Nearly one in five car dealerships in Russia could shut down by the end of the year as the country’s auto market struggles from plummeting sales and a worsening economic outlook, the Moscow Times reported.

Amy B. Zegart
Nearly one in five car dealerships in Russia could shut down by the end of the year as the country’s auto market struggles from plummeting sales and a worsening economic outlook, the Moscow Times reported.

An international war of words erupted on July 30 when U.S. President Donald Trump squared up on social media to former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
"(...)Tell Medvedev, the failed former president of Russia, who thinks he's still president, to …
“President Trump has made clear this must be done by Aug. 8. The United States is prepared to implement additional measures to secure peace,” senior American diplomat John Kelley told the United Nations Security Council.

If formalized, Nicaragua could become the first country to officially recognize Russia’s annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts — territories Moscow declared part of Russia in 2022.

Russia's Ministry of Defense announced the "liberation" of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region. However, Ukrainian military sources are refuting this claim, arguing it lacks accuracy. In a commentary to the news outlet RBC-Ukraine, Viktor Tregubov, said …
In a series of overnight drone strikes on July 31, the Volgograd region and the city of Penza in Russia faced severe disruptions to internet services as well as significant interruptions in transportation and industrial infrastructure.
A fire erupted …
In a significant move, Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada has passed a presidential bill, No. 13533, aimed at restoring the independence of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP). The …
The 93rd Mechanized Brigade—widely regarded as one of the top combat units within Ukraine’s Ground Forces—has officially joined the newly established 21st Army Corps, according to announcements from Operational Command…
The bill aims to reverse legislation passed last week that effectively destroyed the independence of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor (SAPO).

In a piece titled “There is no other option: no one should be left alive in Ukraine,” columnist Kirill Strelnikov repeats Kremlin propaganda lines, including the claim that Ukraine is a “military training ground” for the West …
“The situation in Chasiv Yar is the same as in recent months. Russia is simply lying again, precisely so that the claim spreads through refutations,” said Viktor Tregubov, spokesperson of the Khortytsia group of forces, in a comment for …
The remarks follow former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s July 28 statement that U.S. President Donald Trump’s “ultimatum game” with Moscow amounts to a threat to Russia and pushes the United States itself closer to war.

The so-called Peace Act would establish a fund at the U.S. Treasury through which NATO allies could contribute money, enabling the Pentagon to replenish weapons sent to Kyiv, the Wall Street Journal reported.

One of the main targets was a radio factory in the western city of Penza, which produces advanced communications systems for the Russian Armed Forces, according to Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation.
