US to host Ukrainian refugees until war ends, massive earthquake strikes Kamchatka - Wednesday brief
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US President Donald Trump promised that he would allow Ukrainian refugees to remain in the US until the end of the war. A powerful earthquake with a magnitude near 9 struck off Russia’s Kamchatka coast, the strongest in over 70 years, with a tsunami threat still in effect.
Read more about what happened on Wednesday, July 30.
Trump says Ukrainian refugees can stay in America until the war ends
US President Donald Trump has announced that Ukrainian refugees will be allowed to stay in America until the end of the war.
"We will. We have a lot of people who came in from Ukraine, and we’re working with them," Trump told reporters at the White House.
Biggest earthquake since 50s in Kamchatka: Damage and fallout of record-breaking tremor
A strong earthquake occurred in Russia near the coast of Kamchatka, in the Far East. It was dubbed the most powerful in the region in over 70 years, as the magnitude reached nearly 9. There is still a threat of a tsunami.
What is known about the powerful earthquake in Kamchatka and its consequences – summarized by RBC-Ukraine in the article.
Russia launches more than 10,000 chemical attacks on Ukrainian troops: Evidence sent to The Hague
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has documented over 10,000 instances of chemical weapons use by Russian forces against Ukrainian troops since the start of the full-scale invasion, the press service of SBU reports.
The main goal is to flush Ukrainian soldiers out of their positions and expose them to enemy fire.
Ukraine is very close to developing ballistic missiles — MoD
Ukraine is working on developing ballistic missiles, and it is very close to having its own weapons capable of striking deep into Russia, stated Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal in an interview with BBC News Ukraine.
In response to the question of when Ukrainian ballistic missiles will be seen and regularly used against targets in Russia, Shmyhal noted that Ukraine is very close to this.
Germany and Italy block EU sanctions on Israel
The European Union has failed to reach an agreement on imposing sanctions against Israel due to the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, Spiegel reports.
Discussions in the Committee of Permanent Representatives in Brussels ended without result.
The European Commission has proposed for the first time a partial suspension of Israel's participation in the Horizon Europe research program, one of the key instruments of scientific cooperation between the EU and third countries.
Putin's administration boasts of sanctions immunity after Trump's threats
Kremlin Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia has developed "a certain immunity" to sanctions and is prepared for new economic restrictions.
"We've been living under a huge number of sanctions for quite a long time. Our economy has been functioning under a massive amount of restrictions. Naturally, we've already developed a certain immunity to this," Peskov noted.
