Ukrainian athletes won 7 medals at the World Grappling Championships in Kazakhstan. The Ukrainian youth team took second place in the team competition in the grappling section.
Ukraine's U-19 national team lost to England U-18 in the bronze medal match at the tournament in Marbella. It was a preparatory tournament for the Euro 2025 qualifiers, where Ukraine will play against Kazakhstan, Slovenia, and the Netherlands.
KASE terminated its relationship with MOEX, which was subject to US sanctions. Moscow Exchange withdrew from KASE's shareholding, selling its 13.1% stake to two new participants.
Ukrainian boxers won 6 medals at the international tournament in Shymkent. Mykyta Zasenok won silver and a special award, and five other athletes won bronze in different weight categories.
Brent and WTI futures fell by 0. 7-0.8% due to a better supply outlook and weak demand growth. The escalation of the conflict in the Middle East and the possible resumption of production in Libya also affected the market.
The Ukrainian men's futsal team defeated Venezuela 9-4 in the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Uzbekistan. Ukraine will face Brazil in the semifinals on October 2.
Hungary will join the Friends of Peace initiative along with 14 other countries. The group, led by China and Brazil, aims to promote a peaceful, negotiated settlement of the conflict in Ukraine.
The EU is considering sanctions against financial institutions that support military supplies to Russia and supplies from Southeast Asia.
Ukrainian wrestler Parviz Nasibov won a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2024 Olympics. In the final, he lost to his Iranian opponent with a score of 5:6, winning his second Olympic silver.
On August 8, Ukrainian Olympians will compete in rhythmic gymnastics, sport climbing, rowing, modern pentathlon, wrestling, and weightlifting. The day before, Oleksandr Khyzhniak won a gold medal in boxing.
Boxer Oleksandr Khyzhnyak became an Olympic champion in the 80 kg weight category. Ukraine ranks 17th in the medal standings with 3 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals.
Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Khyzhnyak won a gold medal in the 80 kg weight category at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. In the final, he defeated the world champion from Kazakhstan with a score of 3:2.
The White House has called on Turkey to stop exporting American goods to Russia that could be used for military purposes. The US is threatening consequences if Ankara does not take steps to stop the illegal trade.
Ukrainian wrestlers Zhan Beleniuk and Parviz Nasibov have reached the semifinals in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Olympic Games in Paris. Beleniuk won in the 87 kg weight class, and Nasibov won in the 67 kg weight class.
Ukrainian wrestler Zhan Beleniuk defeated China's Qian Haitao in the 1/8 finals of the Olympic Games in Paris with a score of 7:1. He will meet Kazakhstan's Nursultan Tursynov in the quarterfinals.
Armenia will not participate in the CSTO cobalt-2024 exercise in Novosibirsk on August 14-16. This is the fourth refusal of Armenia to participate in the CSTO exercises, which may indicate a cooling of relations with the organization.
The Chinese national team defeated the Republic of Korea in the 10-meter rifle mix final with a score of 16:12. This is China's first gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games.
Dilshot Khalmatov lost to Kazakhstan's Yeldos Smetov in the 1/8 finals of the 2024 Olympics with a score of 0:1. It was the Ukrainian judoka's debut at the Olympic Games.
Due to the US sanctions, the Chinese company Wison New Energies ceased its operations in Russia and refused to supply modules for Novatek's Arctic LNG 2 project, which forced the project to delay gas exports from the first production line.
Putin demanded the "irreversible" "demilitarization" of Ukraine as a precondition for any ceasefire agreement.
Kazakhstani activist Abzal Dostiyarov was summoned to the police in Almaty after he planned to hold a rally in honor of the murdered opposition activist Aidos Sadykov, who died after an assassination attempt in Kyiv.
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Astana expressed support for China's initiative to settle the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Belarus officially joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), expanding the organization to 10 member states.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that Ankara could help end Russia's war against Ukraine, but Putin's spokesman said Erdogan could not play the role of mediator.
On the eve of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, the presidents of Russia and Turkey held a bilateral meeting in Astana. The parties agreed to strengthen cooperation between the countries.
During a meeting with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that relations between China and Kazakhstan have reached a high level of permanent comprehensive strategic partnership.
Putin attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, where he met with leaders such as Xi Jinping and Erdogan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold bilateral meetings with the leaders of Turkey, Mongolia, Azerbaijan, Pakistan and Iran on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in early July.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Kazakhstan to attend the 24th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, where Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is also expected to attend.
Kazakh journalist Aidos Sadykov, who was shot dead in Kyiv on June 18, has died. Currently, law enforcement agencies are preparing a notice to change the previously reported suspicion of the persons involved from attempted murder to premeditated murder.
