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The rf’s Education Policy Has Turned into Bubble

In 2025, 3,000 state-funded places at 18 leading russian universities were given to participants in the “special military operation” and their children – many of whom were admitted without exams or with scores significantly lower than the passing grade. This displaced some applicants with high scores on the Unified State Exam.
12/5/2025
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russia Is Increasing Its Financing to  the Global South, While a Third of Its Citizens Cannot Afford Food

Over the past year, moscow has increased its financing to Bangladesh, India, and Egypt by a total of $3 billion: Bangladesh’s debt has grown by $1.3 billion, India’s – by $800 million, and Egypt’s – by the same amount. Belarus’ debt to russia has reached $7.6 billion.
12/5/2025
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The Jump in Prosthetics Costs Reveals the Scale of russia’s Losses, Which the Authorities Are Concealing

For the russian authorities, the situation is becoming politically sensitive: rising costs of medical care for disabled veterans, escalating pressure on social funds, and a lack of reliable information create the risk of internal tension.
12/5/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

The decline in oil and gas revenues in the federal budget accelerated again in November. Over the month, the treasury collected 530.9 billion rubles in raw material taxes – by 34 % less than a year earlier. Revenues from the key mineral extraction tax fell by 36 %, and export duties – by almost 40 %.
12/5/2025
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We Will Work as Constructively as Possible with All Partners to Ensure That Peace Is Achieved and That It Is a Dignified Peace – Address by the President

Only a dignified peace provides real security, and we fully understand that this requires – and will continue to require – the support of our partners.
12/5/2025
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moscow Investment Forum Ended Without Results: Not a Single Deal Despite the Participation of 33 Countries

The forum de facto became another tool for domestic political propaganda, designed to create an impression of “stability” and “investment attractiveness”. At the same time, the absence of any agreements confirmed that, despite the demonstrative international presence, investors are not ready to trust the statements of russian authorities and expose themselves to increased political and sanctions risks.
12/4/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

The EU Council Presidency and European Parliament negotiators have reached a preliminary agreement on a gradual phase-out of russian gas imports by the end of 2027. The European Commission will present a legislative proposal early next year to completely ban russian oil imports into the EU.
12/4/2025
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A Dignified Peace Is Only Possible if Ukraine’s Interests Are Taken Into Account – Address by the President

Living next to Russia is dangerous in any circumstances. But Ukraine’s strength lies in our unity with the world and our own capability to set the agenda. I thank everyone who works for our state and for our people; I thank every one of our warriors.
12/4/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Peak consumer price growth is expected in russia as early as the first quarter of 2026, and russians have been urged to prepare for a sharp jump in inflation. Since the beginning of November, prices in russia have risen by 0.4 %, by 0.14 % within a week, and by 5.23 % since January 1, 2025.
12/3/2025
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Statement by the President of Ukraine During Joint Press Conference With the Prime Minister of Ireland

We appreciate that Ireland always approaches issues of pressure on Russia honestly and with principle, and primarily these are issues of sanctions and sanctions policy. Sanctions must remain in force as long as the Russian occupation continues and as long as Russians continue tormenting our people, Ukrainians.
12/3/2025
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Rifting from moscow Is Growing: Electoral Passivity in Transnistria Is Breaking Anti-Records

According to the so-called “CEC”, the turnout was 26.01 % – 102,600 out of 394,000 voters – the lowest in the entire history of the electoral process in the occupied territory.
12/2/2025
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The Collapse of “Rosneft”’s Profitability Threatens Related Sectors of russia’s Economy

The decline in the company’s profits is not a sign of temporary fluctuations, but rather a structural deterioration in the russian oil and gas sector. “Rosneft” is forced to sell oil at a constant discount, which undermines its competitiveness.
12/2/2025
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russia’s Space Industry Is Deorbiting

The condition of “roscosmos”’ main enterprise, the “Energia” rocket and space corporation, is approaching critical. The company’s net loss for the first half of 2025 was 458.083 million rubles.
12/2/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

russian electronics manufacturers remain highly dependent on foreign engineering software. 61% of enterprises in the radio-electronic industry continue to use foreign automated design systems to manufacture their products.
12/2/2025
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Statement by the President of Ukraine During the Joint Press Conference with the President of France

Ukraine’s priorities are clear. First and foremost – defense and security guarantees, guarantees of preserving Ukraine’s independence and our sovereignty. We will defend this.
12/2/2025
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Sanctions Are Stifling Key Sectors of russia’s Economy

The total losses of companies reached $83.3 billion, which is by 25 % more on an annualized basis, while the number of loss-making enterprises increased to 18,400, having added 11 %.
12/1/2025
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Shortage of the Police in russia Is Worsening: the Agency Is Lowering the Requirements for Candidates

The most acute shortage of personnel is currently observed among district police officers, where in a number of regions it reaches 66 %, in the patrol and post service – 31 %, in drug control units – over 25 %, in criminal investigation – 23 %, and in investigative bodies – 22 %.
12/1/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

In November, oil and gas revenues to the russian budget decreased by 35 %. In total, from January to November 2025, hydrocarbon sales brought the rf less than 8 trillion rubles (by 22 % less than in the same period in 2024), while according to the ministry of finance’s plans, such revenues were supposed to amount to almost 11 trillion rubles.
12/1/2025
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Sanctions Are Cutting Down russia’s Forestry Industry

The complex’s exports have dropped to $9.8 billion from their 2021 peak, reflecting boycotts and logistical barriers. Logging is barely holding on: in 2025, it will reach a maximum of 180 million cubic meters, compared to 188 million in 2023 and 194.6 million in 2022. This decline signals an ever-deepening recession in russia’s raw materials model.
11/30/2025
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russia Is Launching a Large-Scale russification of the Temporarily Occupied Regions

russia plans to launch large-scale propaganda programs in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions to eliminate any manifestations of national consciousness, consolidate the status of the russian language, and strengthen pan-russian civic identity. The strategy also focuses on “internal threats”: russophobia, distortion of history, actions of “unfriendly countries”, and the risks of emerging of ethnic enclaves.
11/30/2025