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

​​​​​​​US Vice President J. D. Vance has pointed out that any potential peace plan between Kyiv and moscow must “stop the killings while preserving Ukraine’s sovereignty”.

Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre has noted that a number of European states are discussing proposals for a “peace plan” prepared by the USA. “This opportunity must be seized, but to do so, Europeans must unite and create a counterweight in areas where this proposal is unlikely to be accepted,” said Støre.

“Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and existential security interests are key to achieving this goal. The path to peace is often difficult, so all of Ukraine’s partners and friends must work together to achieve the best outcome,” President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs said of a potential peace agreement.

“Any peace initiative must not be based on Ukraine’s capitulation. We fully support President Zelenskyy and Ukraine in their just struggle for freedom,” said President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda.

“...As in stalin’s time, these crimes are aimed at destroying Ukraine’s identity, culture, and suppressing its will to exist as an independent state,” said Margus Tsahkna, Estonia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holodomor.

“The famine was punishment for the Ukrainians’ resistance during the soviet occupation... Now russia continues to use food and trade as weapons and uses famine to gain geopolitical advantages around the world,” said Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“Today we remember the Holodomor and honor the memory of millions of Ukrainians who died as a result of the artificial famine of 1932-1933. Ninety years later, the kremlin is again committing serious violations of international law in Ukraine. The investigative commission has established facts of systemic and widespread practices of torture of Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war. Justice must prevail,” emphasized Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Maria Malmer Stenergard.

“The famine orchestrated by stalin’s regime led to the deaths of millions of Ukrainians. Famine should never be used as a weapon,” Austria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs pointed out on the Day of Remembrance of the Holodomor Victims.

“On Holodomor Remembrance Day, we honor the millions of people who died as a result of the artificial famine aimed at destroying the Ukrainian people. Despite the terrible suffering and human losses, it did not break the Ukrainian spirit. Today, russia is again trying to destroy the Ukrainian nation and identity. Ukraine will win”, reads the statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia.

Politicians, public figures, and historians – about 20 signatories – from Germany, Poland, and Ukraine sent a letter to the Ministry of Education of Germany, calling for the inclusion of the Holodomor in the school history curriculum.

“This brutal war must end, and russia should not win it. Because this is also a war for the future of our children,” said Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk.

French and Ukrainian drone manufacturers are actively working to conclude joint production agreements in order to receive orders by the end of this year.

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US President Donald Trump has stressed that sanctions against russian oil will remain in place while the American “peace plan” is being discussed.

Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick has begun collecting signatures to bring to a vote a bill on tougher sanctions against russia.

Lithuania has stopped the transit of cargo belonging to “Lukoil” and its subsidiaries to Kaliningrad.

Discounts on Urals oil delivered to Indian ports have tripled compared to August levels and now stand at $5–$6 per barrel compared to Brent.

The total volume of problem loans to russian legal entities on bank balance sheets had reached 10.4 trillion rubles by the end of the third quarter. Since the beginning of the year, debts that companies and individual entrepreneurs were unable to pay on time have increased by 1.9 trillion rubles, and in the third quarter – by 600 billion rubles. The total amount of problems in the banking system has reached 24 % of the federal budget (42.8 trillion rubles) – twice the annual budget of moscow (5 trillion rubles), seven times the annual budget of St. Petersburg, and approximately 19 times the annual budgets of wealthy regions such as Krasnodar Krai (630 billion rubles).

Almost three-quarters of russian coal companies are operating at a loss. 74 % of companies in the industry are unprofitable, while 23 companies have already ceased operations. The sector’s total losses have reached 263 billion rubles, and this figure is expected to grow to 350 billion rubles by the end of the year.

AvtoVAZ announced a new price increase after Lada cars had risen in price by 70 %.

A new explanatory dictionary of the russian language was presented in russia. The authors included dozens of new definitions in the dictionary that reflect the state rhetoric of recent years. The articles contain phrases such as “anti-russian propaganda”, “Western countries’ cultural colonialism”, and “US hegemony, which allows for non-compliance with the rules”. The dictionary does not include tens of thousands of words: “GULAG”, “Stalinism”, “osobist”, “faith”, “hope”, “good”, and “truth”.

A system for monitoring young people’s attitudes will be introduced in russia. LGBT, childfree, and “the influence of the collective West” are considered to be “risk factors”.

Estonia has announced its intention to seek tougher sanctions against the belarusian regime.

Poland has recommended that aircraft flying to the European Union avoid belarusian airspace. This applies to airlines from Poland and other countries.

Prime Minister of Lithuania Inga Rugienė does not rule out a new closure of the border with belarus.

Lithuania has stated that it considers the deliberate ban on the departure of trucks, trailers, and semi-trailers belonging to Lithuanian companies and citizens from belarusian territory to be a deliberate seizure of property and a gross violation of universally recognized norms of international law.

The ministry of internal affairs of the rb proposes to introduce administrative liability for the population for “failure to fulfill employment obligations”. The head of the agency Ivan Kubrakov demands that local militia officers more actively check on people who are not working. “Everyone who is not working, especially in rural areas, must be worked on”, said the minister.

One in five pensioners in belarus continues to work. This is because many people have to work due to low pensions.

In the first ten months of 2025, food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and tobacco products in belarus rose in price by 7.72 %, compared to 4.39 % a year earlier.