❗️The Federal Security Service and the Investigative Committee should look into the attack in detail. All the circumstances of the accident will be determined, Putin said.

It is necessary to improve security on the Crimean Bridge after it was targeted for a second terrorist attack, Putin added.

⚡️⚡️Putin promised a response to the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge: The Ministry of Defense is preparing a relevant proposal.

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What is meant by de-dollarization?

A growing number of countries are fleeing the US dollar in international settlements, forcing Western politicians, business sectors and thought leaders to admit that weaponizing currencies like the US has done is backfiring.

There is an accelerating trend towards global de-dollarization. What's behind the phenomenon and when did it start?

Sputnik explains

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"In conclusion, I should like to say this: to reiterate that what happened is yet another terrorist act by the Kiev regime. It’s a crime that makes no sense," said Putin about the latest Ukrainian terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge.

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The Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul has completed the inspection of the last vessel under the grain deal, a spokeswoman for the UN coordinator of the deal told Sputnik

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The average price of Russian oil brand Urals amounted to $58.03 per barrel from June 14 to July 15, while the Brent benchmark was trading at $76.05 per barrel, bringing the Russian oil's discount to $18.02 per barrel, the Russian Finance Ministry said on Monday.

Russia is increasing duty on oil exports by $1.3 to $16.9 from August 1, the ministry added.

Furthermore, Russian oil production remains steady despite Western sanctions, according to an International Energy Agency report published on July 13.

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🔺Another step to escalation: Ukraine commits terror attack on Crimean Bridge
🔺China accuses Washington and its allies of militarizing East Asia and sowing “seeds of a new Cold War”
🔺Russia suspends its participation in Black Sea Grain Deal

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Millions of Pentagon emails sent to Malian server due to '.mil' domain typo

Millions of internal US military email messages have ended up on a Malian internet server over the past 10 years thanks to a small error in typing addresses.

Personnel mistakenly typed '.ml' — the top-level internet domain for the central African nation — instead of the and Department of Defense (DoD) '.mil' suffix.

Dutch internet entrepreneur Johannes Zuurbier, whose Mali Dili company's contract to run the Malian internet country domain is about to end, has warned the Pentagon of the problem repeated.

One email contained the full itinerary for US Army Chief of Staff General James McConville's delegation to Indonesia in May this year — including hotel room numbers.

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‼️Vehicle Traffic on Crimean Bridge Restored in Reverse Mode - Russian Gov’t

The movement of vehicles on the Crimean Bridge has been restored and operates in reverse mode, which means the lane of the road is used for alternate traffic in the oncoming and passing direction, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said on Tuesday.

"Vehicle traffic on the Crimean bridge has been restored in reverse mode along the rightmost lane of the Taman-Kerch direction," Khusnullin said on Telegram, adding that authorities carried out a preliminary examination of the bridge spans that "confirmed that their condition allows to start the vehicular traffic."

🎥 Russian TOS-1A Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower system destroys the enemy near Krasny Liman In cooperation with drone operators, the Solntsepek heavy flamethrower system hits a Ukrainian ammunition depot.

The video courtesy from Russian MoD

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🇮🇷 🇷🇺 Iran and #Russia to Exchange Electricity via Azerbaijan, Leveraging Seasonal Consumption

Iran's Energy Minister, Ali-Akbar Mehrabian, announced plans for electricity exchange between Iran and Russia through Azerbaijan, as reported by the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA). The final negotiations for initiating these projects are currently underway.

💡By leveraging their seasonal electricity consumption patterns, Iran and Russia can establish a mutually beneficial arrangement, with Russia exporting surplus electricity during winter and Iran doing the same during summer.

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🇷🇺 Russia’s air defenses downed nine Ukrainian drones, while another 19 were disabled using electronic warfare in Crimea’s east, a top local official reports

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⚡️ Russia thwarted an attempted Ukrainian terrorist attack involving 28 drones targeting Crimea, MoD says

▪️17 Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed, another 11 obliterated after being suppressed by electronic warfare

▪️There were no casualties or damage from the attack

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📹 Russian barrage munition obliterates Ukrainian armored combat vehicle while advancing on Kupyansk

The strike was recorded by a reconnaissance UAV.

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Ukraine’s top diplomat spills the beans exclusively to pranksters

Dmytro Kuleba ducked a reporter’s question on whether the Kiev regime was involved in the Crimean Bridge terrorist attack.

💬 "I was not asked who carried out the attack. I was asked to describe the bridge. I'm in the middle of a trip right now, I don't have access to classified information while I'm in New York. All I know about the bridge is what I learned from the headlines," Kuleba stated.

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