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

Special Envoy of the President of the USA Keith Kellogg believes that an agreement to end the war in Ukraine is “very close”.

“We must continue to put pressure on russia to force it to choose peace,” said President of France Emmanuel Macron.

“Both the European Union and the United States of America share responsibility for maintaining peace,” said the European Commission’s Press Service.

“If we allow russia to emerge victorious from this conflict, we will all lose,” said President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel. He also does not rule out that if russia continues to violate European airspace, countries may start shooting down russian drones or aircraft.

The NATO Security Assistance and Training Mission for Ukraine (NSATU) held a flag-raising ceremony on the occasion of the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The government of Italy will provide Odesa region with  EUR 30 million interest-free loan for the construction of a new modern medical building for the Odesa Regional Children’s Hospital.

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“Europe underestimates its own strength, regarding  russia, for example. We must be more confident in ourselves, that is for sure,” said EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy  Kaja Kallas.

Spain plans to introduce restrictions on entry and residence permits for russian foreign passports of the old model with a validity period of five years.

russia has terminated defense cooperation agreements with Canada, France, and Portugal, which were signed between 1989 and 2000.

Roskomnadzor has begun blocking entire VPN protocols used to circumvent blocks: SOCKS5, VLESS, and L2TP. By detecting traffic based on indirect signs, Roskomnadzor is making access to public VPNs more difficult, making circumventing blocks more expensive and complicated for the average user.

Retail, industry, and construction topped the list of industries with the highest demand for personnel in russia in November.

In russia, the cost of preparing the salad “Salted herring under a fur coat” for four people has increased by 9 % over the year.

Due to a shortage of personnel in the rf, in 2027, russia is going  to reduce the list of professions prohibited for women. The changes should affect the transport sector and the manufacturing industry. Amendments will be made to the ministry of labor of the rf’s order on the list of industries, jobs, and positions with harmful or dangerous working conditions, in which the employment of women is restricted.

The cost of renting suburban homes in russia for the New Year holidays has increased by 9 % compared to 2024, with growth having reached 25 % in  moscow region.

The data of millions of customers leaked from the “russia’s Post”. An array of personal data of more than 26 million lines was found in the public domain.

Economy experts believe that prices for new flats in russia will rise by more than 5.5 % in 2026. Inflation is forecast at 5.5 % for 2026, while  the rise in housing prices is expected to exceed this figure. The exact increase in flats prices will depend on actual inflation and the key rate set by the Central Bank.

Due to problems with petrol, russia purchased 5.04 thousand tons of fuel supplied by belarusian oil refineries in the first week of December alone.

More than 20,000 video cameras will be installed on residential buildings in minsk  in order  to monitor the volume and quality of work performed by utility services.