The Blue House ( the executive office and official residence of the South Korean head of state) predicted on Feb. 25 that a declaration ending the Korean War “could be agreed upon” between North Korea and the US at their second summit. The question is drawing attention as the prediction comes while the specifics of current talks under way in Hanoi to coordinate the two sides’ agenda remain heavily under wraps. Source Hankyoreh
Serbia has raised the combat readiness of its troops on the border with Kosovo as a four-day flare-up over mutual recognition of state authority bedevils the Balkan neighbors, with Serbia’s president suggesting there are limits to what Belgrade will “tolerate.” Source Radio Free Europe
Pipeline gas supplies from Russia to Europe in 2021 reached historic highs, Gazprom increased gas production year-on-year by 18.4%. The accusations that Gazprom is not supplying gas to Europe are absurd, Head of Contract Structuring and Price Formation Directorate for Gazprom Export Sergey Komlev said in his article for Gazprom corporate magazine. Source TASS
Sweden’s government and Public Health Agency confirmed that it will definitely go ahead with the fourth and penultimate stage of its re-opening plan next week, with a firm warning for unvaccinated people. Source The Local
