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Reuters: The office of U.S. Democratic former President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that a document issued last week by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence does not undercut the conclusion that Russia tried to influence the 2016 U.S. election but that it did not manipulate any votes.

The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainians rallied in Kyiv and other major cities on July 22 after lawmakers passed a bill that would effectively destroy two of Ukraine's key anti-corruption bodies, in the first country-wide protests since Russia's full-scale invasion began. Despite citizens' demands that President Volodymyr Zelensky veto the bill, the president signed the law on the evening of July 22 as the protests were underway.

France 24: The EU on Tuesday said Ukrainian lawmakers were responsible for "a serious step back" as they voted to remove the independence of two anti-corruption agencies.

Reuters: U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Tuesday he does not think the U.S. Congress should consider sanctions on Russia until after Trump's 50-day deadline for Moscow to end the war in Ukraine.

Euronews: Russia is ramping up its GPS jamming operations against Lithuania, with pilots particularly affected by such interference, according to local media reports.

Politico: Hospitals, local councils and operators of critical U.K. infrastructure are among the organizations who will be banned from paying ransoms to hackers under new plans unveiled by the British government. Many of the attacks on British institutions and infrastructure can be traced back to Russia-aligned hacking groups that are now the subject of sanctions.

The Insider: Russian authorities have systematically involved children in the design and testing of drones for the country’s war in Ukraine through nationwide competitions that begin with innocent-seeming video games and end up with the most talented students headhunted by defence companies, an investigation has found (video).

ERR: A Russian citizen living in Narva has been handed a 6.5-year prison sentence for supporting intelligence activities against Estonia, submitting false information, and violating international sanctions.

Reuters: Four pro-Russian parties in Moldova said on Tuesday they would form a bloc in order to press for victory in September's parliamentary election and oust the current government committed to seeking European Union membership by 2030.

BBC: A British man who "dreamt about being like James Bond" has been found guilty of trying to spy for what he believed to be Russian intelligence service agents. Howard Phillips, from Harlow, Essex, wanted to pass on personal information about former defence secretary Sir Grant Shapps.

Reuters: Russians will face fines if they search online for "extremist" content under a new law that tightens censorship and could have sweeping ramifications for digital privacy and the fate of WhatsApp in the country.

The Moscow Times: A Dutch court has lifted the freeze on Russian energy giant Gazprom’s North Sea assets, clearing the way for the company to resume plans to divest holdings valued in the hundreds of millions of euros.

The Guardian: An attempt by three former MPs to force the UK government to hold an inquiry into the impact of Russian disinformation on the Brexit vote and other recent elections has failed at the European court of human rights.

Defense Express: Denmark’s Terma is launching a partnership with Ukraine’s Odd Systems to develop an affordable air defense system designed to intercept enemy drones.

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