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moscow Has Come up with a 101st Way to Squeeze Money out of Businesses

The result is predictable: the more aggressively the state cracks down on businesses, the further they go into shadow, and the less in taxes the budget ultimately collects. The kremlin is destroying the very tax base it is trying to tax. A structural decline in revenue is becoming the new reality in russia.
3/27/2026
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In russia, It Is Easier to Close a Company than to Seek Justice in Court

In 2025, a clear trend emerged in russia: businesses are increasingly less likely to try to defend their rights in court and are more often choosing the easier path – closing companies. This is confirmed by statistics: the number of new arbitration disputes has been rapidly declining for the third consecutive year.
3/27/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has assured that US weapons under the PURL mechanism, including air defense systems and missiles for them, will continue to be supplied to Ukraine. According to the Secretary General, NATO is learning from Ukraine’s experience and sharing its knowledge with Ukraine.
3/26/2026
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russia Going Bankrupt from Within

Data from March 2026 show a simultaneous decline across all key indicators – from business activity to real household incomes. The picture that is emerging contradicts the kremlin’s official narrative of a “stable” economy.
3/26/2026
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Chinese Tourists Are Not Traveling to russia, Despite a Visa-Free Regime

russian tour operators had high hopes for an increase in tourist traffic from China starting in December, but the expected effect did not materialize. Although China formally remains among the leaders in terms of visitor numbers, actual figures do not match industry forecasts.
3/26/2026
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Writer Ihor Kostetskyi. The kgb Tried to Catch Him, but Failed…

The archives of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine contain numerous intelligence files in which the intrigue lasts until the very last pages. Among them – a four-volume case file on the Ukrainian writer, translator, critic, literary scholar, director, and publisher Ihor Kostetskyi, which the kgb initially codenamed “Writer.”
3/26/2026
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The fsb has “siphoned off” the State Budget Funds for Space

“x holding” is not so much a technology group as it is a personnel reserve for the fsb. The holding’s first deputy director general is 29-year-old boris korolev – the son of fsb deputy director sergei korolev, who is already projected for the position of director of the department.
3/26/2026
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Ukraine Offers a Mutually Beneficial Partnership: We Can Strengthen Those Who Can Strengthen Us – Address by the President

Our diplomatic team is working actively, and in particular, we are engaging with countries in the Middle East and the Gulf, which now show a strong interest in Ukraine’s experience, above all in defending against drones. We already see that not only “shaheds” are being used in the Middle East and the Gulf region, but there is also growing evidence of the use of FPV drones.
3/26/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Sweden has announced a new humanitarian aid package for Ukraine for 2026 totaling 240 million Swedish kronor (approximately EUR 22.2 million).
3/25/2026
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russia and China Stepping up Hybrid Pressure on the EU’s Information Space

The general trend indicates a systemic intensification of information pressure on EU countries, shifting from large-scale campaigns to sustained, low-intensity influence aimed at gradually eroding public trust in EU institutions.
3/25/2026
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At Least Another 5 Years of Decline: What Lies Ahead for russia’s Housing and Utilities Sector Until 2030

Despite officials’ attempts to blame the situation on weather conditions, experts point out that the main reason is critical infrastructure deterioration and chronic underfunding of the sector.
3/25/2026
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russia Wants to Legalize the Stolen: From Petty Theft to Cars from the EU

Another shameful trend is emerging in russia: a country that already has a reputation for high crime rates is effectively moving toward legalizing the stolen. Theft remains the most common crime in the rf. In 2025 alone, over 453,000 such cases were recorded.
3/25/2026
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The Scale of Today’s Attack Strongly Indicates That Russia Has No Intention of Really Ending This War – Address by the President

But it is crucial that we in Ukraine, the United States, Europe, and other global actors do everything possible, everything necessary, to make the Russians interested in diplomacy in a real and honest way, not just to profit more from oil and buy more time for further attacks and aggression. Peace must be reliable – that is our goal, and it will be achieved. And we will respond to attacks. That is certain.
3/25/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Through the Targeted Fund Program for support, recovery, reconstruction, and reform of Ukraine (URTF) program, the World Bank mobilized over $2.8 billion in donor contributions for our country in 2025.
3/24/2026
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Fewer Jobs, Stronger the Competition: russia’s Labor Market Is Falling Apart

The first quarter of 2026 proved to be telling for the russian labor market. Job openings fell by 12% year-on-year, while the number of resumes submitted rose by 22%. One in four employers in the country cut staff in 2025 – and 66% of them cited financial difficulties as the reason.
3/24/2026
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The US Intelligence Community’s Report: russia Remains a Key Military Threat

Compared to the 2025 assessment, the list of threats has remained unchanged, but their intensity and complexity have increased, confirming the deepening of systemic competition among major powers.
3/24/2026
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russia Is Once Again Trying to Blackmail Europe and the World with “Little Green Men”

The government of the rf has submitted to the state duma the amendments to the laws “On citizenship” and “On defense,” which grant putin the right to deploy the army to “protect” russian citizens who are under arrest or facing criminal prosecution based on decisions by foreign courts, particularly those whose jurisdiction is not based on international treaties with moscow.
3/24/2026
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There Is Information from Our Intelligence that the Russians Are Preparing a Massive Strike – Address by the President

Now, our intelligence indicates that Russia intends to continue using the territory of Belarus, as well as the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, to build ground-based control stations for long-range UAVs. There will be responses, and they will be tangible.
3/24/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

At the end of 2025, the “bank of russia” reported a loss of 184.8 billion rubles. The regulator’s interest income fell by 35.4%, and total revenue decreased by 31.7%. Personnel expenses increased by 4.4%, even though the average headcount decreased by 3,564 employees (-8%).
3/23/2026
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80 Days, 400 Submissions – the First Results of the Foreign Intelligence Service’s Confidential Platform for Those Who Possess Important Information

In just over two and a half months, the FISU’s confidential platform for collecting important information has received 400 submissions – from foreigners, Ukrainians abroad, and residents of temporarily occupied territories.
3/23/2026