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

Over the course of a year, this Coalition (the Coalition of the Willing), which brings together 34 countries, has awakened. Today, it provides all of Ukraine’s support. One hundred percent of what is financed for Ukraine in its war of resistance is provided by the Coalition,” President of France Emmanuel Macron has  also said that his country provides two-thirds of Ukraine’s intelligence capabilities in the war against russia. Besides, he has  stressed that the rf’s latest attack on Ukraine sends a very clear signal: all of Europe is within range of such long-range strikes.

“It is russia who  rejected the peace plan prepared by the United States, not Volodymyr Zelenskyy... This is why the only solution is to strengthen pressure on russia. And you all know it,” said Prime Minister of Poland  Donald Tusk regarding accusations that Ukraine is delaying the peace process.

Deputy Minister of Defense of Poland  Paweł Zalewski has announced that his country is ready to provide Ukraine with up to nine MiG-29 fighter jets.

“The peace that will be achieved will not only be peace between russia and Ukraine. In reality, it will also be peace between Europe and russia,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye Hakan Fidan.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Eliza Spiropali has pointed out that her country is involved in humanitarian, military, and other forms of support for Ukraine. “We will continue this process. Our Prime Minister and our government are committed to working on the PURL program. We are a member of NATO, and we view our responsibility in NATO as burden sharing. Definitely, in 2026, we want to cooperate not only in PURL, but also in other programs, including bilateral ones with Ukraine,” Spiropali said.

The Lithuanian charity project “RADAROM!” has raised nearly EUR 6 million to help the Ukrainian Armed Forces: EUR 3.846 million has been allocated for Lithuanian-made drones, and EUR 1.898 million – for Ukrainian drones and related equipment.

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From February 1, the European Union will lower the price cap on russian oil. The limit will be reduced to $44.1 for a  barrel.

From January 21, Donald Trump’s administration will stop issuing immigration visas to citizens of 75 countries. The list of the countries includes russia and belarus, among others.

From January 1, 2026, russians must provide biometric 10-year passports to enter Romania. From the beginning of 2026, Germany will also stop recognizing russian five-year non-biometric international passports. Currently, non-biometric russian international passports are not recognized by the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Iceland, Lithuania, and Latvia. From April 1, 2026, Poland will also stop recognizing such documents.

Moldova has stated that “lukoil” is forced to sell all its assets in the Republic. “They have no choice. Otherwise, transactions will be blocked,” commented the Republic’s Minister of Energy Dorin Junghietu.

Germany denied entry into the Baltic Sea to the tanker Tavian flying the flag of Cameroon, which associates with the russian “shadow fleet”. This is a precedent for the rf’s  “shadow fleet”.

As of January 1, 2026, Asus has completely discontinued warranty service for devices with international warranties in russia and belarus. As of the first half of 2025, Asus was the leader in laptop sales in russia in both volume (16% of the market) and value (19% of the market).

The amount of mineral extraction tax collected in russia for oil raw materials will be approximately 370 billion rubles in January 2026, compared to 450 billion rubles in December (- 18%) and 840 billion rubles in January 2025 (-56%).

Consumer prices during the New Year holidays jumped by an average of 1.26% – the inflation rate from January 1 to January 12. This is a reaction to the VAT increase from 20% to 22% on January 1. This is the strongest jump in prices since March 2022, when inflation was 1-2% per week, while  prices rose more than in January 2025 (1.23%).

In 2025, the volume of consumer loans issued in russia fell by 25%. This is the lowest figure in the last six years.

russians began to save on all medicines, which have become significantly more expensive over the past year. More and more pharmacies are offering to buy medications  on credit.

More than 70% of russian companies continue to use foreign software, despite the authorities’ order to switch to domestic solutions.

The russian market for microelectronics and electronic components fell by 25% at the end of the year. russian-designed products account only for 26% of this volume.

russia buys more agricultural products than it sells. In January–November 2025, it exported $35.9 billion worth of food products and agricultural raw materials, which is by 8% less than in the previous year. At the same time, imports of agricultural products increased by 14% to $38.9 billion.

The average price of a new domestic car in russia increased by 22% in 2025. At the same time, the average price of new Chinese cars increased by 8.3% from August to December.

Most russian films made with budget money in 2025 flopped at the box office, as in previous years. Of the 35 films that were released last year and received a non-refundable subsidy from the film fund, only four covered their cost.

russia spent about 1 billion rubles from the federal budget on the development of domestic medicines for impotence, but in 10 years, no results were achieved.

russians have complained about the shortage of the popular antidepressant Prozac. The medicine began to disappear at the end of November 2025.

russians,  labelled “terrorists and extremists” by the authorities,  will be prohibited from spending more than the minimum wage per month from all their income. Currently, the restriction applies only to the spending of wages. It is proposed to extend it to any other income. As of January 1, the minimum wage  is about 27,100 rubles (approximately EUR 300). This is how much russians on the list of “terrorists and extremists” are allowed to spend per month on themselves and each family member who does not have own income.

Over the past three years, 159 minors have been brought to criminal responsibility in russia for sabotage and terrorist attacks on transport facilities.

The WhatsApp messenger will be completely blocked in russia in 2026. This opinion was expressed by Andrey Svintsov, deputy chairman of the state duma for information policy, information technology, and communications.

russia continues to import migrant workers from India on a massive scale. This year, at least another 40,000 citizens of that country may arrive in russia.

In 2025,  leningrad, smolensk, vladimir, and belgorod regions and the republic of mordovia are outsiders in terms of the total fertility rate.

In the city of volgograd and volgograd  region, prices for petrol and diesel fuel rose after the New Year holidays. Between January 1 and 12, 2026, the average increase in motor fuel prices was 1.1%.

“Law enforcement, military, and border guard agencies of belarus were involved in organizing illegal migration to Latvia,” said the   Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of Latvia.

The creditor debt of the rb’s enterprises for the 11 months of 2025 reached 120 billion rubles (+27.4%), including overdue debt of 12.4 billion (+18.1%).

In 2025, supplies of new European cars to russia with the help of parallel imports through belarus fell by 34%.