❗TASS News Roundup, July 27:

▪President Putin held a phone call with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the Kremlin said

▪Russia can counter any hostile actions, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with State Duma deputies

▪Russian troops continued delivering strikes throughout the day on ports and vessels used by the Ukrainian army, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported

▪Romania is expelling a Russian diplomat after the Romanian Air Force shot down 3 drones in its airspace over 3 days, with Bucharest claiming the UAVs were Russian, Romania’s Foreign Ministry said

▪ No consultations are currently taking place between Iran and the US, but the sides have the opportunity to exchange messages through mediators, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said

▪President Trump said that his country was engaged in intense negotiations with Iran, but would resume its military operation if the talks fail

▪Russia’s Pavel Graudyn won the gold at the 2026 World Fencing Championships