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10:45 a.m .: Russian Olympic Committee chief accuses IOC of acting “in the interests” of Ukraine
Russian Olympic Committee head Stanislav Pozdnyakov has accused the International Olympic Committee of acting “in the interests” of Ukraine, following the IOC called for “sensitivity” with Ukrainian athletes.
“The IOC (…) took the side of the political conflict, began to act in the interest of this party”, lamented Stanislav Pozdniakov on Telegram, reacting to the disqualification on Thursday of a Ukrainian saber having refused to shake hands with his Russian opponent following beating her at the World Fencing Championships.
10:24 a.m .: Moscow is “carefully” studying African initiatives to settle the conflict in Ukraine
Russia is “carefully” examining African proposals to find a solution to the armed conflict in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during the plenary session of the second Russia-Africa Summit held in Saint Petersburg.
“We respectfully view your initiatives and study them carefully,” he said. “Previously, the mediation assignments were monopolized by countries with so-called advanced democracies. Now Africa is also ready to help solve problems that seem outside its priority area of interest,” he added.
8:45 am: around sixty contracts signed between Russia and African countries
The Russia-Africa summit, organized in Saint Petersburg since Thursday is above all “a commercial forum” explains the special envoy of France 24 on the spot. “A lot of contracts were signed yesterday and will be signed today: from nuclear power, to civil aviation in Burkina, to customs in Ethiopia… deals in absolutely all areas between Russia and Africa” , says Caroline Dumay, who counted 64 contracts signed on Thursday alone.
8:10 am: Japan announces new sanctions once morest Russia on electric vehicles
The Japanese government has expanded the list of goods covered by its sanctions once morest Russia to include an export ban on vehicles with engines of 1,900 cc or more, as well as hybrid and electric cars, said in a statement. the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. These new sanctions will come into effect on August 9.
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Japan had previously frozen the assets of Russian individuals and groups and banned the export of goods to Russian organizations linked to the military, as well as the export of construction and engineering services.
5:57 a.m.: Russian delegates join Kim Jong Un in a parade in Pyongyang
North Korean state media said on Friday that Kim Jong Un had attended a military parade Thursday evening in the company of the Russian Minister of Defense, Sergei Shoigu, and an official of the party in power in China, Li Hongzhong.
The most powerful nuclear-capable missiles ever seen for the North Korea were presented during this military parade.
Photos released by North Korean media show Kim Jong Un smiling and chatting with Sergei Shoigu and Li Hongzhong, who stand beside him on the podium.
The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said the parade also featured newly developed surveillance and attack drones, which were first unveiled by state media this week during of an arms exhibition attended by Kim Jong Un and Sergei Shoigu.
4:24 am: drone attack foiled in Moscow
L’Ukraine conducted a drone attack that caused no damage or casualties, the mayor of Moscowwithout specifying the exact location.
“During the night, an attempted enemy drone attack was carried out, the drone was shot down by the forces of the Ministry of Defense”, wrote on Telegram Sergey Sobyanin. There is “no damage or casualty”, he added. The elected official did not provide more information on this attack.
July 27 Essentials
The Russian President Vladimir Poutine opened the Russia-Africa summit, held in St. Petersburg, promising to deliver free cereals “in the coming months” to six African countries. “In the coming months, we will be able to ensure free deliveries of 25,000 to 50,000 tons of cereals to Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Mali, Somalia, the Central African Republic and Eritrea” , he assured in his opening speech broadcast on Russian television, once morest a backdrop of concerns from African countries following the recent end of the agreement on the export of Ukrainian cereals to the Black Sea.
The Ukrainian army recaptured from the Russian forces the village of Staromayorske, on the southern front, where the forces of kyiv increased their counteroffensive in recent days, Deputy Defense Minister Ganna Maliar announced. “Staromayorské in the Donetsk region has been liberated. Our defenders are currently carrying out mopping up operations” of Russian troops, she said on Telegram. This is one of the first tangible results of the Ukrainian offensive in this sector of the front since June.
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