Russia promises Prague retaliation for freezing its state assets in Czechia

"The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the Czech diplomat that it "strongly protested" the freezing of Russian state assets and the imposition of sanctions against Goszagransobstvennost, the federal enterprise that manages assets abroad and administers the Russian president’s affairs. In typical style, they also mentioned the "legal arbitrariness" of Czechia." AP

Bosnian Serb leader accused of waiting for Putin’s nod to break up Bosnia

"Milorad Dodik, president of Bosnia & Herzegovina’s Republika Srpska, will attempt to force the entity’s secession within one or two years.... The entity makes up Bosnia along with the Muslim-Croat Federation. Each of them has its own institutions and there are also state-level bodies. “I believe 99% that he will do it in the coming period. I believe this, based on all the indicators. I also warned the [coalition of Bosniak parties] Troika before the formation of the [state-level] government. .... He has no other way out. He is just waiting for a signal from Russia and a favorable moment,” said Miletic, a Bosnian Croat MP." MS

Israel decides to reintroduce death penalty for terrorists

"Israel intends to introduce the death penalty, specifically for terrorists. This was announced by the National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir." MS

Finland to place barriers on Finnish-Russian border at midnight

"Finland will place barriers on the Finnish-Russian border crossings it plans to close at

midnight local time.
Finland's government on Thursday decided to close four out of its nine border crossings with Russia in response to asylum seekers entering the Nordic nation through its eastern border.
Over 200 asylum seekers arriving in Finland this week led to Finnish leaders calling Russia out for funneling people to the border, an accusation Russia has denied." AP

'Dragon teeth' appear at Estonia-Russia border crossing

"Estonia has installed "dragon's teeth" on the bridge connecting the cities of Narva (Estonia) and Ivangorod (Russia), writes Delfi.

Marek Liiva, the head of the Narva border checkpoint, mentioned that the barriers were installed in case the Estonian government decides to follow the example of its neighbors and restrict entry from Russia." AP