Austrian Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) is postponing its exit from Russia. The banking group expects that the war in Ukraine will end soon. About this writes Reuters, citing three sources. RBI planned to withdraw its Russian business, Raiffeisenbank, from the group by September of this year. According to Reuters, this is unlikely to happen in the coming months.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN that the Ukrainian army wanted to launch a counteroffensive earlier in order to get ahead of the Russian military, who were preparing the defense. “I wanted our counter-offensive to happen much earlier, because everyone understood that if it unfolded later, then most of our territory would be mined. We are giving our enemy time and opportunity to lay more mines and prepare their defensive lines,” Zelensky said.

The US authorities are going to announce the supply of cluster munitions to Ukraine. about this The New York Times writes , citing a senior official in the administration of US President Joe Biden. Previously, Washington refused to transfer such weapons to Kyiv, fearing that cluster munitions would pose a threat to civilians. In turn, CBS News reports that the US authorities may make this decision this week.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held secret talks with a group of former senior US security officials. It is reported by NBC News, citing sources. According to them, the purpose of the meeting was to lay the foundation for future peace talks on Ukraine. According to the channel, the meeting lasted several hours. It discussed, among other things, the fate of the Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia.

In Voronezh, a judge refused to fine an activist for "discrediting" the army because Russia had not declared war. The decision was published on the website of the Leninsky District Court, the publication 7x7 drew attention.

How is it even measured? Will it be completely unbearable soon? Monday, July 3, 2023, became the hottest day on the planet in the entire history of observations. But already on Tuesday, the record was broken. The average temperature on the planet reached 17.18 degrees Celsius and lasted two days. Does this mean that soon there will be completely unprecedented heat? "Cold" explains how it is generally measured and why.

The fifth case of anthrax infection was revealed in Tuva. This was reported in the department of Rospotrebnadzor in the republic. “During the monitoring of contact persons, one more case of anthrax was registered. The total number of confirmed cases of the disease has reached five," the service said. In turn, the Ministry of Health of Tuva reported that an air ambulance with a team of doctors on board flew to the Barun-Khemchik region to deliver the fifth patient to the hospital.

The FSB reported that a local resident was killed in Tyumen, allegedly preparing a terrorist attack on the fuel and energy complex on the instructions of "Ukrainian paramilitary formations", reports . TASS “On the territory of the Tyumen region, the illegal activities of supporters of nationalist ideology, citizens of Russia, who, on the instructions of representatives of Ukrainian paramilitary groups, were preparing a terrorist crime in the region, were stopped.

The Russian currency went down again. The euro exchange rate exceeded 100 rubles The Russian currency is again the main supplier of news: during the trading on July 6, the ruble seriously sank against "friendly" and "unfriendly" currencies. The euro exchange rate has exceeded the psychological mark of 100 rubles, the US dollar is now worth 94 rubles, and the Hong Kong dollar, the Chinese yuan are storming the April 2022 levels.