Trump says Ukraine shouldn’t strike Moscow

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said earlier that the US president did not encourage Vladimir Zelensky to carry out further strikes deeper inside Russia
Titanic efforts being made to derail Russia-US dialogue — RDIF CEO

Kirill Dmitriev said the Western media "should act more responsibly and actually check its sources"
'Inappropriate' pressure on Trump and sanction war: Lavrov’s remarks

The Russian foreign minister emphasized that the anti-Russian sanctions war will backfire on those who started it
EU fails to agree on anti-Russian sanctions again — Kallas

The discussion at the level of ambassadors will "continue tomorrow," Vice President of the European Commission noted
Trump didn’t encourage Ukraine to make more strikes inside Russia, White House says

Karoline Leavitt said that the US president was merely asking a question, not encouraging further killing
Russia seeks clarity on Trump’s 50-day Ukraine deadline — Lavrov

The top Russian diplomat pointed to earlier deadlines of 24 hours and of 100 days
Russian diplomat says that in absence of real negotiations, special op to continue

"We are unshakable in this position. We would like Washington and NATO in general to treat it with the utmost seriousness," Sergey Ryabkov stated
NATO countries uninterested in peace in Ukraine — Russian deputy foreign minister

Alexander Grushko recalled NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s remarks about plas to make Ukraine "more lethal"
Russia will not tolerate demands — senior diplomat about Trump’s new plan

Sergey Ryabkov emphasized that Moscow favors a diplomatic resolution of the Ukraine conflict and is ready to negotiate
Russian troops liberate two communities in Ukraine operation over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 125 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported
SCO foreign ministers, Chinese leader discuss organization’s development

According to the Belarusian Foreign Ministry, the Chinese president outlined the priorities of the Chinese chairmanship in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and also assessed the current international situation
Kremlin finds Trump’s latest remarks serious, says will need time to analyze his rhetoric

At a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, the US leader said he was "disappointed" with Russia and personally President Vladimir Putin
Press review: Trump lashes out at Moscow as Zelensky reshuffles cabinet and extends law

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, July 15th
FACTBOX: What we know about Ukraine’s overnight drone attack on Russian regions

According to the latest data, sixteen people were injured in a Ukrainian UAV attack on the southern Voronezh Region
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Russia does not care about Trump’s 'theatrical ultimatum,' says Medvedev

This is Moscow’s first official reaction to the statements Trump made yesterday
Trump still believes Russia has upper hand in Ukraine conflict — media

"The president’s view is Russia is going to win, it’s a matter of how long it takes," the official said
Lavrov meets with Xi Jinping in Beijing

Prior to that, the Chinese leader held a general meeting with the foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
EU starts discussing 19th package of anti-Russian sanctions — MEP

"Now the focus is on tightening controls, expanding secondary restrictions, and clarifying export and import controls," Tomas Zdechovsky said
Russian MP says Trump should get tough on Zelensky, not Russia, if he wants peace deal

Leonid Slutsky recalled that the Russian side has repeatedly stated its readiness to end the conflict
Trump talks about weapons for Ukraine, new sanctions: Here’s what we know

The US and NATO have reached an agreement that European countries will pay for the weapons that America will send to Ukraine
Berlin turns dangerous again — Kremlin on German defense minister’s remarks

Dmitry Peskov commented on Boris Pistorius’ statement that Germans are ready to kill Russian soldiers in the event of a war between the two countries
Direct flights between Moscow, Pyongyang to start on July 27

The time in route will be about eight hours
US to hit Russia, its trade partners with tariffs if no deal on Ukraine — Trump

The US president said the tariffs are going to be "very severe"
TASS among first to test Russia’s Max digital platform channels

According to Director General Andrey Kondrashov, TASS is actively developing and expanding its social network audience as one of the modern means of communication and information exchange
Trump mulls delivering JASSM long-range missiles to Kiev — magazine

According to the media outlet, "the missiles would equip the Ukrainian Air Force’s growing fleet of F-16 fighters, which although comprised of obsolete Cold War era variants, could serve as effective launch platforms for the missiles while flying deep behind friendly lines"
Russian troops liberate two communities in Ukraine operation over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted roughly 360 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed a US-made armored fighting vehicle in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported
Hungary refuses to fund US weapons deliveries to Ukraine — foreign minister

Peter Szijjarto still expressed confidence that the potential resumption of US arms deliveries to Ukraine does not mean President Donald Trump has abandoned efforts to resolve the conflict
Russia ready to hold next round of talks, Kiev clearly not in a hurry to do so — Kremlin

Russia still awaits proposals concerning the timelines, Dmitry Peskov said
Press review: Russia aims to continue Ukraine talks as Trump’s tariffs bring June surplus

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, July 14th
Chief of Russia’s General Staff Gerasimov inspects Battlegroup Center — top brass

Valery Gerasimov listened to reports by their commanders, the commander of the Combined Arms Army and other military leaders of the Battlegroup Center on the current situation and the results of the fulfillment of combat missions in the area of responsibility