President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has removed Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova and Head of the SBU Ivan Bakanov from office. New EU sanctions will affect legal entities, politicians from Russia and those who support it in Ukraine, the Luxembourg Foreign Ministry said. The H&M company, as part of the curtailment of business in Russia, plans to temporarily resume the work of stores for sales. How events are developing – in the online broadcast “Kommersant”.
13:59. Germany’s Uniper starts withdrawing gas from its storage facilities, warns customers about possible price increases – company.
13:48. The EU Council agreed on the fifth tranche of military assistance to Kyiv in the amount of 500 million euros – the head of the European Council Charles Michel.
13:39. The British media regulator Ofcom found RT guilty of violating broadcasting rules due to non-observance of the principle of impartiality.
13:22. In the Rostov region, a resident of the LPR recruited by the SBU was identified, who arrived to collect information about the movement of military equipment of the Russian Federation, the FSB reported.
13:20. The results of the investigation into the case of the explosion in the Mariupol Drama Theater, refuting Kyiv’s version of a “Russian airstrike”, will be presented in the coming days, a source in the power structures of the DPR told RIA Novosti.
12:50. The formation of administrations in all cities and regions of the LPR has been completed, the head of the republic said.
12:31. In any case, Russia will participate in the G20 summit in one format or another, the schedule of bilateral meetings has not yet been formed, Peskov said.
12:31. The situation in the Russian economy is much better than the West expected from the blockade and sanctions, Peskov said.
He noted that Putin does not cancel the ambitious plans for the development of Russia.
12:30. The Austrian Foreign Minister spoke about the absence of an embargo on Russian gas on the agenda for discussion of the seventh package of sanctions.
12:05. Zelensky appointed Vasily Malyuk as acting head of the Security Council of Ukraine.
11:55. TASS: gas supply to the Zaporozhye region, where Ukraine cut off the gas, will be restored in two months, laying a pipeline from Russia.
11:48. Western sanctions imposed on Russia will not bring it to its knees, third world countries will suffer from them, said the acting president of Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe.
11:45. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will significantly worsen the outlook for the global economy in its July report, said Seila Pazarbasioglu, director of the IMF’s Strategy, Policy and Analysis Department.
11:25. Sanctions against Russia also affect Austria, since the Russian Federation is its important trading partner, the head of the Austrian Foreign Ministry said.
11:25. Demand from Russians for foreign tours with foreign bank cards may grow in the fall, the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) reported, citing industry experts.
11:09. The Tbilisi City Hall has stopped providing citizens of Ukraine with free housing since July 31.
11:08. Prosecutor General of Ukraine Irina Venediktova and the head of the country’s security service have not been fired, but suspended from their duties during the investigation, Andriy Smirnov, deputy head of the office of the President of Ukraine, said.
10:51. Almost all intergovernmental and interdepartmental contacts between Russia and Finland have been frozen at the initiative of the Finnish side, the Russian ambassador told TASS. In addition, the Russian ambassador said that the formal entry of Finland into NATO does not pose a threat to the Russian Federation, the issue is the deployment of the alliance’s infrastructure.
10:37. The export of grain through Bulgaria and Romania from Ukraine is insufficient, so the EU hopes to reach an agreement between Ukraine and Russia on the “grain issue” this week in Istanbul, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said upon arrival at a meeting of EU foreign ministers.
10:36. New EU sanctions will affect legal entities, politicians from Russia and those who support it in Ukraine, the Luxembourg Foreign Ministry said.
10:17. Peskov: Sanctions are the price Russia and Iran pay for their sovereignty.
10:12. The H&M company, as part of the curtailment of business in Russia, plans to temporarily resume the work of stores for sales.
10:07. The Russian special operation will end when all its goals are achieved, there are no clear time frames, the main thing is efficiency, Peskov said.
10:02. The dollar exchange rate at the opening of trading on the Moscow Exchange is growing by 0.03%, to 57.18 rubles, the euro rate – by 0.02%, to 57.97 rubles.
9:55. The number of refugees who arrived in the Russian Federation from the territory of Ukraine and Donbass exceeded 2.6 million people, a TASS source said.
9:37. The total amount of material assistance payments to those who arrived in Russia from the territory of Ukraine and Donbass exceeded 5 billion rubles, a source in law enforcement agencies told TASS on Monday.
9:35. Training to work out the timely informing residents and the actions of emergency and operational services in case of emergencies will take place in Moscow on July 20.
9:30. The total debt of European energy and utilities companies exceeds 1.7 trillion euros, as businesses must borrow to cover costs associated with rising gas and oil prices, Bloomberg reported.
9:29. Russian hacker group RaHDit has identified Russian citizens collaborating with Ukrainian military intelligence. This was told by one of the members of the group, RIA Novosti reports.
9:22. The European Commission is finalizing a tool to help member states replenish their arsenals of weapons depleted due to the supply of materials to Ukraine, writes Pais.
9:11. German authorities allow a scenario in which gas supplies via the Nord Stream (Nord Stream) will not resume to previous volumes after the completion of the annual maintenance of the pipeline, the Bild newspaper reported without specifying a specific source.
9:08. The Ministry of Defense for the first time officially announced the name of the commander of the Russian group of forces “Vostok” in Ukraine, this is Lieutenant General Rustam Muradov.
8:56. Shoigu instructed the commander of the Vostok grouping to prioritize enemy positions with high-precision weapons, from which shelling of settlements in the Donbass is carried out and intentional arson of fields with wheat, as well as storage facilities with grain, is carried out.
8:47. The German authorities believe that problems with gas supply may arise not only next winter, but also in a year, while gas shortages in some federal states are not ruled out, the Bild newspaper reported.
8:31. The German chancellor confirmed that the EU was preparing to maintain sanctions against Russia for a long time.
8:31. A protocol was drawn up against Marina Ovsyannikova under Article 20.3.3. Code of Administrative Offenses (“discrediting” the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation). This was announced by lawyer Dmitry Zakhvatov, representing the interests of Marina Ovsyannikova. She faces a fine of 30 thousand to 50 thousand rubles.