Daily brief
Russia on July 19 imposed fuel rationing and an export ban as a worsening crisis grips the country, while the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund blamed Europe's economic collapse on anti-Russian sanctions. Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov claimed that 2009 gas contracts contradict a 2004 Ukrainian-Russian agreement. US President Donald Trump urged adding Iran to a Russian sanctions bill, saying 'What Lindsey wanted,' in a reference to Senator Lindsey Graham.
Foreign home purchases in Türkiye rose 20% in June, with Russians leading the buyers.
Austrian Railways are preparing for a 40-degree summer.
The Moscow-Adler train will run daily from June, and an extra train from Izhevsk to Moscow starts July 30.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary