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The inflation rate in the Eurozone reached another record high in July, climbing to 8.9 percent. Commentators point to very different causes for this trend, from the war against Ukraine to the ECB's monetary policy and stock market speculation.

Finland and Estonia have called on the other EU member states to suspend the issuing of visas to Russian tourists. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has also called for this measure. The EU foreign ministers are due to discuss the proposal before the end of August. Europe's press is divided on the issue.

Vladimir Putin still seems to be firmly in the saddle in Russia. According to the independent opinion research institute Levada Center, his approval ratings among the Russian population rose further in July compared to the previous month. Even so, the Russian opposition and exiled press reflect on what would happen to the country if the current balance of power there were to collapse.

The US is in turmoil after the FBI searched Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. The former president, who is also facing civil litigation against the Trump Organization, has accused President Joe Biden of being aware of the operation and his supporters have taken to the streets in protest. In Europe too, commentators take very different views of this unprecedented step.