QatarEnergy said it has reached an agreement setting terms for valuation and allocation of hydrocarbons, natural gas, power and related resources to support downstream industrial investment.

Russian Defence Ministry says Ukrainian forces lost as many as 1,350 personnel in one day.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Galuzin said Europe is currently unlikely to present constructive ideas to mediate the Ukraine crisis. He said: "Recently European leaders have repeatedly invoked the need to 'dialogue' with Russia — ostensibly to resolve the Ukraine crisis — while at the same time calling for 'strategic strikes' against our country; this distorted logic makes it unlikely Europe will propose any constructive ideas."