A little less Russian gas in European pipes. The gas giant Gazprom announced on Saturday July 30 that it had suspended deliveries to Latvia, citing a “violation of gas sampling conditions”. This week, the Russian company had already drastically reduced its deliveries to Europe via the Nord Stream gas pipeline, citing the need for maintenance of a turbine. Follow our live.
Final preparations for grain exports. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the Black Sea port of Chornomorsk on Friday to inspect a first shipment of grain. kyiv now awaits only one “signal” on the part of Ankara and the UN, guarantors of the agreement with Russia, for “begin” exports. At least ten ships are already ready to go to sea, according to the Ukrainian government.
Dozens dead in the bombing of a prison. A strike on Olenivka prisonin separatist territory in eastern Ukraine, made “more than 50 dead”, according to kyiv, and 53, according to pro-Russian authorities. Moscow has accused Ukrainian forces of being behind it for “deter” his soldiers to surrender. But Ukraine then quickly denied this, denouncing a “deliberate Russian war crime”. According to Ukrainian intelligence, the attack “was carried out by mercenaries of the Wagner division” and “has not been coordinated“with Moscow.
Ukraine in “almost certain” default, according to S&P. The financial rating agency Standard and Poors sharply lowered Ukraine’s debt rating on Friday, saying that the agreement granted by several Western countries to spread out debt payments amounted to a default. “almost certain”.