Morning bird: Trump is considering new sanctions against Russia. According to an expert, Agrofert was connected to the Stork's Nest
Trump reluctantly prepares to impose new sanctions on Russia
When President Donald Trump spoke with Vladimir Putin on the phone last week, the Russian leader promised to draft and send a so-called "peace memorandum" in the upcoming days, outlining Russia's demands for a ceasefire with Ukraine.
However, more than a week after this call, the USA has not yet received this document from Russia. According to people familiar with the matter, Trump is now considering moving forward with new sanctions against Moscow in the upcoming days. Options for implementing new measures punishing Moscow have been developed in the past weeks, but Trump has not yet approved them, reported CNN.
An expert testified at court about the connection between Agrofert and Farm Čapí hnízdo
During the appeal court to the so-called Čapí hnízdo case of the former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO), economic court expert Vítězslav Hálek appeared. The connection between the Čapí hnízdo company and Agrofert was necessary to implement the whole project according to his words. Therefore, the company should not have received the subsidy for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Andrej Babiš repeatedly accused the court expert Hálek of being a liar at court, subsequently the judge had to warn him that in Hálek's case it is about a certified expert, whose assessment of the whole matter is valid for the court, informed ČTK.
Japanese Prime Minister wants to grow flowers in radioactive soil from Fukushima
On Tuesday, Japan announced that it plans to use mildly radioactive soil stored near the Fukushima nuclear power plant, destroyed by a tsunami wave, for flower beds in the office of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, to demonstrate that it is safe to reuse it. The soil was removed from the entire Fukushima prefecture as part of decontamination work after the nuclear disaster in 2011 and has been temporarily stored since then.
According to officials, a portion of the radioactive soil has since reached a sufficiently safe level for reuse. The use of soil in Ishiba's office in Tokyo is intended to reassure the public that it is safe. The government has stated that it plans to reuse the soil for flower beds and other purposes in government office complexes. The plan is based on guidelines established by the Ministry of the Environment in March and approved by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the AP agency reported.
French deputies vote in favor of euthanasia
The lower house of French parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that allows adults with incurable illnesses to use lethal drugs, as public demand for legal options for ending life is increasing across Europe.
The vote in the National Assembly is a crucial step in this long-debated issue, however, there are still several more steps remaining before the law becomes official.
"I think of all the patients and their loved ones I've met over the more than ten years. Many of them are no longer here, and they always told me: Olivier Falorni, the main reporter of the draft law, said with applause from lawmaker colleagues: "Keep fighting.
The proposed measure on lethal drugs defines assisted dying as allowing their use under certain conditions so that people can take them themselves. Only those whose physical condition does not allow them to do this themselves could receive help from a doctor or nurse.
The bill, which received 305 votes in favor and 199 against, will be sent to the Senate, where the conservative majority could try to amend it
