June 7, 2025 Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Ukraine and the Netherlands have signed an agreement on financing supplies for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Representative of the FRG Ministry of Defence Christian Freuding believes that European countries can compensate for US military aid to Ukraine if there is political will.

US President’s Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg believes that the SBU’s special operation “Pavutyna” to destroy russian strategic aviation is an example of effective and courageous leadership.

“Last weekend, we witnessed an attack of Ukrainian drones that are actually rewriting military history. We are talking about the use of drones worth thousands of dollars to destroy aircrafts worth millions”, said High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas.

Head of the Estonian Defense Forces’ Intelligence Center, Colonel Ants Kiviselg has emphasized that russian Tu-95 bombers that were attacked during Operation “Pavutyna” were ready to launch missile strikes against Ukraine.

“Shocking reports from Ukraine. russia claims it wants peace, but continues to make maximalist demands during peace talks in Istanbul. In the meantime, it is carrying out cowardly attacks on civilian targets. We continue to support Ukraine,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Caspar Veldkamp.

“putin is attacking cities, homes, and civilians. These are not military targets but barbaric acts,” – UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy condemned the russian massive attack on Ukraine on the night of June 6.

“russia speaks only one language – the language of violence and terror, killing innocent civilians and dropping bombs on civilian infrastructure. That is why we are working tirelessly to increase the pressure on russia and to ensure that Ukraine remains strong and able to demand that all conditions are met so that we can all achieve a sustainable and lasting peace,” said Anitta Hipper, Spokesperson for the European Commission.

The European Union has announced the allocation of EUR 30 million to support the restoration of the water supply system in Kryvyi Rih.

Ukraine and Norway have agreed to extend the agreement on freight liberalization (transport visa-free travel) between the countries until the end of 2025.

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US President Donald Trump has said he is ready to toughen sanctions against russia if there is no progress in peace talks with Ukraine.

After talks with US President Donald Trump, Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz emphasized Berlin and Washington’s shared obligation to increase pressure on russia.

Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala has said that his country will continue to support Ukraine and insist on the adoption of the 18th package of tough anti-russian sanctions.

The European Union is considering adding the rf to its “gray list” of countries with weak money laundering controls. Inclusion in the “gray list” damages a country’s reputation and requires financial institutions in other countries to exercise “special care” when processing transactions involving organizations or individuals from that country. This leads to higher costs.

Advisors to the EU Court in Luxembourg have concluded that there is no need to prove the links between the sanctioned russian businessmen and the putin regime. This means that other russians who challenge the sanctions should not expect them to be lifted.

The loading of russian ports with oil in the week from May 26 to June 1 decreased by 28.6 % due to EU sanctions against 189 tankers of the “shadow fleet”. In the Baltic, shipments decreased by 33.2 %, in Novorossiysk – by 23 %.

The rf’s central bank is concerned about the indexation of tariffs above inflation, in July it may accelerate, said the head of the bank of russia elvira nabiullina.

Amidst a deep budget crisis, the ministry of natural resources and environment of the rf has prepared a draft decree that provides for a significant increase in the basic rates of environmental fees. The changes will affect virtually all product groups subject to the expanded producer responsibility system.

russian companies have sharply reduced hiring amid declining profits. The reason for the decrease in hiring is the slowdown and “cooling” of the economy in the context of the central bank’s key policy rate, which has been at a record high since the early 2000s. First of all, representatives of small and medium-sized businesses, especially in the regions, have cut back on hiring new employees.

“mechel”’s board of directors has recommended not to pay final dividends for 2024 on all types of shares, – the company said. The decision was made due to the company’s year-end losses. In 2024, “mechel” had a net loss of RUB 9.9 billion. The company’s consolidated net loss reached 37.1 billion rubles against a profit of 22.3 billion rubles a year earlier. “mechel” is one of russia’s leading producers of coal, iron ore, steel, rolled products, ferroalloys, heat and electricity. The group includes commercial ports, own transport operators, sales and service networks.

The government of the rf is going to ban citizens from using foreign postal services to log in to russian Internet resources.

The rate of decline in new passenger car sales is increasing in the rb. In May, 3,415 new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles were sold, down by 13.5 % from April. In April, sales were down by 9.9 % compared to March.

In belarus, access to 18,000 information resources has been restricted, while 7,000 have been labeled “extremist”.

In 2024, the national intellectual property center of belarus received 303 applications for patents for inventions. In 2013, there were more than 1.6 thousand applications, that is five times more. Since then, inventive activity has been declining annually.