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

“We will be able to supply approximately the same amount of ammunition as before, so that Ukrainian troops do not experience shortages and are in a better position,” said President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel, who is glad that the current government has decided to continue the “shell initiative”.

“We have allocated EUR 1.2 billion in humanitarian aid to protect civilians and deliver aid. That’s about 160,000 tons of aid through our civil protection mechanism. We are providing warmth to Ukrainians by supplying generators, heating points, heating appliances, and more. Aid is also being mobilized through the Ukraine Facility, an international aid fund for Ukraine. This is about EUR 927 million for emergency gas purchases,” said European Commission Spokesperson Eva Grncirova.

The United Kingdom has announced additional £20 million ($26.7 million) in support of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

Italy will provide Ukraine with 80 industrial boilers worth EUR 1.85 million.

Finland is sending Ukraine its 31st package of defense aid, with the value of the supplies currently being shipped amounting to approximately EUR 98 million.

“We see tremendous commitment on the part of Ukraine, with the support of the USA and Europe, to develop peace plans, including security guarantees. But so far, I see no evidence that putin is ready to sit down at the negotiating table or engage in discussions,” said UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper.

“He (putin) recently launched the largest air attack in the history of the conflict and has repeatedly demonstrated that he is not interested in peace talks... In contrast, over the past few weeks, the United States, Ukraine, and our European friends have developed a common position for negotiations,” said US Republican Senator Roger Wicker.

In February, the International Monetary Fund’s Board of Directors may approve a new four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program for Ukraine.

UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has announced that over the next three years, 300 more schools from the UK and Ukraine will participate in the UK-Ukraine School Partnerships program.

This year, the United Kingdom will open a business center in Kyiv to help British defense startups supply more military equipment to Ukraine.

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“russia will reject (peace proposals) until we start to exert pressure together. Today, this pressure can be both economic and political,” emphasized President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Baiba Braže has said that there are currently no grounds for resuming direct negotiations with russia.

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has stressed that NATO must “redouble its efforts” to ensure security in the Arctic to protect the region from potential russian aggression.

The American investment fund Noble Capital RSD is demanding payment of $225 billion in obligations on russian empire bonds from 1916. The investment fund has filed a lawsuit in a US court, with the rf, its ministry of finance, central bank, and national welfare fund as defendants. Noble Capital RSD owns $25 million in russian empire bonds with a 5.5% coupon, placed through the National City Bank of New York. russia, as the successor to the ussr, inherited debts estimated at no less than $225 billion, including interest. The fund proposes to repay the debt using russian assets frozen after 2014 and 2022.

russia ranks last, 163rd, in the Global Peace Index, which is compiled annually by the Institute for Economics & Peace. Over the past year, russia’s position in the list has deteriorated by two places. In the final table, it was surpassed by Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Yemen, among others.

russian representatives were again not invited to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Since 2022, neither russian businessmen nor officials from the rf have been invited to the economic forum in Davos. russian media outlets will not be invited to the event either, as they have not been accredited to cover the events since 2022.

In Kyrgyzstan, TV channels have been banned from showing more than 40% of their content in russian. “The rules regarding the Kyrgyz language must be strictly adhered to. We are obliged to protect the rights of viewers,” said Deputy Minister of Culture, Information, and Youth Policy of Kyrgyzstan Marat Tagayev.

China has completely stopped purchasing electricity from russia since January 1, 2026. Export prices have exceeded domestic Chinese prices, making imports unprofitable.

russia has so far been unable to resume oil sales to one of its two main buyers, India. russian crude has been replaced by supplies from OPEC countries, which have risen to their highest level in almost a year. Meanwhile, russian volumes have fallen to their lowest level in almost three years. In December, India imported about 1.3 million barrels per day, which is by a third lower than the June maximum. Average daily purchases fell by 22% to 1.38 million barrels compared to November. As a result, russia’s share of Indian imports fell to 27.4%, – the lowest level since January 2023.

The budget of the rf is rapidly losing its raw material rent. Oil and gas revenues in December amounted to 448 billion rubles, and for the year as a whole – 8.48 trillion rubles. The last time the budget received less from oil and gas was during the pandemic in 2020: 405 billion rubles in August and 5.2 trillion for the whole year. Analysts call the shortfall in oil and gas revenues a “budget disaster”. This year’s budget is based on an average price of $59 per barrel of Urals crude. Therefore, in January, oil and gas revenues to the budget will be significantly lower than planned – by 232 billion rubles. To compensate for the difference, it will be necessary to sell currency and gold from the National Welfare Fund (NWF) for 192 billion rubles, or 12.8 billion rubles daily from January 16 to February 5. As of December 1, the NWF had 4.1 trillion rubles in liquid assets, and at this rate, the fund may soon be depleted.

Payments from the russian budget to oil companies for fuel dampers in 2025 amounted to 881.8 billion rubles – less than a half as compared to 2024, when oil companies were paid 1.815 trillion rubles from the budget. The government pays the damper as a subsidy to oil companies so that they keep domestic fuel prices low when export parity indices are high.

Independent filling stations in the rf have faced an outflow of customers – they have lost up to 70% of their consumers. Consumers are switching en masse to large chains, and this threatens small players with closures, which began in 2025 and may continue this year. The reason: last year, amid local fuel shortage, independent filling stations raised petrol prices by an average of 5–8 rubles per liter and above.

By the end of 2025, bread prices in russia had risen significantly: rye bread rose by 13.4% year-on-year, wheat bread – by 11.2%.

At the end of 2025, 15,637 new “moskvich” cars were sold in russia. This is by 33.1% fewer than in the previous year.

Container transportation on the far eastern railway in 2025 decreased by 13.4% compared to the previous year.

In the rf, it was proposed to introduce the death penalty for traitors to the motherland, corrupt officials, and pedophiles. The initiative was put forward by leader of the communist party of russia sergey malinkovich.

Currently, 1,146 people in belarus have the status of political prisoners.

The minsk tractor plant is actively reducing its presence in other countries. Its subsidiaries and representative offices are closing one after another or preparing for liquidation in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Only a few structures remain in operation, mainly in russia. lukashenko previously stated that MTZ is a “brand” and its products are “needed by the whole world”.