A report claiming that some elderly Crimeans are now having part of their pensions paid in toilet paper:
A tweet from the OSCE representative on media freedom about the listing of Crimean journalists as "extremist."
And here's an item from our news desk on John Kerry's talks with Sergei Lavrov in Moscow today:
Kerry, Lavrov Hold Moscow Talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has condemned the "incredible carnage" in the attack in Nice, France, and said that Syria is currently the world’s foremost "hotbed for terrorists."
Kerry made the statements on July 15 as he sat down for a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov.
Kerry also said his talks the previous day with Russian President Vladimir Putin had been "productive" and serious.
Also speaking in Moscow on July 15, Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Kerry and Putin did not discuss possible direct military cooperation in Syria.
"They discussed different cooperation formats," Peskov said.
For his part, Lavrov said it is necessary to "continue the conversation we began yesterday," adding that the Kerry-Putin meeting had been “useful.”
Kerry also said he and Putin had discussed the conflict in Ukraine, saying Moscow and Washington have "unresolved issues" over the matter.
Kerry and Lavrov are also expected to discuss the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the breakaway Azerbaijani region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Based on reporting by Reuters, Interfax, and TASS
Hmm...
From Ukraine's foreign affairs minister:
The U.S. ambassador to Kyiv tweets on John Kerry's visit to Russia: