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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who launched drastic reforms that helped end the Cold War and precipitated the breakup of the Soviet Union, was buried on Sept. 3 after a farewell ceremony attended by thousands of mourners but snubbed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Gazprom said the gas pipeline to Germany, which was due to open at the weekend, would remain closed until a turbine could be repaired, cutting supplies to Europe indefinitely.

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his "deepest condolences" on the death of the former president of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that Mikhail Gorbachev had a "huge impact on the course of world history", in a condolence telegram sent on Wednesday.

Russia has stopped the supply of natural gas through the Nord Stream pipeline, Russian and Western news agencies reported.

The Kremlin has warned it will react if the European Union makes it harder for Russians to travel to the bloc as part of measures to support Ukraine. The idea of ​​banning Russian tourists in Europe has divided the EU countries, with some of them fully supporting it, and others fearing that it will close the door to Russian dissidents fleeing abroad.

The restart of negotiations would not contribute to the goals of the Ukrainian government, Mikhail Podolyak, assistant to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, told the Ukrainian "Babel", reports RT.
"Today, Ukraine has no motivation to conduct negotiations," said Podolyak, adding that "the opportunity to win this war is much more important than any situational pause."

According to American media, this is the latest indication that Moscow intends to buy Iranian drones and use them in Ukraine.
"For the past several weeks, Russian officials have been training in Iran as part of the deal to transfer Iranian drones to Russia," an anonymous US official told CNN. CNN has reached out to the Russian Embassy in Washington for comment.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will meet in Tehran on July 19 for a Syria summit, the Kremlin announced.

"The president's visit to Tehran is being planned for July 19," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on July 12 adding that the trio would meet for Syrian peace talks.

In Ukraine, the offensive of the Russian army on the Donetsk region continued, the evacuation of civilians was ordered in several cities.
The Ukrainian army continues to shell Donetsk using so-called "NATO-caliber" missiles. Fierce fighting is also taking place in the area of Grigorovka.
The fiercest battles are for Slavyansk. The explosions also echoed in Kharkiv.

During the night, Ukrainian forces targeted Melitopol twice with long-range multi-barreled rocket launchers, said Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the state administration of the Zaporozhye region.