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

Over the past 100 days, partners have allocated EUR 113 million in additional aid to Ukrainian energy companies, and 86 humanitarian aid shipments have arrived in Ukraine – 1,126 tons of equipment and materials from 14 countries.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands David van Weel has announced the allocation of EUR 25 million for equipment, emergency repairs, and gas purchases for Ukraine.

“This winter is crucial. Ukraine must remain capable of defending itself,” – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany Johann Wadephul has called on Western allies to strongly support Ukraine.

Czech Governmental Envoy for the Reconstruction of Ukraine Tomáš Kopečný has pointed out that since the beginning of russia’s full-scale invasion, his country has transferred “hundreds” of cogeneration units – alternative energy sources with high efficiency – to Ukraine. He has also assured that the new government, which will be formed after the parliamentary elections, will continue the programs to support Ukraine.

Poland has donated to Ukraine nearly 30,000 packages of antibiotics for children.

The European Commission has submitted a proposal to the EU Council to open negotiations with Ukraine on participation in the governmental satellite communications component (Govsatcom) within the European Union’s Space Program and the Union Secure Connectivity Program.

The leaders of the Nordic countries and the European Commission support the plan to use frozen russian assets to finance Ukraine.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that the latest US sanctions on “Rosneft” improve Ukraine’s prospects of deterring russia’s invasion.

Secretary of State of the Holy See and Vatican Pietro Parolin believes that China should make efforts to help put the end to russia’s war against Ukraine.

“The Commission has concluded that attacks by russian armed forces using short-range drones in a wider geographical area than previously established constitute crimes against humanity – murder and war crimes – by deliberately targeting civilians and civilian objects. The Commission has also concluded that these attacks were carried out as part of a coordinated policy to displace the civilian population from these territories and constitute a crime against humanity – forcible displacement of the population,” reads the report of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine.

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council António Costa have pointed out that European Union leaders, in connection with the intrusion of weather balloons from belarusian territory into Lithuania’s airspace, emphasized the importance of developing anti-drone initiatives.

The European Council has expressed solidarity with the people of Lithuania in connection with the official minsk’s constant provocative actions against the EU and its member states.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Kęstutis Budrys has said that Vilnius reserves the right to stop transit to and from Kaliningrad after the closure of the belarusian border in response to the situation with weather balloons.

The EU must immediately impose new sanctions against belarus over the increasing number of cases of weather balloons arriving with illegal cargo, – Budrys has also said. According to him, this is not a case of accidental smuggling, but a new manifestation of the hybrid war that minsk is waging against the EU.

President of Estonia Alar Karis believes that Europe should perceive russia’s aggression as “another form of war” and be prepared for new forms of hybrid threats.

Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Estonia Igor Taro has said that the Baltic states have become a kind of testing ground for russia’s hybrid warfare tactics, with russia constantly testing the region’s readiness, ability to cooperate, and resilience.

Prime Ministers of Norway and Finland have stated that russia is the number one threat to the security of Northern European countries and emphasized their readiness to confront it.

Authorities of Finland have begun to deny russian citizens the purchase of real estate in the country. Real estate is “one of the channels of hybrid influence”, and rejecting deals involving a certain group of applicants helps to strengthen national security and reduces risks for the country’s supply chain.

Indian companies will not buy oil from “Rosneft” and “Lukoil” supplied by traders after the US imposed sanctions on russia’s two largest oil companies.

Far Eastern ESPO oil, which is traditionally sold at a higher price than russia’s main Urals grade, has not escaped the negative consequences of the United States’ blocking sanctions against “Rosneft” and “Lukoil”, as well as the European Union’s adoption of the 19th package of sanctions. The effect of the West’s actions exceeded $1.5 per barrel.

The government of the rf wants to squeeze another 160 billion rubles out of russians by raising electricity prices.

18 out of 24 sectors of russian manufacturing, which account for almost 80 % of all goods produced in the country, are experiencing a decline in production. At the end of September, overall industrial growth in the country slowed to 0.3 % year-on-year – almost 19 times lower than last year’s final result (+5.6%).

In January–September, the production of clothing and footwear in russia decreased by 3.5 %, of furniture – by 8.2 %, and of food products – by 0.9 %. Production of flour declined by 5.6 %, of cereals – by 6.9 %, and of oil – by 16 %. Production of computers plummeted by 19.3 %, of television sets – by 23.5 %,of refrigerators – by 14.6 %, and of washing machines – by 24.8 %. A decline of almost 20 % was recorded in the production of electric locomotives, 12.5 % – in the production of passenger cars, and 24.2 % – in the production of freight cars.

Retail beer sales in russia decreased by 16.9 % in the first nine months of 2025. In the third quarter, the decline reached 17.9 %. The main reason was a 17.5 % increase in prices.

SberBank analysts have lowered their forecast for russia’s GDP growth in 2025 to 0.5-1 %. The previous forecast for GDP growth in 2025 was 1.5-2 %.

Sales of agricultural machinery and special equipment in russia in 2024 amounted to 1.69 million units, which is by 14.2 % lower than in 2023. An even greater decline is forecast for 2025.

The russian container market in January–September 2025 shrank by 5.4 % compared to the same period in 2024. The volume of import shipments decreased by 9 %. Rail transit decreased by 5 %, domestic container shipments – by 14 %.

Government customers in russia have been prohibited from purchasing more than 50 % of foreign-made printers and multifunction devices.

Since the start of full-scale war in Ukraine, the military prosecutor’s office of the rf has received more than 12,000 complaints related to the persecution of military personnel. At this, only ten criminal cases and five convictions are known to date.

russia’s IT industry proposes to imprison russians for using pirated software.

Starting in the summer of 2025, payments for sending people to the war were significantly reduced in at least seven regions of the rf: Bashkortostan, Tatarstan, Chuvashia, Mari El, Nizhny Novgorod and Ulyanovsk regions, as well as in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

The government of Saratov region has terminated ahead of schedule the program of payments for recruiting citizens to sign contracts for military service. From October 28, 2025, incentive payments for recruitment will be canceled, although previously they were planned to be paid until the end of the year. At the same time, regional payments for contract soldiers themselves have been reduced by 80 %. Saratov region became the first known region where the recruiter incentive program was terminated ahead of schedule.

The government of Orenburg region has also reduced the size of the one-time payment for contract workers by 80 %.

The Ashinskiy Metallurgical Plant (AMZ) has decided to cut production and staff. By the end of the year, the company will mothball its stainless steel workshop and fire more than 300 employees. Other workshops are also practically idle, with people being sent on unpaid leave or transferred to reduced working hours. AMZ is a city-forming enterprise. It is one of russia’s largest producers of special alloys – amorphous and electrical steel, thick-gauge rolled products – for the needs of military plants, the oil and gas, chemical, nuclear, aviation, and space industries.

Residents of russian cities with a population of over one million continue to pay for foreign services. 68 % of muscovites surveyed pay for a foreign service subscription at least once a month. In St. Petersburg, this figure is 63 %, in Novosibirsk – 55 %, in Yekaterinburg – 52 %, in Kazan – 49 %, in Rostov-on-Don – 46 %, and in Krasnodar and Nizhny Novgorod – about 44 %.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda’s Chief National Security Advisor Deividas Matulionis suggests imposing national sanctions against belarus.

The rb’s job database lists nearly 3,000 vacancies for doctors. Each region needs hundreds of specialists.