Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

“Last night, he (putin) launched more than 800 drones and missiles, killing a mother and her two-month-old baby. A coward who attacks women and children. Talking about ending aid to Ukraine today means siding with the aggressor,” Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Jan Lipavský commented on the massive shelling of Ukraine on the night of September 7.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Margus Tsahkna has said there must be a “decisive response” to russia’s massive air attack on Ukraine on the night of September 7.

President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs and Prime Minister Ēvika Silīna have stated that the latest massive attack on Ukraine on the night of September 7 proves that russia does not want peace.

“russian terror continues. Just gets more brazen… russian terror must be stopped,” emphasized Ambassador of the EU to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová after russia’s massive strike on Ukraine on the night of September 7.

“Once again, the kremlin is mocking diplomacy, trampling international law and killing indiscriminately. Europe stands, and will continue to stand, fully behind Ukraine. We are reinforcing Ukraine’s Armed Forces, building lasting security guarantees, and tightening sanctions to increase pressure on russia. The killing must end,” said President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in response to the russian army’s massive UAV and missile attack on Ukraine on the night of September 7.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium Maxime Prévot has called for increased pressure on the kremlin and unity among Ukraine’s European partners in light of russia’s latest massive combined strike.

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In the first four months of this year, 122,607 flights were disrupted by russian satellites affecting GPS and other satellite systems. This is stated in a joint report by the authorities of Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland. These countries have detected that the sources of the signals are located in russia – in Kaliningrad, St. Petersburg, Smolensk, and Rostov. The disruptions pose a threat to civil aviation, although pilots have alternative navigation methods. The interference affects not only aircrafts but also ships, especially in the Baltic region. russia’s actions violate the provisions of the Chicago Convention.

The Bank of russia has once again extended restrictions on cash withdrawals for six months, now until March 9, 2026. This decision was made in light of the current sanctions against russia, which prohibit domestic financial institutions from purchasing cash currencies of Western countries.

Special services have no problem accessing correspondence in any of the messengers, Peskov said. “We must understand that any messengers are a completely transparent system. And people who use them must understand that they are all transparent. For special services, of course,” said the kremlin spokesperson.

Residents of St. Petersburg complained to the authorities about a noticeable smell of chlorine, burnt wiring or plastic, as well as the smell of sulfur and a mixture of smells of powder gases with iodine. Following these complaints, the mobile environmental service explained that the reason was the lack of wind.

The tariff for road freight transport between St. Petersburg and Moscow has increased by 13 % since last year and reached 83.5 rubles per kilometer in August 2025. According to analysts’ estimates, the average price of road freight transport in russia as a whole has also increased over the past year: by the end of the summer, it was 70 rubles per kilometer, which is by 2.91 % higher than in August 2024.

Electric car sales in russia decreased by 14 % in August. Only 1,082 electric cars were sold in the country in August. The Zeekr 001 remained the most popular electric car. However, its sales (134 units) fell by 68 % compared to the previous August.

Rental housing in russian seaside resorts showed significant growth in September, having reached +50 % compared to last year’s figures.

Enrichment first and foremost: three people died in the Khabarovsk Territory due to an explosion in billionaire Sviblov’s gold mine.

Trump reminded lukashenko about the release of political prisoners. “There are, I believe, 1,400 hostages remaining. They are from our country and other countries. It is a rather harsh place. There are 1,400 of them there. I believe that these 1,400 will also be released,” Trump said.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Estonia has reported that about 72,000 third-country nationals, often from the rf and the rb, lost their right to vote in local elections after new legislative changes.