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FSB ID found in detainee's apartment.

Russian detained in Paris for attempting to disrupt Olympics opening on assignment FSB

That's why writes Bild.

It is noted that we are talking about 40-year-old Russian Kirill Gryaznov. He faces up to 30 years in prison. The man is suspected of working for Russian special services with the aim of disrupting the opening of the Olympics.

As they write in a joint investigation by Le Monde, Der Spiegel and The Insider, an FSB ID was found in the detainee's apartment. The agent revealed himself in May at the Bulgarian resort of Sveti Vlas. In a state of alcoholic intoxication, he told those around him about his plans, waved his ID and called Russia.

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The Pentagon overestimated military aid to Ukraine, using the wrong cost of allocated weapons and ammunition in its calculations.

As a result of the erroneous assessment, the cost of aid was overestimated by $2 billion. Together with similar errors identified last year, the US Department of Defense has already “discovered” $8.2 billion. As a result, additional weapons may be sent to Ukraine to cover the amount of aid approved by the Biden administration.

Reuters reports this, citing a White House report published on Thursday, July 25.

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO – the federal audit, evaluation, and analytical-investigative body of the US Congress) said that the Pentagon faced difficulties in assessing the cost of defense goods sent to Ukraine. The US Department of Defense explained that employees used “replacement cost” instead of “amortized cost” for the calculation.

According to the GAO, the reasons for the erroneous calculations of the cost of the allocated aid were “a vague definition of cost in the law on foreign aid and a lack of specific guidance on the assessment.”

Recall that the UK government ordered a significant number of light multi-purpose Martlet missiles for its own army, and some of them will be transferred to Ukraine. Earlier, the UK had already transferred hundreds of these missiles to Ukraine to repel Russian aggression.

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Despite the Kremlin's repeated statements about “openness to negotiations”, Russia is only interested in Ukraine's complete capitulation.

Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov again accused Ukraine of unwillingness to negotiate. At the same time, he once again declared the “illegitimacy” of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, demonstrating the Kremlin's own unwillingness to negotiate in good faith.

This is stated in a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), published on Thursday, July 25.

“Peskov said Russia is “open to achieving [its] goals through negotiations,” but there are obstacles to negotiations, including the erroneous assertion that Zelensky is an illegitimate president and that Ukraine has imposed a “de facto legislative ban on any contacts and negotiations with the Russian side.” Peskov said Russia needs to understand “how ready Ukraine, the country's government, the Ukrainian side are, and how much [Ukraine] has permission [to negotiate] from its curators,” and that Ukraine is offering “completely different statements” on these issues, the report said.

Analysts recalled that Ukraine had previously presented a clear peace plan based on international law. In addition, Ukrainian officials have openly invited the Russian representative to attend the second Ukrainian peace summit, which will take place later in 2024.

Despite the Kremlin's repeated statements about “openness to negotiations,” its representatives have consistently indicated that Russia is only interested in a diplomatic settlement that will lead to Ukraine's complete capitulation. Peskov's statements also indicate that the Kremlin has not abandoned its position on the “illegitimacy” of the Ukrainian president, making negotiations with him impossible.

“ISW has detailed how the Kremlin distorted the Ukrainian Constitution and Ukrainian laws to support these Russian narratives about Zelensky's illegitimacy. Peskov also distorted Ukrainian legislation on negotiations with Russia,” ISW recalled.

This refers to a decree signed by Zelensky in October 2022, which states that negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin are “impossible.” However, this document does not prohibit “any contacts and negotiations with the Russian side,” as Peskov claimed.

Recall that assumptions about the possibility of negotiations with Russia are increasingly heard in the information space. According to MP Roman Kostenko, it is impossible to talk about losing territories forever, because Ukraine has a chance.

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The court issued an arrest warrant for both defendants.

The Federal Prosecutor's Office of Germany detained two Russians suspected of financing the terrorist group “Islamic state”.

This is stated in a message on the department's website.

“Today, July 25, 2024, the Federal Prosecutor's Office arrested Russians Abdulrashit D. and Surkho S. on the basis of arrest warrants issued by an investigating judge of the Federal Court,” the message says.

The Russians were arrested in Hamburg and in Schleswig-Holstein. At the same time, searches were carried out at seven locations in Berlin, Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Saxony on behalf of the Federal Prosecutor's Office.

The detained Russians are charged with several articles of the Criminal Code, namely supporting a terrorist organization abroad, violating the law on foreign trade, and membership in a criminal organization.

The defendants in the case joined a criminal group in early summer 2022, the purpose of which was to collect money in European countries to then use to finance ISIS.

The court issued an arrest warrant for both defendants and allowed them to be held in custody for the duration of the investigation.

Recall that it was previously reported that in the US convicted a Russian who was transporting dual-use microelectronics to the Russian Federation.

In addition, we previously reported that the French police detained a Russian citizen suspected of preparing acts of destabilization during the Summer Olympics in Paris.

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Russian authorities say that these actions were “provoked” by the service itself.

The Russian dictatorial regime has decided to restrict access to the YouTube service for Russian residents..

This is reported by the publication Bloomberg.

Thus, the Kremlin regime wants to block one of the last American services on the territory of the Russian Federation.

It is reported that the download speed from YouTube to computers will decrease by about 40% this week. By the end of next week, the speed will drop to 70%, said Alexander Khinshtein, head of the technology committee of the lower house of the State Duma.

