War in Ukraine: What happened this week?

There have been more developments in the war in Ukraine - with a Russian court fining Google, president Putin visiting Iran and the European Commission urging countries to cut gas use amid fears Russia could halt supplies.

Here, ChamberlinkDaily rounds up what happened this week.

Monday 18 July

H&M announces it is leaving Russia, saying it is 'impossible ' to continue business in the country. The retailer suspended all sales in Russia shortly after the invasion of Ukraine, though will temporarily reopen its shops there to sell remaining stock.

A Russian court fines Google approximately £310 million after it failed to remove content that Moscow deemed illegal.

Tuesday 19 July

Russian President Putin visits Iran in his second foreign trip since he launched the invasion of Ukraine in February. Meeting Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish officials have confirmed that grain exports, Syria and Ukraine will be on the agenda.

150 Ukrainian refugees move from Dublin Airport to a military camp in County Meath from Tuesday, with the Irish Government confirming they are looking to bring in additional accommodation.

Wednesday 20 July

The European Commission urges countries across the bloc to cut their gas use by 15 per cent until March amid fears Russia could halt supplies. The Nord Stream 1 pipeline from Russia to Germany has been offline for scheduled maintenance for ten days and is due to be turned back on the following day, though European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen noted that a Europe-wide cut-off was a 'likely scenario '.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy dismisses officials from Ukraine 's security service, SBU, after he said bosses failed to root out pro-Russian elements in the agency.

Thursday 21 July

Gas supplies to Germany via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline resume, following previous fears that Russia would stop the provision of gas to the EU.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reveals that Russia 's military focus in Ukraine is no longer 'only ' the east, noting that Russia 's strategy had changed after the West supplied Ukraine with longer-range weapons.