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Elites are coming to grips with the Russian military’s withdrawal earlier this month, the Russian independent news outlet Meduza reported. Sources close to the presidential administration (AP) and the Russian Federation called recent events “very painful.” “There is an understanding that we lost the real war,” said elites and entrepreneurs described as being part of Putin’s inner circle. “People begin to think about how to live on, what place they would like to take in the future, what bet to make, what to play....

Institute for the Study of War said Russian troops are attacking Bakhmut and villages near Donetsk City that are “of emotional significance to pro-war residents of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) but little other importance,” in an assessment on Saturday. They appear to be directing “some of the very limited reserves available in Ukraine to these efforts rather than to the vulnerable Russian defensive lines hastily thrown up along the Oskil River in eastern Kharkiv Oblast,” ISW added....

In a TV interview, Anatoly Antonov also criticized the Biden administration’s approach to the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, the critics of which fear will give Moscow a strategic advantage. “We see a lack of confidence, a lack of trust between the United States and Russia,” Antonov said in an English-language interview with the Russian state-funded channel RT America. “I am trying to find a day when Russia has become an enemy or a rival for the United States and it is rather difficult to say when it happened....

The decision to oust the diplomats follows the U.S.’s removal of nearly 200 local staffers working for its diplomatic missions in Russia. Ambassador Anatoly Antonov said in an interview with the National Interest magazine the embassy received a list of 24 Russian diplomats who are expected to leave next month without successors. “Almost all of them will leave without replacements because Washington has abruptly tightened visa issuing procedures,” Antonov said....

The Kursk sank on August 12, 2000 after two explosions. Most of the 118 crewmembers were killed instantly, but 23 managed to escape to a rear compartment to wait for help. However, the Russian navy waited hours before launching the search, refusing to accept Western help. It took a week for them to accept outside help, at which point it was too late to save anyone. According to the Associated Press, Retired Admiral Vyacheslav Popov, who was commander of Russia’s Northern Fleet at the time of the explosion, received a brunt of the blame for the slow response to the catastrophe....

The crew of the Legend-class cutter USCGC Kimball monitored a surface action group comprising at least seven ships—four of the Russian Navy and three of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, according to the Coast Guard’s 17th District. A statement said the Chinese navy’s Type 055 destroyer Nanchang, which the U.S. classifies as a guided-missile cruiser, sailed approximately 75 nautical miles north of Kiska Island. The Nanchang was joined by two other Chinese vessels and four Russian naval vessels, “all in a single formation” as they operated in the U....

The Command made the announcement in a Facebook post Friday and shared a video that it said showed the division being decimated by the assault from Ukraine’s airborne and ground troops. The footage first focuses on what appears to be the Russian weapons and personnel partially concealed among trees and then shows various points of the area being engulfed in smoke as they are targeted in a series of strikes....

The view expressed by Evgeny Popov on the Russian program 60 Minutes on Tuesday follows Biden’s comments that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” which prompted a semblance of damage control from the White House, which insisted he was not calling for regime change. Biden’s comments made in Warsaw on Saturday during a European visit, amid Russia’s continued bombardment of Ukraine and claims Putin’s forces were targeting civilians, have gained a lot of traction in Russia....

Keeping in line with the Kremlin’s rhetoric that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to “de-Nazify” Ukraine, Komsomolskaya Pravda’s military correspondent, Alexander Kots, wrote an editorial about who he believes was behind the alleged massacres in the suburbs of Kyiv. Hundreds of bodies were found lying on streets in the town near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Ukrainian authorities said on Sunday they were investigating potential war crimes by Russian forces after they withdrew from the town following intense fighting that began days after Putin launched an invasion on February 24....

In a tweet published on Wednesday by Nikita Yurefev, a municipal deputy for Smolninskoe in St. Petersburg, the official wrote that the Council of the Smolninskoye Municipal District “sent a proposal to the State Duma demanding to remove Putin from office based on the charges of high treason.” The treason charge appears to be directly related to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which in Russia is still referred to as a “special military operation” by the Kremlin and its propaganda machine....

