Babiš urges fuel distributors to cut prices as Czech fuel costs hit 3.5-year high

Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) has called on major fuel distributors Orlen, MOL and OMV to lower fuel prices and not exploit the conflict in the Middle East. In a post on Facebook on Thursday, he said the situation should also be examined by the Office for the Protection of Competition (ÚOHS).

Russian court bans Oscar-winning documentary Mr. Nobody Against Putin

A court in Chelyabinsk has banned the distribution of the Oscar-winning documentary Mr. Nobody Against Putin in Russia, according to the independent outlet Mediazona, citing its reporter in the courtroom. Only the plaintiff’s side was represented at the hearing, while Russia’s state news agency TASS later reported on the ruling.