June 14, 2025 Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Ukraine has received another billion euros from the European Union at the expense of profits from russian frozen assets.

Montenegro will join the EU mission to train Ukrainian military servicemen.

“It is in our interest to cooperate with Ukraine in security because Ukraine now has advanced technologies that we may also want. The only way to be part of this is to work in Ukraine and with Ukrainians,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Jan Lipavský.

The EU Justice and Home Affairs Council has made a political decision to extend the Temporary Protection Directive for Ukrainians until March 4, 2027.

The EU plans to create the role of Special Representative for Ukrainians in the EU.

The Republic of Latvia will support projects to restore social and critical infrastructure in Chernihiv region next year as well.

The Senate of Canada has passed a resolution in support of Ukrainian children abducted by russia. The document calls on all states that are members of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children to step up their work in this sphere.

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Most of the G7 member states are ready to support lowering the price ceiling for russian oil from $60 to $45 a barrel.

“putin cannot win. He must stop the killing to allow talks on a just and lasting peace”, said UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy. He added that the loss of one million russian troops in Ukraine shows that putin is using russians as “cannon fodder”.

russia is using medical exemptions to circumvent sanctions that allow it to obtain dual-use goods for the needs of the russian army, said Deputy Minister of Justice of Lithuania Gabija Grigaite-Daugirdė. According to her, last year Lithuanian customs authorities refused to export 28,854 goods intended for russia and belarus “under the guise of medical exemption”.

President of Estonia Alar Karis has approved the country’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention on the prohibition of the use of anti-personnel mines due to the deteriorating security situation, in particular due to the rf’s aggression.

The Latvian Saeima has finally passed a draft law that bans MPs and officials from travelling to russia and belarus. They will need to obtain a special permit to travel to those countries. MPs have also passed amendments to the law on national security that prohibit citizens of the rb and the rf from working or providing services in critical infrastructure.

Sales of new buses in russia in May 2025 declined by 50 % compared to sales in May 2024.

russians are increasingly struggling to pay off loans they took out during the boom of 2023 and the first half of 2024. Mortgage, consumer, and car loans are now “maturing”. The volume and share of non-performing loans are growing; in the first quarter, they increased by almost RUB 200 billion, or about RUB 2 billion daily.

Residents of every fifth region of russia faced a mobile internet outage on June 12, russia day. Problems with access to the network were recorded in 19 regions of the rf, and in a number of cases, the problems also affected regular cellular communications.

Prices for telecommunications services in the rf in May increased by 9 % compared to May 2024. The cost of postal services in May increased by 14.58 % compared to the same month in 2024. In the first five months of 2025, this figure increased by 2.28 %.

Prices for chicken meat in the rf in May increased by 3.95 % compared to April, with an annualized increase of 2 %. In general, prices for meat and poultry in May increased by 1.8 % compared to April, by 3.5 % since the beginning of the year, and by 8 % compared to May last year. Also, in May, prices for pork increased by 2 %, for beef and poultry products – by 0.9 %, for beef and pork liver, minced meat – by 0.8 %, for lamb – by 0.7 %, for dumplings, manti, ravioli, and smoked meats – by 0.5 % compared to April. Pickled and smoked fish went up by 1.6 %.

The ministry of internal affairs of the rf will soon have full access to russians’ bank accounts with the ability to block them without a court order.

The state duma will allow the ministry of culture to refuse to issue distribution certificates to Western films that discredit “traditional values” and corrupt russians.

The commissioning of general secondary and preschool education institutions in the rb has decreased 2.3 times in four years.

In May 2025, maz sold 43 buses in russia. This is five times more than in May 2024. All the buses sold are maz, model 203, which often catch fire in russia. At the same time, sales of maz heavy trucks in May 2025 decreased by 41 % compared to May 2024.

lukashenko spoke again about the “potato” conspiracy. It turns out that large retail chains are to blame. They allegedly kept potatoes in warehouses on purpose to blame the authorities of the rb.