The Partnership Cooperation Agreement between Russia and the European Union has expired. It was signed ten years ago and will automatically be extended, but Russia says there is a need for a new long-term deal.

Rescuers have finished evacuating a coal pit in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk following a blast early on Saturday. It’s the second methane explosion at the mine in as many weeks.

Advertising, forecasts and opinion polls have finished – now Russian voters must decide who they’ll vote for in Sunday parliamentary election. 24 hours of campaign silence began Friday at midnight Moscow time. 11 parties are vying for 450 State Duma seats.