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Lack of Technology Undermines russia’s Energy Security

According to the results of the 2024 auctions, one-time payments for hydrocarbon production rights amounted to only $50 million, which is half as much as the revenue from placer gold mining, a sector of lesser importance to the budget. This signals a decline in investor interest in the oil and gas industry.
9/5/2025
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Kazakhstan Is Diversifying  Energy and Transport, Reducing moscow’s Role in the Region

A key area of focus is the development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, which connects China with Europe via Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey, bypassing russia’s territory.
9/5/2025
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$25 Billion into the Pipe: Investors Do Not Believe in the kremlin’s Gas Project

Gazprom will have to finance the 2,600 km pipeline project on its own: Beijing has refused to invest. The final price has not been agreed upon either. China insists on domestic russian tariffs of $120–130 for one   thousand cubic meters, while moscow offers a range of $265–285
9/5/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

The russian government sees “alarming signs” in the situation with the russian economy, said minister of economic development Maxim Reshetnikov. In July, the rf’s GDP growth slowed down to 0.4 % year-on-year. In January-July, a “hole” of 4.9 trillion rubles, or 19 % of its expenditures, appeared in the budget.
9/5/2025
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Statement by the President of Ukraine During a Joint Press Conference with the Prime Minister of Denmark

The russian economy is already in bad shape, with fuel shortages especially telling. Many russian industries are in decline. Also telling are the labor shortages and putin’s constant humiliations before China as he tries to sell them as much raw material as possible. All this speaks for itself. Sanctions are really working.
9/5/2025
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russia’s Real Estate Market Is Stagnating: Mortgage Collapse, Falling Confidence, and Price Imbalance

russians are becoming less attracted to prices in russian new buildings. In the second quarter of 2025, a square meter in new buildings averaged 205,000 rubles across russia, while on the secondary market it was 128,000 rubles.
9/4/2025
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The kremlin’s Pseudo-Diplomacy: Nicaragua Helps Legalize Occupation

russia continues to promote the diplomatic legitimization of temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories – this time through Nicaragua.
9/4/2025
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FSB Has Taken  Control of Science in russia

There is growing concern in russian scientific circles: any publication in a foreign journal could be interpreted as “transferring information to a foreign state”.
9/4/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

The United Kingdom has expanded sanctions against russia. Eight individuals and three organizations involved in the forced deportation and ideological indoctrination of Ukrainian children have been added to the list.
9/4/2025
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Every Third Company in russia Operates at a Loss

In the first half of 2025, the share of loss-making organizations in russia rose to 30.4 % – the highest since 2020. Almost 19,000 companies reported total losses of more than $62 billion.
9/3/2025
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russian Oil Companies’ Profits Plummeted by 50 % in the First Half of 2025

Key factors: the decline in the price of Urals oil from $70 in January to $59.8 in June (minus 30 % in rubles), Western sanctions, a decline in exports (supplies to China decreased by 11 % in physical terms and by 24 % in monetary terms), as well as a shortage of tankers and port congestion.
9/3/2025
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Anti-Immigration Policy in russia Has Reduced Enrollment in First Grades by 300,000 Schoolchildren

Anti-immigration rhetoric in russia has intensified since the start of the full-scale war against Ukraine. Authorities are conducting mass raids, adopting new restrictive regulations, while  high-ranking officials regularly accuse migrants of increasing crime and forming “ethnic enclaves”.
9/3/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

The growth of russia’s economy is slowing down faster than the government had expected, and this affects the budget, whose deficit will exceed the target this year. Initially, the Ministry of Economic Development had forecast GDP growth of 2.5 % this year, but now the authorities expect only 1.2 %. This is 3.5 times less than a year earlier.
9/3/2025
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In Fact, Swarms of Russian Drones in Our Skies Serve as an Accompaniment to russia’s Statements From China – Address by the President

An open disregard by russia for everything the world is doing to stop this war. Of course, we will respond. We will respond, including asymmetrically as well, so that russia truly feels the consequences of its audacity. And we continue working with our partners.
9/3/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has said that EU countries are developing “fairly clear plans” for the potential deployment of troops in Ukraine as part of post-war security guarantees. She also said that Bulgaria is providing a third of the total volume of weapons supplied by the European Union to Ukraine.
9/2/2025
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Ireland Has Struck off Companies that Raised Billions for russian Banks

Among the closed structures – VTB Eurasia, which placed $2.25 billion in bonds for VTB; Transregional Capital, which lent to Transcapitalbank, included in the OFAC sanctions list; Sovcom Capital, issuer of Sovcombank bonds worth $600 million;  and OIM ABS, a subsidiary of Qiwi Bank.
9/1/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the European Union have discussed possible options for further sanctions pressure on russia. “The options include secondary sanctions against those who support russia’s war, as well as bans on imports and tariffs on russian products,” said EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas.
9/1/2025
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The Only One Who Wants This War Is Russia – That Is Why We Will Keep Up the Pressure – Address by the President

We are holding our positions, and what matters most is that this is active defense – we are destroying the occupier every single day. I thank each of our units for their resilience and precision. We are also working to ensure that our army is fully supplied with everything necessary for the autumn.
9/1/2025
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The Failure of russian Mercenaries in Mali Undermines the kremlin’s Strategy in Africa

Relations between russian mercenaries and the Malian military are deteriorating noticeably: there have been reports of insubordination, theft of equipment, and overt racism. The tension culminated in August with the repression of dozens of officers who disagreed with the PMC’s methods.
8/31/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

The assets of the Central Bank of russia, frozen in the European Union, should not be returned to the rf until it pays reparations to Ukraine after a ceasefire is established or a peace agreement is signed – Kaja Kallas.
8/31/2025