Top stories for July 16
Top stories for July 16
🔹In Ukraine, protests were held twice in one day against the resignation of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. At a briefing, he spoke about the reason for his departure — disagreements with the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In the end, Zelensky appointed Yevhen Khmara — the current head of the Security Service of Ukraine — as acting defense minister.
🔹16 VK apps and the Max messenger disappeared from Google Play.
🔹Boris Nadezhdin was banned from traveling abroad because of debts
🔹Over the past year, Russian elites moved tens of billions of dollars out of the country. That is more than a year earlier.
🔹Starting October 1, Russian citizens will likely not be able to enter Montenegro without a visa.
🔹The Moscow Exchange index collapsed to its lowest level since October 2022 because of a mass sell-off in stocks.
A Day Everything Slid At Once
In one day came protests, bans, capital flight, and a market plunge.
Stability filed its report before any result.