Russia has banned diesel exports to stabilize its domestic market following Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries, which have caused gasoline shortages and price spikes. Meanwhile, Russian missile and drone attacks killed at least three in Kyiv and four in Odesa.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will visit Turkmenistan for the CIS Council of Heads of Government meeting. The agenda includes trade and economic cooperation, GIS technologies, digital transformation of mining, and transport routes.
Relevant measures need to be taken based on the current situation, he said at a government meeting on security issues during the upcoming elections
Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing has invited ethnic armed groups including the Karen National Union, Chin National Front, and All Burma Students' Democratic Front to participate in peace discussions by a July 31 deadline. The groups, originally signatories of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement, have rejected the proposal. KNU spokesperson Saw Taw Nee stated his group withdrew from the NCA after the 2021 coup and has no plans to return to negotiations. CNF spokesman Salai Htet Ni said his organization seeks a federal democratic system free of military influence.
