Reuters: Turkey’s billion‑dollar gas shift could collapse Russia’s last major foothold in Europe
Ankara’s plan to meet more than half its gas demand with domestic fields and US LNG may end Moscow’s energy dominance.
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Russia uses three distinct turboprop Shahed drone variants — all packed with foreign parts
Ukraine’s sanctions envoy said that Moscow’s drone assembly plants in Tatarstan and Izhevsk can’t operate without imported microcontrollers and digital converters.
Ukraine just sanctioned a Chinese firm helping Russia build Shaheds—and also extended measures on Russian oligarch-linked firms
Kyiv named Shenzhen Weiliao for supplying drone parts to Alabuga plant and renewed sanctions against Aven, Fridman, and Kosogov-linked structures.
Zelenskyy at EU summit in Copenhagen: Russia’s ambition to divide Europe is clear
Ukrainian troops train partners to intercept UAVs while Moscow exploits division, energy dependencies, and hybrid tactics to weaken support for Kyiv.
Russia lobbies UN aviation agency to end air sanctions, claims violations of human rights
Russia is pressing the UN’s aviation body to lift sanctions on spare parts and overflights, claiming they violate “human rights,” even as its airlines scramble for Western components and its Belarusian ally faces fresh scrutiny over backdoor transfers.
132,000 foreign-made parts found in Russian missiles and drones launched this week — Zelenskyy demands full tech blockade
Ukraine says the world’s electronics are helping fuel Russia’s daily strikes on civilians.
Russian crypto, banks, and oil trade hit in EU’s proposed 19th sanctions package
The proposal bans Russian LNG, hits 118 vessels, and still needs approval from all member states to take effect.
WSJ: EU sees a trap in Trump’s Russia demands for Europe — and some fear it’s meant to fail on purpose
Diplomats believe the US President is creating impossible conditions to avoid action on Moscow.
“He understands only force”: Zelenskyy warns Putin plays Trump to escape punishment
The Ukrainian President warned that Russia’s goal is to weaken sanctions, not to end war.
Russian Iskander missile that hit Ukraine’s Cabinet days ago may contain US, UK, Japanese parts
A presidential adviser says the weapon had over 30 foreign components despite sanctions.
Even as West tries to choke Russian oil exports with sanctions, new ships are quietly ensuring steady sales
With disguised routes, offshore registrations, and lax insurance, Moscow dodges global restrictions to maintain military spending.
Kremlin says it will continue killing Ukrainians despite sanctions, while Kyiv calls for real security
From Crimea to Kyiv, sanctions pile up, yet Russia’s military potential remains intact, keeping the conflict grinding forward in attrition.
European team heads to Washington for joint work on expanded Russia sanctions
Brussels has initiated work on a new sanctions package against Russia while dispatching a delegation to Washington for coordination with US officials
Russian coal mines are collapsing under sanctions, yet Moscow is filling profit gap from occupied Ukrainian territories
Western sanctions demonstrate clear economic impact as Russian manufacturing contracts for three consecutive months.
EU’s new Russian sanctions package will not be as expected
EU prepares 19th sanctions package targeting Russian shadow fleet and evasion tactics while leaving energy sales that fund Ukraine war intact.
European leaders brace for Alaska Trump-Putin meeting after NBC says US President pledged no territorial carve-up without Kyiv’s consent
NBC reports Trump told Zelenskyy and EU leaders his focus is a Ukraine ceasefire, not border changes.
Kallas’s pre-Trump summit warning: No concessions without ceasefire—and EU’s preparing more sanctions
Europe's top diplomat insists on proper sequencing as Putin tries to flip script with territorial demands.
Canada joins EU and UK in slashing Russian oil price cap to $47.60 — Japan and US stay out for now
The new coordinated move aims to choke Russian crude profits without disrupting markets. Moscow uses the export revenues to fund its war in Ukraine.
G4Media: Romania investigates Russia over chlorine-tainted Azerbaijani oil bound for Europe
Authorities say the contamination could have corroded Petrobrazi refinery equipment, sparking a severe fuel shortage and disrupting European supplies.
ISW: Ahead of Trump’s 8 August deadline, Russian propagandists fuel White House division to avoid sanctions
Meanwhile, Russian officials still claim economic strength despite falling oil revenues and slowing household consumption.