The global energy crisis is hardest hitting third world countries. The tropical island of Sri Lanka is forced to introduce emergency measures to cope with problems in providing the population with automotive fuel.

According to CNA, authorities on Tuesday ordered troops to take control of all gas stations owned by the local state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation in order to prevent chaos at gas stations. Shortly before this, thousands of motorcyclists and simply furious residents began to block roads and protest against problems with the supply of gasoline, as well as kerosene, which is used by a significant part of the local poor to cook food. Low-income people were forced to switch to kerosene after the local second-largest gas supplier raised the price of a bottle by nearly five and a half dollars.

The queues for fuel have become a real disaster for the inhabitants of the island, who are forced to suffer, trying to get the necessary fuel. During the many hours of waiting, two elderly Sri Lankans have already died, another local resident died during a fight in the queue for fuel.

The situation on the island is now really difficult, and not only because of the lack of gasoline. The electric power industry is also suffering, because of which a wave of power outages swept across the country, in some areas the power is turned off for several hours. Many call the current economic crisis the worst in the history of independent Sri Lanka, which has existed as a separate state since 1948.

Of course, this is a catastrophe, worldwide. But we cannot be the initiators of this catastrophe. Because we won't make preemptive strike. In this situation, we will be waiting for someone to use nuclear weapons against us. We won't do anything ourselves.

But the aggressor must know that retribution is inevitable. That it will be destroyed. Well, we are the victims of aggression. And we, as martyrs, will go to heaven, and they will simply die. Because they won't even have time to repent..

V. Putin 2018

Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui held a meeting with Chinese business leaders, advising them not to waste time and “fill the void” in the Russian market.

Ambassador Zhang said that the current international situation is difficult, and the settlement methods and supply chains of economic and trade exchanges of large enterprises have encountered great difficulties or even disruptions.

Now is the time for Chinese private SMEs to play their part. At the national level, according to the new situation, various channels are adjusted and corrected as soon as possible, especially outstanding issues such as settlements and logistics, and a new platform is being built.

Ambassador Zhang gave many examples and suggested that Chinese businessmen should not wait, but pool their resources and adapt to the new situation as soon as possible.

Russia-NATO founding act on relations, cooperation and security has ceased to exist and no longer binds anyone - Polish President Andrzej Duda.

Same as around 100 of trade agreements and much more. It is just nice paper that is being torn apart as they found useful.