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Reuters: Russia launched a massive air attack on the Ukranian port of Odesa for a second night in row, which one Ukrainian official on Wednesday described as "hellish", but authorities vowed not be intimidated and to continue work to export grains.
Reuters: A nephew of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has been appointed the new head of Russia's Danone subsidiary, Russian media reported late on Tuesday, after the Russian state said earlier this week it had taken control of the French yoghurt maker.
ISW: Traffic jams following the July 17 Kerch Strait Bridge attack is likely having immediate ramifications on Russian military logistics in southern Ukraine, which Russian authorities are attempting to mitigate.
BBC News: Tony Blair was urged to back Ukraine's dream to join the EU to form a barrier against Russian threats, newly released records from his time as PM show.
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POLITICO: The EU will propose a dedicated fund to keep Ukraine’s military stocked for the next four years at a cost of up to €20 billion, according to five diplomats familiar with the plan.
AP News: Major American providers of oilfield services supplied Russia with millions of dollars in equipment for months after its invasion of Ukraine, helping to sustain a critical part of its economy even as Western nations launched sanctions aimed at starving the Russian war effort.
Reuters: Ukraine's counter-offensive against Russia is far from a failure, but the fight ahead will be long and bloody, the top U.S. general said on Tuesday, even as casualties on both sides mount and the front lines have moved only incrementally.
Reuters: U.S. aid chief Samantha Power on Tuesday pledged $250 million in new funding to help Ukrainian farmers reeling from blocked Black Sea grain shipments since Russia's invasion last year.
The European Parliament called on the International Criminal Court on July 18 to issue an arrest warrant against Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko.
POLITICO: EU countries informally agreed to a package of military sanctions targeting Belarus on Tuesday, three EU diplomats told POLITICO. The package will include restrictions on battlefield equipment, including aviation parts, two of the diplomats said. The exact items will mirror the sanctions against Russia — an effort to crack down on military components being illegally routed through Belarus to Russia.
The Moscow Times: Monday's strike on the sole bridge connecting mainland Russia to annexed Crimea, the second attack in 10 months, has been met with little surprise among Russian political and business elites despite killing two people and disrupting a key transit link.
Meduza: “A woman should understand that the earlier she gives birth, the better,” Russia’s health minister said on Tuesday. Earlier this week, he called for over-the-counter sales of emergency contraceptives to be restricted in Russia by the end of this year.
WSJ Exclusive: "If we allow Putin to win, the pain that we’re experiencing at the moment economically will pale into insignificance,” the U.K.'s foreign secretary said in an interview.
The Telegraph: How Russia is brainwashing Ukrainian children to ‘use as weapons’. Abducted young people schooled to blame 'Nazis and Nato' – then sent to the front line once they are old enough to fight.
CNN: Russian tourist agencies have called on vacationers to Crimea not to abandon their planned trips, after Ukraine’s strike on the Kerch Bridge disrupted travel to the occupied peninsula.
The Guardian: An investigation has identified military units under Russia’s command that carried out human rights abuses last year during the occupation of the Ukrainian city of Izium.
CNN: The US and Europe are struggling to provide Ukraine with the large amount of ammunition it will need for a prolonged counteroffensive against Russia, and Western officials are racing to ramp up production to avoid shortages on the battlefield that could hinder Ukraine’s progress.
Reuters: Russia's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday it had hit military targets in two Ukrainian port cities overnight as "a mass revenge strike" in response to an attack on the Crimean bridge the previous day which it blamed on Kyiv.
The Moscow Times: The United Nations has expressed alarm over the growing number of treason and espionage arrests made in Russia since Moscow invaded Ukraine last year. Sixteen people were convicted in Russia for treason and espionage in 2022, according to UN experts on human rights and freedom of expression. At least 43 others faced similar charges so far in 2023, they added.
Sky News: The UK is picking apart Russian armoured vehicles captured in Ukraine to learn more about how to defend against any future attack, Britain's military chief has revealed.
Reuters: Several G20 members condemned Russia's move to quit an agreement that allowed safe export of grain from Ukraine, India's finance minister said on Tuesday, as concerns rise in poorer countries over a rise in food prices following Moscow's decision.
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