As part of the exchange of prisoners with the West, Russia can release 20-30 people. About this with reference to a source familiar with the preparation of exchange, reported by journalist Petr Kozlov, who collaborates with the publication of The Moscow Times. “I know about more people than those that have already been mentioned publicly. According to my estimates, Moscow will give out from 20 to 30 people to the West, ”said the interlocutor of the journalist MT.

The Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei ordered to strike a direct blow to Israel in response to the murder of one of the leaders of Hamas Ismail Khania. This was written by The New York Times with reference to three Iranian officials aware of the order. According to the publication, the corresponding order of Khamenei issued at an emergency meeting of the Supreme Council of National Security of Iran on the morning of July 31.

Lawyer Ilya Novikov - about the possible exchange of political prisoners Pavel Bednyakov / RIA Novosti / Sputnik / Profimedia From July 26, at least seven political prisoners have disappeared from Russian investigative insulators and colonies: the former head of the headquarters of Alexei Navalny in Ufa Lilia Chanysheva and the former headquarters coordinator in Tomsk Ksenia Fadeeva, artist Sasha Skochilenko, human rights activist Oleg Orlov, politics Ilya Yashin and Vladimir Kara-Murza , as

The US Federal Reserve has retained the base rate at 5.25-5.5%. In a press release, the Fed once again emphasized that she intends to return inflation to the target indicator of 2% (in June, inflation was 3%). The regulator plans to start reducing the rate after there is more confirmation that inflation is moving towards this purpose. The preservation of the base rate was predicted by the vast majority of analysts.

This is what we know about it Alexander Nemenov / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Vladimir Kara-Murza, convicted of 25 years, in a court of video communication. February 22, 2024 The text was updated on August 1, when it became known that the journalist Maria Ponomarenko is in the Barnaul pre-trial detention center. What's happened? Over the past 26, five political prisoners disappeared from Russian colonies and investigative insulators. This was reported by their lawyers, families and support groups.

Russia's participation in the second summit of the world is necessary in order to achieve some real results to end the war. This was the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with the French publication Le Monde. I believe - like most countries - that in November the representatives of Russia should be present at the second peaceful summit, otherwise we will not achieve real results. I do not want them to block the preparation of our general [peaceful] plan.

What the Ukrainian foreign minister’s China visit reveals about Kyiv’s strategy for ending the war Lu Hanxin / Xinhua / EPA / Scanpix / LETA Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Guangzhou, China. July 24, 2024. In the last month, the Ukrainian authorities have increasingly signaled that they’re ready to hold peace talks with Russia.

By the middle of the fifth competitive day, China came first in the medal standings of the Olympiad-over the past day the Chinese won two gold (in water jumping and in BMX-French). The United States continues to lead the total number of medals, but in the table they are only the seventh, since out of 28 American awards there are only four gold awards. The data is shown as of 19:30 Moscow time July 31. Photo on the cover: Jan Woitas / DPA / Scanpix / Leta

Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev in the match of the third circle of the Olympic tournament lost to Felix Ozheasima from Canada. The match ended with a score of 6: 3, 7: 6 in favor of the Canadian. This is the first defeat of Medvedev from Ozheasima in his career, before that the Russian won six personal meetings. Earlier on July 31, Roman Safiullin dropped out of the struggle, losing to the Spaniard Carlos Alcarasu (4: 6, 2: 6).

The Ljubljana District Court sentenced the marital pair of Russians to Artem and Anna Doltsev, who lived in Slovenia in Argentine passports for the names Ludwig Gish and Maria Meyer. In the case of espionage, Doltsev was appointed for one year and seven months of the colony. That was so much in prison after the detention in December 2022. The Russians pleaded guilty. The court was held closed.

In Tehran (probably Israeli forces), one of the leaders of Hamas was killed - this is the beginning of a full -scale war in the Middle East? We discuss the future in the region with orientalist Ruslan Suleimanov MUSSA QAWASMA / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Palestinians for protests after the murder of leader Hamas Ismail Khania in the city of Hebron on the western bank of the Jordan River.

Growing list of missing Russian political prisoners fuels speculation of an imminent swap Dmitry Serebryakov / AP / Scanpix / LETA Jailed Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza in court in Moscow. July 31, 2023. The list of Russian political prisoners whose whereabouts are unknown continued to grow on Wednesday as rumors swirl that a swap could be in the works.

Why Russians are increasingly turning to loans, despite rising interest rates meant to deter them Vyacheslav Prokofiev / TASS / Profimedia On July 26, Russia’s Central Bank decided to raise the key interest rate from 16 to 18 percent. This decision was driven by unexpectedly high lending rates that previous regulatory measures had failed to curb. Russians are borrowing money and spending more, leading to a surge in prices.

The Russian Ministry of Defense proposed paying several million rubles to the Donbass separatists who received disability as a result of hostilities. The draft relevant decree of the president is posted on the portal of legal acts. The document proposes to equate all volunteers and participants in the armed groups of self -proclaimed DPR and LPR, who fought in the Donbass since 2014, to military personnel of the RF Armed Forces in matters of receiving a lump -sum payment for disability.

The aircraft of the special flight squad "Russia", starting on July 26, completed at least eight flights from the regions in which political prisoners were in custody and disappeared, the agency reported on July 31.