- The countries of the European Union reached an agreement on Tuesday, July 26 on a reduction in gas consumption next winter, so as to reduce their dependence on Moscow, after the new severe drop in Russian deliveries. Global stock markets fell on Tuesday, worried about gas supplies to Europe and the consequences of inflation on Western economies in the midst of corporate results.
- The Russian economy is less penalized than expected by the sanctions, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Tuesday. Russia’s gross domestic product is expected to contract by 6% in 2022, the International Monetary Fund anticipates, much less than the 8.5% plunge the institution had forecast in its previous forecasts published in April. European countries, on the other hand, are suffering more than expected, notes the IMF.
- A residential area of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, located in the northeast of the country, was bombed Tuesday according to its mayor, Ihor Terekhov. Russia fired S-300 missiles from Belgorod, said Maria Avdeeva, director of research at the European Expert Association, adding that “one touched the children’s soccer field; the second, [une zone] near the metro entrance”.
- A “massive strike” touched Mykolaiv, Tuesday morning, said the regional governor of the city, posting a video, where we see many explosions and black smoke. A critical infrastructure facility and an automotive company were reportedly hit with no casualties. Missiles also targeted the outskirts of the city, and there were attempts to damage port facilities.
- Russia to stop operating the International Space Station (ISS) “after 2024”, announced on Tuesday July 26 the head of the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos), Yuri Borissov, who displayed his country’s space ambitions. After this announcement, however, NASA said it had not yet received official notification of this decision.
- The United States on Tuesday urged Ukraine to choose an attorney general capable of fighting corruption to replace Iryna Venediktova, who was recently fired for failing to fight spying for Russia in her service. “We join the people of Ukraine in stressing the importance of a transparent appointment of a new, highly qualified and truly independent prosecutor general”State Department spokesman Ned Price said.
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