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MOSCOW, July 8. /TASS/: The Council of Federation, the upper house of the Russian parliament, approved at its meeting the draft law on support of counter-terrorism and other operations abroad by Russian Armed Forces, other troops and authorities.

MOSCOW, July 8. /TASS/: The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday said many Russian partners at the G20 meeting signaled it’s unacceptable to isolate Moscow.

July 8 (Reuters) - Russia warned Lithuania and the European Union on Friday that it could adopt "harsh measures" against them if the transit of some goods to and from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad did not resume.

"If the situation does not stabilize in the coming days, then Russia will take harsh measures against Lithuania and the European Union," Maria Zakharova, spokesperson of the Russian foreign ministry, said in a statement. "The issue has taken too long to resolve."

MOSCOW, July 7. /TASS/: The Federation Council will promptly review the issue of the DPR, LPR and liberated territories of Ukraine joining Russia, should these territories hold corresponding referendums, Council Speaker told reporters Thursday.

MOSCOW, July 7. /TASS/: Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 3,359 over the past day to 18,451,810 the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Thursday.

As many as 1,272 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Russia over the past day, 0.5% fewer than in the previous day. The number of hospitalized patients declined in 29 regions, while in 47 other regions the figure increased. A day earlier, 1,278 people were rushed to hospitals.

MOSCOW, July 7. /TASS/: No meeting is planned between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of a G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Indonesia, Russia’s deputy foreign minister, Sergey Ryabkov, said on Thursday.

"Nothing is being planned," the senior Russian diplomat said, when asked a question about the possibility of a meeting.

"Given the circumstances, existing contacts via embassies and sporadic telephone calls are quite enough for us to work in detail on current issues" with the United States, Ryabkov said.

MOSCOW (AP) — Jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner returned to a Russian court Thursday to face her trial on drug charges as a senior Russian diplomat warned that U.S. criticism of how Russia’s handling the case wouldn’t help her release prospects.

Griner’s trial began last week amid a growing chorus of calls for Washington to do more to secure her freedom nearly five months after her arrest.

07 July 2022; MEMO: The Russian government has ordered the Jewish Agency to halt its operations in Federation, the Jerusalem Post revealed on Tuesday, in what many believe is a response to Tel Aviv's position on Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

The Russian Justice Ministry issued a letter including this order earlier this week, and officials in the Jewish Agency confirmed they had received it.

MOSCOW, July 6. /TASS/: There have been no decisions on Kazakhstan joining sanctions against Russia, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday.

MOSCOW, July 6. /TASS/: Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 3,150 over the past day to 18,448,451, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Wednesday.

As many as 1,278 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Russia over the past day, 6.9% fewer than in the previous day. The number of hospitalized patients declined in 37 regions, while in 33 other regions the figure increased. A day earlier, 1,372 people were rushed to hospitals.