SANCTIONED TO NOT SHOWER: German Vice Chancellor's strategy of SHORTER showers to combat the effects of anti-Russian sanctions BACKFIRING on Munich itself is NOT enough for Minister-President of the German state of Baden-Wurttemberg, as he urges German citizens to WIPE their body with a DAMP little towel instead of taking showers and heating up ONLY ONE room in residential buildings.

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Romanian authorities expel an employee of Russian embassy from country - Romanian Foreign Ministry.

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Terrorist attack planned by special services of Ukraine prevented by authorities in Melitopol, South Ukraine.

Melitopol has been under control of Russian forces since March.

⚡UPDATE - Plan to blow up of power transmission towers near Melitopol prevented.

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HUGE plumes of smoke as Ukrainian army hits area near railway station in Donetsk city, Donetsk Republic.

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Greece, Cyprus OPPOSE ban on issuing tourist visas to Russians - Politico.

Some EU states, mostly baltic members, have been proposing a ban on issuing visas to Russian nationals.

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HOMIES NO MORE? As Kiev FEARS Western countries are TIRED of Ukraine PROBLEM, European states REDUCE volume of military aid for Ukraine FIRST time since start of conflict as France, UK, Germany, Spain and Italy make NO bilateral military commitments in July according to Kiel Institute for World Economy which has been tracking data throughout conflict amid reports Ukraine looking to launch counter-offensive and running LOW on ammo.

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US announces $775 MILLION in new military aid for Ukraine, package to include 16 howitzers and ammunition for HIMARS rocket systems.

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Only turbine of Nord Stream will be stopped on August 31 for three days for repairs - Gazprom.

Nord Stream runs through the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany and is used to transport gas.

⚡UPDATE - Price of gas in Europe soars by 4.6%, rises above $2,700 per thousand cubic meters.

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ART OF ARTILLERY: Watch MOMENT Russian artillery PRECISELY takes out Ukrainian army dugout and ammo dump reducing it to DUST in FIERY explosion near Soledar, Donetsk region as Russian forces march to take control of the settlement.

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US exploring possibility of supplying new types of weapons to Ukraine which "will make it possible to change situation on battlefield" in South and East of country - Pentagon.

⚡UPDATE - United States intends to transfer NASAMS air defense systems to Ukraine within two to three months.

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KEEP YO MOUTH SHUT☢: North Korean Supreme Leader's sis Kim Yo Jong NUKES South Korean President's offer of economic assistance to Pyongyang in exchange for denuclearization, calling it an ABSURD DREAM and asking him to SHUT HIS MOUTH, as he has nothing better to say, accusing him of COPYING his predecessor's plan and branding him FOOLISH.

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SOUNDS OF WAR: Russian "Uragan" ("Hurricane") multiple launch rocket systems make CLOUDS OF DOOM as they strike Ukrainian army positions with rockets sure to send Kiev's troops up in AIR near Seversk, Donetsk Republic.

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DAYLIGHT LOOTING: Spokesman of the Yemen Petroleum Company (YPC) CONFIRMS Saudi-US-Led coalition SEIZED Yemeni oil tanker in the Red Sea despite it having UN authorization to enter the Yemeni Hodeidah port, this SEIZURE comes on the heels of the Saudi-led coalition being accused by Yemeni official state news agency of plundering $919.6 million worth of Yemen’s crude oil and natural gas revenues just between April and August.

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