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Trump says Medvedev entering 'dangerous territory' after US-Russia war threat
The remarks follow former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's July 28 statement that U.S. President Donald Trump's "ultimatum game" with Moscow amounts to a threat to Russia and pushes the United States itself closer to war.

US Senate eyes up to $8 billion in Ukraine arms supplies a year in allied-funded scheme, WSJ reports
The so-called Peace Act would establish a fund at the U.S. Treasury through which NATO allies could contribute money, enabling the Pentagon to replenish weapons sent to Kyiv, the Wall Street Journal reported.

In 'massive' drone attack, Ukraine reportedly hits 'key' Russian industrial, energy sites in Penza, Volgograd
One of the main targets was a radio factory in the western city of Penza, which produces advanced communications systems for the Russian Armed Forces, according to Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation.

'They are instruments of terror' — Parents in occupied Kherson Oblast who refuse Russian passports threatened with losing parental rights
Occupation authorities threaten parents in occupied Kherson Oblast to obtain Russian passports or risk losing parental rights, the Center of National Resistance reported on July 30.

Justice Ministry says Russian strike on prison that killed 16 was deliberate, all convicts evacuated
Following a "deliberate" Russian air strike that killed 16, all remaining convicts have been evacuated from a prison in Bilenke, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the Justice Ministry said on July 30.

Belarus convicts 15 minors on politically motivated charges this year
Fifteen minors have been convicted of political charges in Belarus thus far in 2025, including for insulting Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, according to data released by the country's Supreme Court on July 29.

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