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The Fiscal Crisis in russia Is Hitting Imports and Fueling Inflation

Businesses are forced to either artificially increase batch sizes, sacrificing delivery speed, or give up narrow and specialized product lines due to their unprofitability.
1/20/2026
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russian Road Transportation on the Brink of Collapse: Thousands of Companies Going Bankrupt

The russian road freight market saw a catastrophic decline in 2025. More than 7,000 companies found themselves on the verge of liquidation or bankruptcy as a direct result of skyrocketing costs.
1/20/2026
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russian Space Increasingly Dependent on China

The number of space launches has been steadily declining for the second year in a row, some companies are in financial crisis, while infrastructure modernization is being postponed. The industry remains vulnerable to sanctions and critically dependent on foreign ERS data.
1/20/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

On January 20, the European Parliament will vote at a plenary session in Strasbourg on an accelerated procedure for granting Ukraine a EUR 90 billion loan from the European Union in 2026–2027.
1/20/2026
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There Will Be a New Approach to the Use of Air Defense by the Air Force – Address by the President

We had a detailed discussion during the energy coordination call on recovery efforts in the regions after Russian strikes. The situation is extremely difficult in all border and frontline regions.
1/20/2026
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russia Is Returning Old Planes to Service Due to an Acute Shortage of Aircraft Fleet

In 2026–2027, russian airlines plan to massively introduce into service mothballed soviet and foreign-made planes, most of which are more than 30 years old. This is a necessary step given the reduction in the aircraft fleet and the lack of opportunities for its full renewal.
1/19/2026
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China Is Rapidly Losing Population: Birth Rate Has Reached Critical Level

According to the results of 2025, China’s population decreased by 3.39 million people, which indicates a deepening demographic crisis. The number of births decreased by 17% – from 9.54 million to 7.92 million, while the number of deaths increased by 3.47% and reached 11.31 million.
1/19/2026
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In the Coming Week, We Will Work to Build New Pressure and a Clear Global Position on Russia – Address by the President

Decisions to increase electricity imports are now being implemented. In particular, the implementation of our agreements with Italy has begun in recent days. These are truly vital items, truly vital equipment.
1/19/2026
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Mariupol As a Resource: russia Is Integrating the Occupied Port into Its Own Economy

In 2025, russia intensified its use of the temporarily occupied Mariupol seaport, presenting it as “restoration”. In reality, this is an illegal appropriation of Ukrainian infrastructure and its integration into the logistics system of the aggressor state.
1/18/2026
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russian Businesses Under Pressure: Expensive Money, Taxes, and Labor Shortages

In 2026, russia’s economy is entering a phase of “expensive money”, which is becoming the new norm amid the war against Ukraine and protracted macroeconomic instability. According to signals from the “bank of russia”, the high cost of capital will remain for a long time, forcing businesses to give up inertial planning, cut investments, and tightly control working capital.
1/18/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions – in Action

“I am constantly impressed by the incredible courage, bravery, and resilience shown by the Ukrainian people,” said King Charles III of the United Kingdom in his address to Ukraine on the anniversary of the signing of the agreement on a century-long partnership between the two countries.
1/18/2026
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All Political and Legal Decisions to Increase Electricity Imports Have Already Been Made, and They Must Be Implemented Without Delay – Address by the President

We spoke with the Minister of Defense of Ukraine about air defense operations, about assessing the consequences of the strikes and the circumstances of every Russian attack. Everything the enemy does must be analyzed down to every detail – and our countermeasures, our protection, must become significantly stronger.
1/18/2026
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russia’s Trade in Grain from Ukraine’s Temporarily Occupied Territories

In 2025, more than 2 million tons of grain grown in the temporarily occupied territories of our state were exported. The lion’s share of this was done in the second half of the year, with about 1.4 million tons shipped.
1/17/2026
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Housing in russia Is Becoming a Luxury Unaffordable for Most People

In the secondary market in large cities, prices rose by about 8% and reached 209,859 rubles per square meter. New buildings rose even more sharply – by 14%, to almost 211,000 rubles per square meter.
1/17/2026
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russia Without Doctors: a Personnel Crisis that the Authorities Can No Longer Control

The rf is short of 23,300 doctors and 63,600 mid-level medical personnel.
1/17/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

By the end of 2025, bread prices in russia had risen significantly: rye bread rose by 13.4% year-on-year, wheat bread – by 11.2%.
1/17/2026
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Our Intelligence Reports That Russia Is Preparing New Massive Attacks – Address by the President

We are speaking frankly to our partners – both about air defense missiles and the systems we need so much. Supplies are insufficient. We are trying to speed things up, and it's crucial that our partners hear us.
1/16/2026
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Peculiarities of the Functioning of the rf’s “Shadow Fleet”

In 2023–2025, nearly 700 tankers were involved in transporting oil from russian seaports, 476 of which operated in 2025. The main buyers of russian oil remained unchanged: India, China, and Türkiye.
1/16/2026
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rzd Freight Traffic Has Fallen to Its Lowest Since 2009 Amid Sanctions and Economic Slowdown in the rf

The decline was recorded in 13 of the 15 key cargo categories. The sharpest decline was in ferrous metallurgy: transportation of ferrous metals fell by 17.7%, and of scrap metal – by 32.2%.
1/16/2026
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The Central Bank of the rf Is Tightening Control over Individuals’ Cross-Border Transfers

It is evident that russian authorities continue to consistently tighten financial control, using bank reporting as a tool for total monitoring of citizens’ private transactions in the state’s  fiscal and political interests.
1/16/2026