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8/7/2025, 10:31:31 AM
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Geopolitics & Economy
> U.S. Special Envoy Richard Vitkoff met President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin for nearly three hours. Both men called the exchange productive, and Trump later spoke of “real progress” toward a cease-fire outline.
> The New York Times reported that Trump wants to meet Putin next week and then host a three-way summit with President Zelensky. White House aides are already scouting venues.
> Zelensky and Trump held a phone call soon after Vitkoff left the Kremlin. Kyiv insists any deal must restore full sovereignty and territorial control.
> Zelensky told European leaders that Moscow is “more inclined to a truce,” but he warned partners not to let Russia “cheat on the details.”
> Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov described the Vitkoff meeting as useful and constructive, yet he refused to release specifics about security guarantees.
> Putin personally invited Trump to a face-to-face meeting, and the U.S. president accepted. Both sides say logistics could be finalised within days.
> Bloomberg calculated Russia’s July oil-tax revenue at 710.4 billion rubles, down thirty-three percent from a year ago. The shortfall tightens the Kremlin budget.
> Kyiv accused Russia of exporting up to one million tonnes of grain from occupied regions, worth about US $230 million. Ukrainian diplomats asked the EU to sanction every buyer.
> Ukraine and the United States agreed to start three joint critical-minerals projects within eighteen months. Officials hope the move will cut Western dependence on Chinese suppliers.
> European gas futures fell to €33.95 per megawatt-hour because storage sites are nearly full and traders doubt how wide the next U.S. sanctions sweep will be.
Geopolitics & Economy
> U.S. Special Envoy Richard Vitkoff met President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin for nearly three hours. Both men called the exchange productive, and Trump later spoke of “real progress” toward a cease-fire outline.
> The New York Times reported that Trump wants to meet Putin next week and then host a three-way summit with President Zelensky. White House aides are already scouting venues.
> Zelensky and Trump held a phone call soon after Vitkoff left the Kremlin. Kyiv insists any deal must restore full sovereignty and territorial control.
> Zelensky told European leaders that Moscow is “more inclined to a truce,” but he warned partners not to let Russia “cheat on the details.”
> Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov described the Vitkoff meeting as useful and constructive, yet he refused to release specifics about security guarantees.
> Putin personally invited Trump to a face-to-face meeting, and the U.S. president accepted. Both sides say logistics could be finalised within days.
> Bloomberg calculated Russia’s July oil-tax revenue at 710.4 billion rubles, down thirty-three percent from a year ago. The shortfall tightens the Kremlin budget.
> Kyiv accused Russia of exporting up to one million tonnes of grain from occupied regions, worth about US $230 million. Ukrainian diplomats asked the EU to sanction every buyer.
> Ukraine and the United States agreed to start three joint critical-minerals projects within eighteen months. Officials hope the move will cut Western dependence on Chinese suppliers.
> European gas futures fell to €33.95 per megawatt-hour because storage sites are nearly full and traders doubt how wide the next U.S. sanctions sweep will be.
8/7/2025, 4:25:02 AM
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Europe & World
> Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Ukrainian refugees should never receive higher benefits than unemployed Hungarians. Brussels officials condemned the remark within hours.
> Belarusian Defence Minister Viktor Khrenin ordered a new air-assault brigade into formation just forty kilometres from Ukraine’s border. Kyiv’s General Staff has increased drone surveillance in the area.
> Ethiopian Airlines refused Moscow’s request to lease wide-body jets, citing fleet commitments and the risk of U.S. secondary sanctions.
> China Central Television confirmed that a Type-094 ballistic-missile submarine left port for an extended patrol. A crew member declared readiness to “open fire without hesitation.”
> India’s Foreign Ministry called the new U.S. import duties “unjustified” and warned of counter-measures, noting that other nations also buy Russian oil.
> The Times of London published an investigation that accuses Russia of rerouting mobile traffic in occupied Ukraine to inject propaganda into smartphones.
> A Kyiv School of Economics study found the United States and several EU countries still import billions of dollars in Russian raw materials despite public pledges to cut trade.
> China’s Foreign Ministry stated, after talks with Brazilian adviser Celso Amorim, that Moscow and Kyiv have already opened negotiations. Neither capital has confirmed the claim.
Europe & World
> Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Ukrainian refugees should never receive higher benefits than unemployed Hungarians. Brussels officials condemned the remark within hours.
> Belarusian Defence Minister Viktor Khrenin ordered a new air-assault brigade into formation just forty kilometres from Ukraine’s border. Kyiv’s General Staff has increased drone surveillance in the area.
> Ethiopian Airlines refused Moscow’s request to lease wide-body jets, citing fleet commitments and the risk of U.S. secondary sanctions.
> China Central Television confirmed that a Type-094 ballistic-missile submarine left port for an extended patrol. A crew member declared readiness to “open fire without hesitation.”
> India’s Foreign Ministry called the new U.S. import duties “unjustified” and warned of counter-measures, noting that other nations also buy Russian oil.
> The Times of London published an investigation that accuses Russia of rerouting mobile traffic in occupied Ukraine to inject propaganda into smartphones.
> A Kyiv School of Economics study found the United States and several EU countries still import billions of dollars in Russian raw materials despite public pledges to cut trade.
> China’s Foreign Ministry stated, after talks with Brazilian adviser Celso Amorim, that Moscow and Kyiv have already opened negotiations. Neither capital has confirmed the claim.
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