Putin confirms the impossibility of isolating Russia, and Zelensky fires officials for treason

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday stressed that it is impossible to isolate Russia from the rest of the world, and that Moscow should focus on developing its own technologies and supporting fast-growing companies. Meanwhile, the European Union is discussing tougher sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired a prosecutor and the head of the security services over suspicions of several cases of treason committed by local officials in favor of the Russians.