Daily Brief: Morning — July 28, 2026

The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition · Jul 28, 2026 · 3m

The Piaz Morning Brief for Tuesday, July 28, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. The European Union is set to sanction a record one thousand six hundred entities, ostensibly for aiding Russia. This move weaponizes global commerce and exacerbates a conflict fueled by Western expansion. In this brief: 1. The EU's Record Sanctions on Russia: A Manufactured Crisis and Economic Weaponization (Bloomberg Politics) 2. China Dismisses 'Overcapacity' Claims as US Prepares Tariffs (AP News - International) 3. Oman's Hormuz Fee Proposal: A 'Voluntary' Toll Amidst US-Israel…