欧洲理事会主席科斯塔：我们需要通过外交手段支持乌克兰，包括建立与俄罗斯的直接沟通渠道。

Bank of Russia Governor Nabiullina said room for rate cuts has narrowed.

Russia foreign ministry spokeswoman Zakharova said at a June 18 briefing that Japan has recently increased military deployments in some areas and repeatedly issued and revised policy documents to pave the way for further strengthening of its "defense forces". She said Japan's remilitarization contravenes its postwar constitutional pacifist clause and will only exacerbate regional tensions.