UN Secretary-General Guterres said the nuclear danger had reached the height of the Cold War. President Putin stressed that there cannot be a winner in a nuclear war and should not be released. Medvedev, vice-chairman of the Security Council, questioned the need to discuss a new weapons control system with the United States. Washington has allocated another $550 million military aid package to Kiev, and a bill has been submitted to the State Duma banning the adoption of Russian orphans by citizens from “unfriendly countries”. The French authorities blocked 1.2 billion euros in the accounts of Russian citizens. The movement of the first grain ship leaving Odessa today is monitored in a newly established coordination center in Istanbul. socialbites.ca tells about current events.