China drills its army near Taiwan, the Republic of Artsakh declares limited mobilisation, and the Kosovo crisis is “postponed” until 1 September.
Russia’s MPs suggest to ban child adoption for citizens of “unfriendly countries”, TV host Ivan Urgant and the Bi-2 band are added to the list of “foreign-influenced agents,” and Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former president, vows to “take revenge” on YouTube for banning the channel of Dmitry Puchkov, an eccentric vlogger.
Russia’s H&M outlets re-open in Moscow to sell the remaining stock before leaving the country completely. Meanwhile, a chain of duty free shops is scheduled to open in Saint Petersburg for foreign diplomats – and they are thought to be pretty much like Beriozka shops from the Soviet era.
Watch Kirill Martynov, Novaya. Europe’s chief-editor, comment on last week’s news in his Saturday YouTube show
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