Amid tightening European Union sanctions, Russian State company Gazprom has seen exports to Europe fall to levels of the 1970s. Defense Minister Pål Jonson added that continued Russian strikes showed there was little appetite from Moscow to end its invasion. The US “actively encouraged” India’s imports of Russian oil “for strengthening global energy markets’ stability”, the Ministry argued. Ukraine strikes military targets. ORIGINAL ENTRY: The Netherlands is the first country to purchase US arms under a new supply line for Ukraine, saying it will contribute €500 million ($578 million).