Biden Confirms US-Russia Cyber Security Talks for 16 July

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• Biden confirms US-Russia cybersecurity meeting for 16 July, but fell short of providing details on its location or format. "We set up a joint committee and I believe we're going to get some cooperation."
• Nord Stream 2 now 98% ready with construction to be complete by August. After this, 3 months will be needed to receive various certificates and undergo trials.
  • NS2 says US sanctions caused a 1.5 year delay and cost hundreds of millions per year
• Russia Reports 25,033 new covid cases and 749 deaths as the delta variant becomes more dominant in Russia.
  • Moscow saw cases rise by 5,410 on Sunday and remains the epicentre of the new wave of infections
• Russian Jets scrambled to intercept two US reconnaissance planes approaching the Russian border over the Black Sea on Sunday.
  • Russia says the aircraft were escorted out of the Black Sea at a safe distance and did not allow the violation of Russian airspace