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July 28, 2019
Gap Between Russia’s Dreams and Means Feeds Adventurism Abroad - The Wall Street Journal
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry issues protest over Medvedev’s trip to Crimea - TASS
Militants shelled Marinka checkpoint - 112 International
The Moscow Times: North Korea releases detained Russian fishing boat - Kyiv Post
Denisova asks new head of UN mission in Ukraine to assist in transfer of prisoners - Kyiv Post

Gap Between Russia’s Dreams and Means Feeds Adventurism Abroad - The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal
MOSCOW—Russia’s elites think of themselves as heirs to the Soviet Union’s imperial glory. Problem is, they only possess the resources of a second-tier power. This fundamental conflict between aspirations and means—and between how Russia views itself and how it’s perceived by others—shapes President Vladimir Putin’s high-risk strategy in international affairs, from the Ukraine invasion to the Syria intervention to election interference in the U.S.
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Ukrainian Foreign Ministry issues protest over Medvedev’s trip to Crimea - TASS

TASS
KIEV, July 28. /TASS/. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has voiced protest in connection with the trip to Crimea of a Russian delegation led by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, the ministry’s press service said on Sunday.
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Militants shelled Marinka checkpoint - 112 International

112 International
The illegal military formations has shelled Marinka checkpoint today. As a result, they violated the ceasefire, as the HQ of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) reports.  "Today, at 0:15 a.m.
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The Moscow Times: North Korea releases detained Russian fishing boat - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
The Moscow Times: North Korea releases detained Russian fishing boat Published July 28 at 12:04 pm This picture taken on July 25, 2019 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on July 26 shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un watching through binoculars.
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Denisova asks new head of UN mission in Ukraine to assist in transfer of prisoners - Kyiv Post

Kyiv Post
Russia's War Against Ukraine Denisova asks new head of UN mission in Ukraine to assist in transfer of prisoners Published July 28. Updated July 28 at 1:11 pm Activists hold signs with the names of illegally imprisoned Ukrainians by Russia during a rally demanding an immediate prisoner exchange in Kyiv on June 1, 2019.
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British navy to escort ships through Strait of Hormuz - NBC News
The struggle for LGBT equality: Pride meets prejudice in Poland - The Guardian
Manhunt goes door-to-door amid sightings of teen murder suspects - ABC News
GDP slows to 2.1% in second quarter but beats expectations thanks to strong consumer - CNBC
Troy Tulowitzki Was the Promise of the Perfect Baseball Player - The Ringer

British navy to escort ships through Strait of Hormuz - NBC News

NBC News
LONDON — Britain’s navy announced Thursday that it will accompany British ships through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran seized one of its tankers, but experts say a diplomatic — rather than military — solution to the impasse is most likely.
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The struggle for LGBT equality: Pride meets prejudice in Poland - The Guardian

The Guardian
We set off from the Arsenal gallery in a small group of about 20 people, first through Białystok’s Branicki Palace gardens, where a “family picnic” is in full swing, organised by the Law and Justice party local authorities as a contrast to the Pride march.
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Manhunt goes door-to-door amid sightings of teen murder suspects - ABC News

ABC News
Canadian authorities have zeroed in on a remote, swampy area in their nationwide manhunt for two teenage boys suspected of killing three people. Interested in Canadian Murder Case?
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GDP slows to 2.1% in second quarter but beats expectations thanks to strong consumer - CNBC

CNBC
Growth decelerated in the second quarter, but not by as much as Wall Street thought, as tariffs and a global slowdown weighed on the U.S. economy, the Commerce Department reported Friday.
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Troy Tulowitzki Was the Promise of the Perfect Baseball Player - The Ringer

The Ringer
Picture the perfect baseball player being built from scratch. He’d be a sure-handed shortstop, bringing defensive value and forging intangible confidence as the heart of the defense.
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