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Reuters: U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in Moscow and was greeted by Russia's investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev, after the Kremlin said it did not rule out Witkoff meeting Putin.
BBC: Russia has more than doubled the number of drones and missiles fired towards Ukraine since Trump returned to the White House in January, a BBC Verify analysis has found, despite his calls for a ceasefire.
Reuters: Three years after Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the United States and European Union still import billions of euros worth of Russian energy and commodities, ranging from liquefied natural gas to enriched uranium.
ISW: Helping Ukraine inflict battlefield setbacks on Russian forces remains essential to efforts to persuade Putin to reevaluate his position on the war and negotiations.
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Reuters: The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of repair and sustainment support for M777 howitzer artillery guns and transportation and consolidation services to Ukraine for an estimated total of $203.5 million, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
FT: Trump’s administration is considering additional sanctions on Russia’s “shadow fleet” of oil tankers if Putin does not agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine by Friday. Blacklisting vessels in the fleet would mark the first time the US has imposed sanctions on Moscow since Trump returned to the White House in January (archive).
Bloomberg: The Kremlin is weighing options for a concession to US President Donald Trump that could include an air truce with Ukraine to try to head off the threat of secondary sanctions, even as Russia remains determined to continue its war (archive).
Reuters: Putin is unlikely to bow to a sanctions ultimatum expiring this Friday from Trump, and retains the goal of capturing four regions of Ukraine in their entirety, sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters.
The Moscow Times: India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval will visit Moscow this week amid Trump’s threats to impose tariffs on Indian exports over the country’s continued purchases of Russian oil.
Reuters: Lithuania's foreign ministry has written to the NATO military alliance asking it to strengthen its air defences, it said on Tuesday, after two military drones have crossed into its territory from Belarus in less than a month.
The Insider: The Ukrainian state-owned gas company Naftogaz has secured compensation for losses following the Russian annexation of Crimea, reports the Austrian newspaper Der Standard. An auction will be held in Austria for the sale of 20 Russian real estate objects worth approximately €120 million.
AFP: Russia on Tuesday suggested it could deploy intermediate-range missiles after ending a self-imposed moratorium on producing or deploying the weapons.
Bloomberg: Russia’s proceeds from oil in the state budget shrank by a third from a year ago in July following a drop in global crude prices and the appreciation of the nation’s currency (archive).
NATO: Sweden, Norway and Denmark will contribute around $500 million to a NATO-led initiative to supply Ukraine with U.S. weapons, including Patriot missiles, to ensure it can continue to defend itself against Russia.
Reuters: Kyiv has found components from India in Russian drones used for attacks on Ukraine, the country's top presidential official said on Tuesday.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) special forces fought off a Russian attempt to advance in Sumy Oblast, "destroying more than eight Russian companies" during the battle, the agency said on Aug. 5. "Total Russian losses: at least 334 killed, more than 550 wounded," HUR claimed, releasing a video of the engagement.
Reuters: A Moldovan court jailed a pro-Kremlin regional leader on Tuesday for seven years for channelling money from Russia to finance a political party that Moldova says is a front for Russian meddling.
Reuters: A Russian court has lifted interim measures that effectively banned Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International from selling its Russian subsidiary, RBI and a lawyer for the bank's Russian unit said.
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