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FT: Donald Trump will quickly demand peace talks between Russia and Ukraine if he wins November’s US presidential election and has developed “well-founded plans” for doing so, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán has claimed after private discussions with the Republican candidate (archive).
Reuters: Kaspersky Labs will gradually wind down its US operations from July 20, the Russian anti-virus software maker said, nearly a month after the Biden administration announced plans to bar sales of the company in the country.
FT: Public support is growing in South Korea for the country to develop its own nuclear arsenal, amid rising concerns about deepening defence co-operation between North Korea and Russia and the possibility of a second Donald Trump presidency (archive).
ISW: Ukraine continues to demonstrate its willingness to negotiate with Russia on Ukraine’s own terms, and Ukraine’s demands for a peace settlement are in accordance with international law — in direct contrast to Russia’s unwillingness to engage in negotiations that end in anything short of full Ukrainian surrender.
The Guardian: Thousands of Ukrainian refugees who fled to the UK seeking sanctuary after Russia’s invasion have been placed at risk of homelessness and exploitation in the UK, according to the British Red Cross.
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AFP: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has ordered top EU officials to skip a series of meetings in Hungary amid ire over PM Viktor Orban's trip to meet Putin, Brussels said on Monday.
Reuters: India is exploring ways to boost its exports to Russia, including by encouraging rupee-rouble trade and pushing Moscow to lift non-tariff barriers, New Delhi said on Monday, in the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Moscow.
Bloomberg: A former Trump administration ambassador who could take a top role in a second term advocated a Ukraine peace deal that he said would preserve the country’s territory but allow for autonomous zones (archive).
LRT: The Lithuanian government will no longer be covering tuition fees for Ukrainian refugees, but some universities and colleges say Ukrainian students will still be able to study for free.
The Insider: Russia’s military-industrial complex keeps trying to order key equipment from Taiwan but vigilant banks stop exports.
The Kyiv Independent: The U.S. prohibits Kyiv from striking deep into Russian territory with American weapons to avoid the possible extension of war beyond Ukraine's borders, Pentagon spokesperson Patrick Ryder told the Voice of America.
Reuters: A bipartisan U.S. congressional committee urged the White House on Monday to disclose details on whether Russia was sharing insight with China on how to defeat U.S. weapons used on the battlefield in Ukraine.
Ukrainska Pravda: Another important component of the Russian economy is experiencing a decline in exports: the metals industry.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine's military intelligence chief was a "little misunderstood" when it was reported last week that he believed Russia would soon once again attack from the north, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on July 15.
AP News: A court in Moscow on Monday ordered house arrest for a general in custody on fraud charges, in a ruling that represents an about-face from just weeks ago, when the same court refused to release the general from jail.
Reuters: Ukraine's navy said on Monday that Moscow's last naval patrol ship had left Russian-occupied Crimea, "most likely" to rebase elsewhere after Kyiv's concerted military campaign to attack the Black Sea peninsula as it battles Russian invasion.
The Kyiv Independent: Madrid sent another 10 refurbished Leopard 2A4 battle tanks to Ukraine, the Spanish Defense Ministry announced on July 15.
The Moscow Times: A U.S. citizen jailed in Russia for kicking a police officer two years ago has complained of being tortured by his fellow inmates, local state-run media reported Monday.
Reuters: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday he aimed to have a plan ready in November to enable Kyiv to hold a second international summit on his vision of peace in Ukraine, and he said representatives of Russia should attend.
Bloomberg: The UK plans to launch a “call to action” this week with a group of European nations to target the so-called shadow fleet of oil tankers that Russia uses to skirt international sanctions, according to people familiar with the matter and documents seen by Bloomberg (archive).
The Moscow Times: A Russian soldier who was medically discharged from Ukraine was accused of firing at a group of children in southern Russia’s Volgograd region, local media reported Monday, citing authorities and the victims’ relatives.
Reuters: Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili said on Monday she had filed a lawsuit in the Constitutional Court against a law requiring groups that receive funding from abroad to register as foreign agents, which sparked mass protests.
The Kyiv Independent: Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi ordered an inspection of the 59th Separate Motorized Brigade "Yakiv Handziuk" due to the unit's recent losses, Ukraine's General Staff said on July 15.
Reuters: Latvia will no longer allow Belarus-registered passenger cars to enter its territory from Belarus or Russia, a government agency said on Monday.
The Kyiv Independent: A Ukrainian drone attack early on July 15 targeted a coastal area south of Sevastopol in occupied Crimea, claimed Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Russian-installed head of the occupied city.
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