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Viktor Bout: Lawyer for convicted Russian arms dealer ‘confident’ of US prisoner swap with Brittney Griner

Notorious ‘Merchant of Death’ serving 25 years in US prison

The Independent UK

Russia wants 2 prisoners in swap for Americans Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan

Moscow is leaning toward rejecting a prisoner swap unless it gets two Russians in return for the two Americans the U.S. wants released, according to people familiar with the Kremlin’s thinking.

Tribune News Service

U.S. accuses Russia of using Ukraine power plant as 'nuclear shield'

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday called Russia's actions around Ukraine's largest nuclear power plant "the height of irresponsibility," accusing Moscow of using it as a "nuclear shield" in attacks on Ukrainian forces.

Reuters

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NY Attorney For Russian Arms Dealer Viktor Bout Is Confident About Brittney Griner Prisoner Swap, Calls It A 'Fair Trade'

The lawyer for notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout said Monday he was “confident” the U.S.

Benzinga

Using a rupee route to get around a dominating dollar

India could take advantage of geopolitical developments to promote trade and gain better status for the rupee

The Hindu

'You can't switch off death,' German crematorium boss warns as energy crisis looms

Germans more often than not choose to be cremated when they die - which would be a problem if Russia turns off the gas.

Reuters

Putin Says No One Can Win a Nuclear War

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday there could be no winners in a nuclear war and no such war should ever be started. The Kremlin leader made the comment in a letter to participants of a conference on the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT), more than five months into his…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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3 Fertilizer Stocks to Buy Before They Surge Higher

Despite dropping from the initial aftermath of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, fertilizer prices remain higher than the 2021 levels. Given the industry’s solid growth prospects, quality fertilizer stocks CF Industries (CF), The Mosaic Company (MOS), and ICL Group (ICL) might be ideal investments at their current price levels. Read on….

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First Ukraine Grain Shipment Departs Port Of Odessa With 26,000 Metric Tons Of Corn

As concerns of a global food crisis heighten, Ukraine was granted access on Monday to ship its first container of grain, carrying 26,000 metric tons of corn from the port of Odessa to Tripoli, Lebanon, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Benzinga

Griner's trail resumes amid intensified diplomacy

Since Brittney Griner last appeared in her trial for cannabis possession, the question of her fate expanded from a tiny and cramped courtroom on Moscow’s outskirts to the highest level of Russia-US diplomacy

The Independent UK

Former President Trump Criticizes Potential Prisoner Swap for Brittney Griner

Trump criticized a potential prisoner exchange that would return WNBA star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan to the United States.

Sports Illustrated

Gazprom daily gas output in July lowest since 2008, analysis suggests

Output last month of Russian firm was down 14% on June, sharpening fears Moscow could provoke energy crisis in Europe

The Guardian - UK

Green MSPs targeted for Moscow sanctions over their support of the Ukraine

Duo Greer and Slater are on the Kremlin blacklist

Daily Record

Sanctions against Russia are not backfiring

Letters: Immoral behaviour must be challenged, says David Sutherland, while Scott Blau highlights the economic effects, and Bohdan Kisil says the moral effect on Ukrainians is incalculable

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Putin says there would be ‘no winners’ in a nuclear war and such a conflict should never be started

The remarks came in a letter to a conference on non-proliferation

WEKU

Russia-Ukraine war: A weekly recap and look ahead (Aug. 1)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Scottish ministers among those barred from Russia in new wave of sanctions

The Russian foreign ministry released a list of people no longer allowed into the country.

The Guardian - UK

Arms dealer ‘100% sure’ Russian agents behind blast at Bulgarian depot

Emilian Gebrev says explosion on Sunday is latest of repeated attacks against him by GRU operatives

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The Independent UK

Ex-Putin adviser Chubais reported to be in European hospital

Anatoly Chubais, who resigned as a high-ranking adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin and left Russia shortly after the invasion of Ukraine, was reported to be in intensive care in a European hospital for a neurological disorder

The Independent UK

Russia blacklists Keir Starmer in latest list of sanctions targeting 39 Britons

Former PM David Cameron, Huw Edwards and Robert Peston are also on the list

Reuters

Biden, Putin strike conciliatory tones as nuclear arms talks start at U.N

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he is ready to pursue a new nuclear arms deal with Russia and called on Moscow to act in good faith as his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin said there could be no winners in any nuclear war.

Reuters

Russia puzzled by Biden proposal to replace nuclear arms treaty

A Russian foreign ministry source expressed puzzlement on Monday about a proposal from U.S. President Joe Biden to negotiate a new nuclear arms control framework to replace the New START Treaty when it expires in 2026.

Al Jazeera

Did Russia deliberately kill Vadatursky, Ukraine’s grain tycoon?

A Russian missile killed Oleksiy Vadatursky and his wife Raisa, a day before grain exports resumed from Odesa.

Reuters

Russia bars entry to dozens more Britons including Starmer, Cameron and Piers Morgan

Russia on Monday announced sanctions against 39 British politicians, officials, business people and journalists, barring them from entering Russia for supporting the "demonisation" of the country.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: first grain ship leaves Odesa, but EU should have seen food and energy crises coming

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in four interrelated security crises. The war in Ukraine is a tragedy for human security, but it affects geopolitical security as well as food and energy security.

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