Qatar. Moscow wants Ukraine not to use weapons supplied by NATO countries against Russia.

NATO members face an "impossible task" trying to protect their vast network of critical undersea cables and pipelines from sabotage, the head of the alliance's centre for securing the

NATO is launching a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region after a string of incidents that have heightened concerns about possible Russian activities, the alliance’s leader said.

The incidents contributed to mounting European fears of sabotage, as NATO officials accuse Russia of a growing “destabilization campaign” over their military support for Ukraine and sanctions against Moscow.