Overview

• Russia has summoned the Moldovan ambassador to protest against 'unfriendly acts' by Moldova's pro-European government.
• Finland is extending the closure of its border with Russia, which was due to end on January 15, in response to a growing number of asylum seekers entering the country via Russia.
• An organization representing former prisoners of war in Bosnia has demanded that the Bosnian Foreign Ministry protest Russia's granting of citizenship to a war crimes suspect.
• Romania, Bulgaria, and Turkey are set to sign an agreement to form a group that will oversee joint demining operations in their territorial waters in the Black Sea.
• Seven members of the UN Security Council have accused Russia of exploiting its position as a permanent member by acquiring North Korean missiles and firing them into Ukraine.