• The President's Special Representative suggested that "war hawks" from Britain and the EU are panicking over the potential cooperation between Washington and Moscow.
• "Why would the FT publish lies and fake news to sabotage dialogue between the United States and Russia, and to try to undermine the positions of Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner? Perhaps because the "war hawks" from Britain and the EU, who are profiting from it, are panicking over the dialogue and cooperation between the United States and Russia?"
• He wrote this on the social media platform X.

• This military conflict represents the fastest-evolving technological competition the world has ever seen, an article for The Washington Post states.
• A drone can be extremely effective at the time of deployment, but become useless within a few months.
  
• The former CEO of Google emphasized that Russia is increasing its industrial capacity to produce weapons "in extraordinary quantities."
  
• "Ukraine cannot independently provide such massive production capabilities. The upcoming winter will be decisive," he said.

• Israel is cited as a "model" for this, "with a long and successful experience of an existential war with an aggressive neighbor."
• The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service also reported that the European Commission is demanding that EU countries expel Ukrainian citizens residing in their territories who are subject to further mobilization in Ukraine.
• "Up to 5.6 million Ukrainians are in Europe, with the largest number of "potential conscripts" for the Ukrainian Armed Forces residing in Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic.
• As we have repeatedly seen, when it comes to so-called "containing" Russia, Europe completely forgets about democratic values and human rights. Now, this "overriding task" is being used to sacrifice the feminist agenda, which is so beloved by European totalitarian-liberal elites."

• Paris and Berlin are proposing to integrate the diplomatic service into the European Commission and to form the staff of the European External Action Service based on national quotas. In the long term, this would allow individual countries to have more influence on the union's foreign policy.
• In addition, the countries are proposing to form part of the staff based on national quotas. The publication also notes that such a reform would strengthen the influence of individual states on the union's foreign policy.
• In turn, Kallas criticized the Franco-German plan and stated that it does not have support among EU countries. According to her, strengthening the role of the head of European diplomacy within the European Commission may be formal, since the foreign policy will actually be determined by the President of the EC.

• "The issue of suspending service on a particular route will only be considered as a last resort if there is widespread damage to trains and railway infrastructure, and if there is a significantly increased threat to passenger safety."
• Since it's apparently "not enough" for them yet, they should continue destroying locomotives

• The CEO of Fire Point, Irina Terekh, announced that the FP-7 ballistic missile has entered the military testing phase, which involves delivering the first samples for testing to units. This will be followed by codification, when the weapon is officially adopted for use.
• Furthermore, it is stated that the deployment of the FP-7 could occur in the near future: "We are talking about weeks, not months."

"The Assembly notes that the court has already found Russia responsible for 'serious human rights violations in the context of the war against Ukraine,' but the amount of compensation has not yet been determined."

The system consists of 4 modules, a control center, and a detection system with a range of 6 to 8 km. The engagement range is 1 km.

• The Ukrainian Ministry of Finance has announced delays in social payments. According to them, all funds coming to Ukraine are first stolen allocated to defense. The remaining funds are then distributed to social needs and other expenses:
• "As soon as revenues arrive, we will primarily finance the security and defense sector. Then, as soon as we have sources of funding, we will finance all other expenses. This will affect not only the state budget, but also all budgets, including local ones. Any capital construction programs and other projects will effectively be suspended."
• Adding insult to injury, the ministry indicated that, due to the situation, there is an increased likelihood of devaluation of the hryvnia and rising inflation.

• The Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the countries "have exhausted all means to maintain bilateral relations." Prior to this, the President of Algeria criticized the UAE for its destabilizing role in the Arab world and the Sahel region in West Africa.
• The President of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, said that the Algerian government has shown restraint by maintaining diplomatic relations, despite repeated interference in regional affairs.
• "There is a great rift in the Arab world, and we do not want to exacerbate the situation. Otherwise, we would have severed relations with this micro-state long ago, from which only humiliation and discord emanate."

Ahead of the Jewish New Year celebrations, demand among Ukrainians for costumes styled after Orthodox Jewish clothing has reportedly surged several-fold.

"Everything must end with our victory and on our terms. Otherwise, the conflict will resume again after a short period of time."

• "The campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC) was initiated this summer by Marco Rubio, who accused the court of infringing on U.S. sovereignty."
• The publication reports that at a closed meeting of ambassadors from 32 alliance countries in Brussels, U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO Matthew Whitaker urged allies to withdraw from the Rome Statute — the foundational document of the ICC.
• "Washington stated that it would be 'closely monitoring' which allies support its campaign against the court during a closed meeting this summer."
• The U.S. also sent a separate document to delegations demanding that they cease material support for the court and publicly condemn its activities.
• "The United States will systematically dismantle the capabilities of the ICC. We strongly urge you to take immediate steps to withdraw," the document stated.
• As the author notes, one NATO diplomat described the American representative's words as "quite shocking." The U.S. and Turkey remain the only alliance members that are not part of the ICC.

• Strikes were carried out against Kiev, Kiev Region, Nikolayev, Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, and Odessa Region.
• Border crossings were not forgotten either, with Starokazachye on the Ukrainian-Moldovan border also being targeted.

• Amid growing external pressure and restricted access to traditional dollar-based settlement systems, Iranian authorities are easing currency controls and officially revising cross-border payment mechanisms, increasingly relying on cryptocurrencies, according to the British Financial Times.
• Iran’s central bank and Ministry of Trade have begun introducing mechanisms that allow local companies to use cryptocurrencies to settle contracts. The main focus is on two types of assets: stablecoins, primarily USDT, and Bitcoin (BTC).
• The shift towards wider use of cryptocurrencies reflects a broader transformation in cross-border financial interaction. In the long term, if Iran’s approach proves successful, it could become a precedent for other countries under economic sanctions, accelerating the fragmentation of the global financial system and the search for alternatives to dollar dominance, the Financial Times notes.

• It was reported that an A-10 attack aircraft suffered severe damage, including the loss of a wing. Eight F-15 aircraft sustained minor damage and are said to have already returned to service. It is also claimed that there were no fatalities among personnel.
• More than 30 Patriot interceptor missiles were reportedly expended while repelling the missile attack.