Paris Saint-Germain are set to hijack Manchester United and Chelsea’s move for Atalanta central midfielder Franck Kessie, according to reports from BBC. The 20-year-old has emerged as a key player for the Serie A side, scoring six goals in his 16 league appearances, and has caught the attention of the European elite. United and Chelsea were just two of the clubs interested in the midfield enforcer according to the player’s agent, George Atangana, but French champions PSG have now stolen a march in the race for his signature....

RuneScape has turned nineteen years old this year with it hitting its 20th anniversary next January. Despite its age, it has stayed strong with its community and frequent updates making it a beloved game of many people all around the world. RELATED: 10 Most Underrated MMORPGs (That You Should Try Today) The Steam release of RuneScape will become available on October 14th, 2020, with its Steam page already being available for public viewing in the Steam Store....

Desperate Measures marks the latest installment of the Elder Gods questline that has been ongoing since 2014, after Jagex overhauled the game into its HTML-based iteration RuneScape 3. In a 2016 quest called Sliske’s Endgame, players met the Elder God Jas who threatened to destroy all mortal life if they could not prove its worth. That was followed by the Desperate Times questline, in which a council of leaders from the world of Gielnor devise a plan to stop the threat before getting betrayed....

One of the bottlenecks when using computers to create music is the CPU (central processing unit), the chip that does all the processing. Most musicians don’t reach the limits of their machines, but if you like to use lots of effects plugins (specialized apps that run inside the main app), you’ll eventually bring your machine to a hot-and-bothered crawl. Now, one plugin maker is running its software on your computer’s GPU (graphics processing unit or graphic processor), which can allow much more complex effects and/or more effects simultaneously....

The equation looked convincing and Sachin started his innings with a boundary. Pressure might have taken over Sachin and he found himself getting out while trying to pull another delivery over the fence. In the end, it was a pressure game and a batsman will try to score boundaries when there is a huge target to chase. But the intent of Sachin was clear - to keep taking singles regularly and score intermittent boundaries....

Russell, who is a Mercedes junior, won Formula Two in 2018, though is yet to get on the board in his debut F1 campaign. Mercedes currently occupy the top two places in the driver standings, but they are yet to decide on who will partner Lewis Hamilton next season. Valtteri Bottas has impressed this season, with team boss Toto Wolff having stated prior to the German Grand Prix that Mercedes were holding off on a decision over the Finnish driver and Esteban Ocon in regards to their second seat for 2020....

Presti now has rewarded Westbrook, not only with the extension this summer (which was more a gift from Westbrook to Presti), but also with a franchise that has been revamped and rebuilt in Westbrook’s image. Oklahoma City forged a brand-new mission statement in recent months, focused on finding talent that fits around Westbrook, and making him the most productive elite player in the league. MORE: NBA award predictions: Westbrook not our MVP pick...

MORE: 76ers forward Robert Covington injured crashing into stands Things got heated between the reigning MVP and Harrison earlier in the night after Westbrook’s game-winning shot in the final seconds of regulation was blocked by the Grizzlies guard. Westbrook hit two free throws with 5.2 seconds left in overtime to give the Thunder the one-point win. He also managed to record a triple-double, scoring 20 points with 14 assists and 11 rebounds....

In a video posted on Twitter, the Grammy-award winning artist and her Seahawks quarterback husband vowed to donate one million meals to the Seattle community alongside Food LifeLine, a local food bank and organization dedicated to providing meals for the needy. “Obviously, this worldwide pandemic, coronavirus, is changing the world. Second by second, minute by minute. People are losing their loved ones, the elderly and the young, the people in between....

Wilson told ESPN’s Marty Smith those things — and little else — in a controversy-free interview Monday night. MORE: NFL’s top 25 highest-paid players | Who’s worth more, Russell Wilson or Andrew Luck? “I trust the process,” Wilson said. The Super Bowl-winning quarterback declined to say whether he wants to become the highest-paid player in the NFL. “I don’t know,” he said when Smith asked him how much he felt he deserved....