Market news: The European Union will now look for sellers in the international gas market.

According to Interfax: Russia lifts ban on flights from Russia to Georgia.

European Commission Vice-President Sevcovic: The total volume requested in the tender is 11.6 billion cubic meters of natural gas.

European Commission Vice-President Shefcovic: 77 companies have subscribed to the first joint EU gas procurement tender.

Deutsche Bank: sees potential "dovish risk" at upcoming Bank of England meeting on Thursday.

Rosneft: Friendship pipeline (Druzhba) attacked, no casualties.

ECB President Lagarde: Asset purchases and sales have not been discussed yet.

Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank: We still face many uncertainties, including the subsequent development of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and some new signs of weakness in demand for manufacturing products.

ECB President Christine Lagarde: We do not expect a recession in our base case for 2023, and we are better off than we assessed six months ago.

ECB President Christine Lagarde: We have taken very cautious and decisive steps to fight inflation.

ECB President Lagarde: We still need to do more.

ECB President Lagarde: The ECB has to be very mindful of potential risks, especially those related to wage growth in individual European countries.

ECB President Lagarde: There are a number of factors that could pose significant upside risks to the inflation outlook.

ECB President Lagarde: The ECB must remain vigilant on wage risks.

ECB President Lagarde: 2023 will not be the baseline scenario for a recession.

Nissan CEO: Still negotiating the details of leaving the alliance with Renault.

Israeli military: Strikes down Islamic Jihad militants at rocket launch base in Gaza.

According to Deutsche News Agency, on May 9 local time, the Russian delegation to the West Bank region stated that a Russian citizen was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip.

Shinichi Uchida, deputy governor of the Bank of Japan: Nissan is negotiating with the UK to expand the Sunderland plant in the UK.

Shinichi Uchida, deputy governor of the Bank of Japan: Japan will start a solid-state battery pilot plant in 2024.