The U.S. and its allies want to limit the price of Russian oil to hinder Moscow's ability to fund the war. Would that work? Yegor Aleyev/ TASSSo far, in 2022, Russia has made record profits from oil exports, despite the war in Ukraine and Western sanctions. Story by Ekaterina Mereminskaya . Abridged translation by Sam Breazeale. For months now, Western countries have been talking about implementing a price cap for Russian oil.

Twitter reportedly froze the Russian Foreign Ministry’s official English-language account for seven days in response to a tweet by the agency on August 4 claiming that “the U.S. and its allies in Ukraine and elsewhere” may be “involved” in the “emergence of COVID-19.” (Making these allegations, Russia’s MFA singled out the U.S.

Officials in the self-declared Luhansk People’s Republic are considering not rebuilding the city of Popasna, which is on territory that they control. “There wouldn’t really be a point. The city is truly almost completely destroyed,” said “LNR” head Leonid Pasechik. While a final decision has not yet been made, he said, the Russian-backed administration is "leaning towards" leaving the town as it is and relocating its residents. Russian troops first occupied Popasna on May 9.

The Russian-backed occupation authorities in Ukraine’s Kherson region are planning to incorporate the parts of the Mykolaiv region that have been captured by Russia into the Kherson region, according to Kherson occupation administration representative Ekaterina Gubareva. “We’ve decided to make the liberated territories a part of the Kherson region, so that it will be possible to pay out pensions and welfare benefits, as well as to provide cell service," said Gubareva.

Производитель кормов для домашних животных Purina остановил производство и продажу корма Friskies в России из-за логистических трудностей. Об этом агентству ТАСС сообщили на горячей линии компании. «Из-за логистических трудностей с поставками сырья остановлено производство и продажа кормов Friskies для кошек и для собак, Cat Chow, Dog Chow, Gourmet и Darling Dog», — сказал собеседник агентства.

Brittney Griner’s imprisonment reveals Russia’s embrace of pariah identity By Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon Earlier this month, a court in Moscow sentenced Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for bringing cannabis oil into Russia in February 2022. If forced to serve her full term, the American basketball star would be almost 40 before she’s free to come home.

В Европе многие уже давно хотят, чтобы гражданам РФ не давали визы. Но тотальный запрет вряд ли возможен Nick Hannes / Reporters / Scanpix / LETA Президент Украины Владимир Зеленский 8 августа в интервью The Washington Post призвал страны Запада запретить въезд на свою территорию всем гражданам России. «Пусть живут в своем собственном мире, пока не поменяют свою философию», — заявил Зеленский.