Prime Minister Robert Abela, who hasn't held a press conference where journalists can ask questions for a few days, evaded journalists this evening, refusing to take any questions.

He was attending an event in Luqa. Journalists from a number of newsrooms were present, wanting to ask some questions to the Prime Minister afterwards, however security tried to stop journalists from accessing the Prime Minister, who left the event without taking any questions. He had a political rally to attend at 8pm, however could have spared a few minutes to take questions.

Just today it was revealed that the London Stock Exchange has suspended trading in a number of companies which have strong links to Russia, including a company whose CEO acquired a Maltese passport through Individual Investor Programme (IIP) a few years ago.