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

Greece is preparing a EUR 199.4 million military aid package for Ukraine, which will include 60 M110A2 howitzers, 50,000 M106 high-explosive shells, 40,000 M650 HERA long-range shells, 30,000 M404 ICM cluster shells, and 30,000 M509A1 DPICM cluster shells.

Germany plans to expand cooperation with Ukraine and Israel in the field of protection against drones.

Poland has opened the largest training center for Ukrainian military servicemen (Camp Jomsborg), which can accommodate up to 1,200 soldiers at a time.

“...This is our war. Ukraine is now on the front line, but in reality we are all targets, potential targets for attack,” said Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Baiba Braže has pointed out that there is a strong consensus in Latvia’s society regarding support for Ukraine, which is in the country’s interests and is the moral duty of Latvians.

The European Union is preparing legal grounds for detaining tankers in the Baltic Sea that attempt to transport russian oil in circumvention of European sanctions.

The European Parliament’s Committee on Industry intends to vote on amendments to the RePowerEU regulation, adopted after the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine and aimed at reducing the European Union’s dependence on russian energy sources. These amendments include, in particular, a ban on imports of russian oil and oil products from the beginning of 2026, as well as a complete ban on gas purchases from russia in 2027. Initially, RePowerEU assumed that Europe would abandon russian raw materials only by the end of 2027.

The activities of the russian “shadow fleet” in the Baltic Sea are becoming increasingly dangerous, and restricting those activities would greatly enhance the security of the region. This is stated in a review prepared by the Intelligence Centre of Estonia’s  Defense Forces.

“The Atlantic Alliance has warned  russia not to escalate the situation. Our mission in Poland will primarily consist of defending NATO territory from air threats. We will be ready to intercept objects that violate Poland’s airspace,” said State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence of Norway Andreas Flåm, emphasizing that Norwegian pilots will be ready to shoot down russian drones and aircraft that violate airspace.

“Cyber challenges, particularly from russia and China, are growing. Defending against these threats requires proactive and continuous efforts. With our updated cyber strategy, we are taking a more offensive approach – all to ensure our digital security,” said Minister of Defence of the Netherlands Ruben Brekelmans.

The Military Intelligence Service of Denmark has accused russian military ships of repeated aggressive actions in the Danish straits connecting the Baltic and the North Seas.

In September 2025, russia lost a fifth of its oil revenues – $14.4 billion compared to $18 billion in August.

The tax increase planned by the rf’s government for 2026 will accelerate  inflation, said deputy governor of the Central Bank of the rf Aleksei Zabotkin.

Following AvtoVAZ, GAZ began mass layoffs due to salary cuts.

The cost of automobile  parts in russia will jump by 10-15 % at the beginning of next year.

According to an order from the russian antimonopoly service,  electricity tariffs for residents of the temporarily occupied areas of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions will increase by 30-50 % next year.

Last year, 22.5 million chickens died in belarus. In the first eight months of this year, the figure was 15 million. The cattle population decreased by 100,000 last year, and the pig population –  by 230,000.