Russian Press Review, July 31:

A trilateral meeting between the leaders of Russia, China, and the US could take place at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit; Ukraine is trying to curry favor with Poland after the scandal around the glorification of Ukrainian nationalists; and the Pentagon strikes its largest-ever deal for Patriot missiles, worth nearly $60 billion. These stories topped Friday's headlines in Russia.

▪Izvestia: APEC summit could see trilateral meeting beween Putin, Xi, and Trump

▪Izvestia: Kiev tries to distract Poland from Nazi glorification scandal with Russia threat narrative

▪Vedomosti: What's behind huge Pentagon deal to produce Patriot missiles

▪Nezavisimaya Gazeta: Armenia demanding that Russia pay for use of its railways

▪Kommersant: Demand for gold falls to its lowest level since 2021