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The US administration has allegedly shortened the 50 days given to Russia on July 15 (ie, by about Sep. 3) to 10-12 days from now (ie, by about Aug 9, about 25 days earlier).   And the stick is yet more financial sanctions; I haven't heard any mention of military consequences (supplies, etc).    This is the latest in a string of "two weeks" decision points.

In the meantime, Polish & allied jets were scrambled in response to a Russian drone attack nominally directed against Ukraine.  One drone crossed into Lithuanian air space (from Belarus).  A Ukrainian official suggested that Russia was testing the NATO responses.

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The US administration has allegedly shortened the 50 days given to Russia on July 15 (ie, by about Sep. 3) to 10-12 days from now (ie, by about Aug 9, about 25 days earlier).   And the stick is yet more financial sanctions; I haven't heard any mention of military consequences (supplies, etc).    This is the latest in a string of "two weeks" decision points.

In the meantime, Polish & allied jets were scrambled in response to a Russian drone attack nominally directed against Ukraine.  One drone crossed into Lithuanian air space (from Belarus).  A Ukrainian official suggested that Russia was testing the NATO responses.