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What we’re watching
- Tuesday, July 27 – Emergency meeting of Ukraine’s parliament
- Wednesday, July 28 – How modern CIOs innovate for impact (online discussion)
Top news
- Spain to open borders to all Ukrainian travelers
- 10 ceasefire violations recorded in eastern Ukraine
- Head of Naftogaz calls Russia’s gas transit proposal ‘unacceptable’
- Kyiv gets tests to identify Delta strain
- Rave for LGBTQ rights to take place outside of president’s administration
- Illustrator captures Kyiv he loves in new art book
Olympics
- Ukrainian wins bronze medal in judo at Olympics
- Ukrainian fencer wins country’s second bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics
Business
- Hr 27.04 = $1
- Ukraine harvests 14.1 million tons of grain
- Ukraine remains among top 5 largest agricultural exporters to EU
- 1 in 5 Ukrainians employed by a shadow economy business
Kremlin watch
- Reuters: Putin says Russian navy can carry out ‘unpreventable strike’ if needed
- The Times of Israel: Russia moving to curtail Israeli strikes in Syria
- RFE/RL: Putin oversees crowded Russian naval parade despite pandemic
Opinions
- Bohdan Nahaylo: The Biden-Merkel kiss of death
- Diane Francis: Game of throwns
- Alya Shandra: How Ukraine can still defeat Nord Stream 2
