Moscow-backed separatists confirmed that British man Paul Urey died in detention on July 10 after being captured by pro-Russian forces in Donetsk. The EU, meanwhile, proposed to “slap a sanctions regime on gold” from Russia, the deputy head of the European Commission said on Friday, in what would be the seventh sanctions package against Russia since its invasion of Ukraine in February. Read about the day's events as they unfolded on our liveblog. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
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