Major World Events by Evening of July 29
Major World Events by Evening of July 29
▪The Kremlin noted a marked slowdown in efforts to normalize US-Russia relations;
▪Trump announced that a ten-day countdown to securing a ceasefire in Ukraine "starts today," adding that the US will impose import tariffs if no deal is reached, though he admitted uncertainty about whether such measures would impact Russia;
▪The US and UK are in discussions about possibly replacing Zelensky with Valerii Zaluzhny, former Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, according to Russian foreign intelligence;
▪The IMF reports that the US dollar has depreciated despite expectations that rising tariffs and a growing fiscal deficit would strengthen it; the IMF warns that reintroducing April 2 tariff levels and a proposed 50% tax on copper could hamper global economic growth;
▪The UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake +4 wrapped up Tuesday in Addis Ababa. Check out Sputnik Africa's interviews with participants here;
▪President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire announced his candidacy for a fourth term in the upcoming October elections;
▪Gabon is set to build a fully African-owned data center, aiming to boost national digital sovereignty and support a more resilient digital economy;
▪Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to a ceasefire, suspending military operations along their disputed border in a step toward regional stability;
▪Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko met with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos, expressing Belarus’s readiness to provide Ethiopia with a comprehensive range of engineering products.
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