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russia Has Exhausted Its Internal Resources for Supporting the Economy

The most noticeable deterioration is taking place in manufacturing – a key sector of domestic production. In the first nine months of the year, production growth was observed in only five out of 24 activities, while a decline was recorded in 17.
11/14/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Canada has announced the expansion of sanctions against russia. The new list includes 13 individuals and 11 organizations, including deputy head of rossotrudnichestvo Igor Chaika, Gazprom structures, and Kyrgyzstan’s “Capital Bank of Central Asia”. The “Arctic LNG-2” plant and its ceo Oleg Karpushin have also been sanctioned. In addition, sanctions have been imposed on 100 vessels of the rf’s “shadow fleet”.
11/14/2025
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The kremlin Is Preparing for Digital Isolation

In case of “threats to the stability” of runet, the ministry of digital development, “roskomnadzor”, and the fsb will form a special interdepartmental commission. It will be able to introduce a centralized management regime providing for traffic filtering, website blocking, and even complete isolation of the russian Internet from the outside world.
11/13/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

According to the International Energy Agency’s forecast for the development of the global energy sector, russia’s share in international gas trade, which stood at almost 25 % in 2021 – before the beginning  of the full-scale war against Ukraine – will never again reach those levels and may decline to 10 % by 2035.
11/13/2025
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Tomorrow, I Will Hold a Staff Meeting Focused Specifically on This Region – on the Defense of Zaporizhzhia and All the Issues Raised – Address by the President

The russians want to do everything to make life unbearable for Ukraine. We are doing everything to ensure protection for our state and all Ukrainians. Thank you to everyone who helps! Thank you to all who defend Ukraine! Thank you, Zaporizhzhia! 
11/13/2025
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Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine Oleh Ivashchenko Has Reported to the President on the Results of Joint with Our Partners Pressure on russia

For the first time since the beginning of the war, Intelligence records a noticeable decline in russia’s oil production and refining. The oil and gas revenues of the russian budget are decreasing, and by the end of this year, russia will have lost at least US$37 billion in budget oil and gas income.
11/12/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

The rf’s federal budget in January–October 2025 was executed with a deficit of 4.19 trillion rubles, or 1.9 % of GDP. In January–September, the deficit was 3.787 trillion rubles, or 1.7 % of GDP. Thus, in October, there was a deficit of approximately 400 billion rubles.
11/12/2025
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We Identified What Kherson Needs to Strengthen Its Defense – Address by the President

We remember how the courage of our people made it happen, how Ukrainian flags returned to the city, to the city of Kherson. I thank every one of our warriors who fought for Kherson, and everyone who is defending this beautiful city now – defending the lives of our people.
11/12/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Lukoil has reported a “force majeure” at the giant West Qurna-2 oil field in Iraq and has suspended operations there. Following sanctions by the USA and the UK, Baghdad has frozen the russian company’s payments.
11/11/2025
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We Are Preparing Agreements with Several European Countries, Including Those Aimed at Bolstering Our Air Defense and Energy Sector – Address by the President

Ukraine is currently applying its long-range sanctions against Russia virtually on a daily basis. And we have clear results in the form of reduced Russian capabilities every day. Russia must keep losing, and this is actually a peacemaking tactic. I want to thank everyone working for Ukraine’s respective capabilities – and, of course, our warriors for their precision.
11/11/2025
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Military Spending Makes the kremlin Raise VAT – the Consequences Will Hit Regions and Consumers

The tax increase will have a number of side effects. Domestic demand is expected to decline, reducing excise and customs revenues. Higher prices will reduce corporate profits, the wage fund, and tax payments from personal income.
11/10/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

From November 12, the duty rate on wheat exports from the rf will be 185.5 rubles per ton, against 76 rubles a week earlier. Thus, it will increase 2.4 times.
11/10/2025
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There Must Be Substantially Increased Pressure on All Schemes that Enable russian Military Production – Address by the President

We expect this package’s content to be prepared within a month and we propose including in the EU’s 20th sanctions package Russian legal entities and individuals that are still profiting from energy resources. There will also be updates on the abductors of Ukrainian children – this must be met with truly global pressure.
11/10/2025
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In russia, Confidence in Long-Term Deposits Has Collapsed

This is explained by total distrust of the banking system and the instability of the russian economy. Being wary of long-term risks, russians seek to quickly obtain at least some benefit.
11/9/2025
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The EAEU Will Not Save russia from a Labor Shortage

moscow has effectively reached an impasse in its search for skilled migrants, and instead of “Eurasian solidarity”, the kremlin is receiving yet another confirmation of its own degradation –economic, structural, and managerial.
11/9/2025
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Museums of the “special military operation” and Military Training for Six-Year-Olds: the New Norm of russian Childhood

In russia, the ideological education of children has become state policy. From kindergartens to colleges, programs are being implemented that shape young people’s perception of war as a norm of life and service to the state as the main value.
11/9/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

In October 2025, oil and gas export revenues decreased  by 27 % compared to last year. moscow received 888.6 billion rubles, equivalent to $10.9 billion, in tax revenues from the energy sector. For comparison, in October 2024, this figure was approximately 1.2 trillion rubles.
11/9/2025
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Pressure on russia Is Still Insufficient, and Any Weakening Within Already Existing Formats of Pressure Only Encourages putin to Prolong the War – Address by the President

Weak responses to russian brazenness spur russia to continue the war. We need so many sanctions, so much pressure, so much support for life that russia is stripped of all means of existence in wartime.
11/9/2025
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Prices for Medicines in the rf Are Rising Three Times Faster than Inflation

From January to September 2025, the average price of a package of medicines jumped by 13.6 %.
11/8/2025
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belarusian Budget: Internal Threats, External Debts, Lack of Support from russia

In 2026, the government of belarus is sharply increasing funding for law enforcement agencies – by 1.4 billion rubles – while military spending is being cut by 210 million. This is a clear signal: the authorities see the main danger within the country, not outside it.
11/8/2025