According to him, this is allegedly a consequence of YouTube's policy, “consistently deleting the channels of our public figures” whose position does not coincide with the “Western point of view.”

He also added that the restrictions will not affect access to the service from mobile devices for now.

Recall that it was previously reported that Russia experienced large-scale failures in the work of social networks and providers.

In addition, we previously reported that Putin Creates Conditions for Increased Internal Repression.

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The Israeli Foreign Ministry says that a terrorist attack could be directed against Israeli athletes.

The head of the Israeli Foreign Ministry in a letter to his counterpart from France, Stephane Sejourné, reported that during the Olympics there is a threat of a terrorist attack that the authorities want to carry out Iran.

This is written about by the publication Le Figaro.

In his letter, the Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs reported the danger of a terrorist attack against athletes from Israel. It can be organized by “tourists” from “Iranian terrorist groups and other terrorist organizations.”

“Some are trying to damage the celebration of this joyful event,” the minister wrote.

Recall that it was previously reported that the French police detained a Russian citizen suspected of preparing acts of destabilization during the Summer Olympics in Paris.

In addition, we previously reported that a state-owned company in Poland helped Iran produce the “Shaheds” with which the Russian Federation shelled Ukraine.

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Kamala Harris has almost caught up with Donald Trump in terms of support.

The Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris have almost the same ratings support.

This is reported by The New York Times.

A poll conducted by the NYT and Siena College shows that former President Donald Trump is supported by 48% of voters, while Kamala Harris is supported by 47%. The poll was conducted among likely voters.

Among registered voters, the situation is slightly better in Trump's favor – 48% of voters are ready to support him, while Harris is supported by 46%.

The publication writes that the rapid reformatting of the Democratic coalition helped to significantly improve the situation for the Democrats. Harris currently has 93% of support from Democrats, the same share that Trump received from Republicans.

Recall that it was previously reported that it became known when the Democrats would nominate their candidate for US President.

In addition, we previously reported that Kamala Harris collected a record amount of donations for her election campaign in one day.

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Official Budapest did not report on the loan from Chinese banks.

Hungary received a record loan for the country in the amount of one billion euros from various Chinese banks.

About This is reported by Politico.

This is a record loan for the country, which it received in the spring from three Chinese banks.

The loan was provided by the China Development Bank, the Export-Import Bank of China and the Hungarian branch of the Bank of China. It has already been fully used and must be repaid within three years.

Official Budapest kept silent about the agreement, but on Thursday the Hungarian business publication Portfolio reported on it, and later the government agency confirmed it.

Hungary has a record external debt and has used the new loan to finance investments in infrastructure and the energy sector. The agreement maintains the public debt to GDP ratio at 28.9 percent

Recall that it was previously reported that Zelensky commented on Hungary's blocking of aid through Russian oil.

In addition, we previously reported that Hungary blocked EU money for weapons for Ukraine.

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The Romanian authorities have informed their allies about this and are coordinating their actions with them on this issue.

NATO has no information indicating that Russia has deliberately attacked the territory of the Alliance, but Russia's actions have been called irresponsible and potentially dangerous.

Reuters reports this, citing a statement from the bloc's speaker.

We are talking about the fall of Russian Shahed drones in Romania on the night of July 25.

The Romanian authorities have informed their allies about this and are coordinating their actions with them on this issue.

At the same time, the country's Defense Ministry reported that in connection with the Russian drone attack on civilian facilities and port infrastructure in Ukraine in the area of ​​the border with Romania, “the Ministry of National Defense has strengthened control and surveillance of the country's airspace with the forces and means of the combat service of the air police” .

Recall that the head of the country's Foreign Ministry, Luminita Odobescu, reported that the remains of a drone were found on Romanian territory after another Russian attack on Ukraine.

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EU Trade Commission says it needs "more time" to assess the situation.

On Thursday, July 25, the EU countries did not support the call of Hungary and Slovakia, which insist on the repeal of Kyiv's decision to block the transit of Russian oil.

The Financial Times writes about this.

The publication notes that the attempts of Budapest and Bratislava to draw Brussels into their dispute with Kiev have been futile. The European Commission “slowed down” their request to urge Ukraine to lift new sanctions against the Russian oil company Lukoil.

“They [Hungary and Slovakia – ed.] asked the European Commission on EU trade policy to start consultations on a trade agreement with Ukraine. However, Valdis Dombrovskis, the EU Trade Commissioner, said that Brussels would need more time to collect evidence and assess the legal situation,” the newspaper writes.

Diplomatic sources for the FT reported that during yesterday's meeting of EU trade representatives, 11 countries supported Dombrovskis' position, while Budapest and Bratislava did not receive a single vote of support.

One of the sources explained that the trade agreement with Ukraine includes a security clause, according to which Kyiv has the right to disrupt supplies under certain circumstances.

“The timing of this call [from Hungary and Slovakia – ed.] is especially ironic given that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has deeply irritated most of his EU partners in recent weeks by unilaterally lobbying for a peace plan in Ukraine during visits to Russia and China without Brussels' approval,” the authors of the article noted.

Recall that Slovakia and Hungary sounded the alarm over Ukraine's tightening sanctions against Russian oil giant Lukoil. Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico called the restrictions senseless, while Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto called them “incomprehensible and unacceptable.”

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