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 "title": "Signal No. 104 · Bought a week",
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 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSIGNAL No. 104\n'Bought a week'\nWednesday · 15 July 2026\nThe deadline Signal No. 103 marked came due with no package — but no loosening either: EU envoys froze the cap on Russian oil at USD 44.10 until 23 July, buying a week while the 21st sanctions package stays stuck on Greek LNG objections and Austria's Raiffeisen demand. Ukraine acted where Europe deferred — striking the FSB ship that seized its navy in 2018 — as the EU sealed its first bloc-wide drone pact with Kyiv and a Rada vote n",
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