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

Germany has contributed EUR 250 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund.

The Swiss Federal Council has approved funding for eight new projects by Swiss companies totaling 135 million Swiss francs, aimed at supporting Ukraine’s recovery and enhancing its resilience.

Lithuania has delivered 253 tons of energy equipment to Ukraine.

Prime Minister of the Netherlands Rob Jetten has stated that his country will assist Ukraine with maintenance, spare parts, and ammunition for F-16 fighter jets. “russia is deliberately targeting civilian facilities and energy infrastructure, seeking to render Ukrainian cities uninhabitable and paralyze the economy this winter. We cannot allow this to happen,” he emphasized.

“russia must be held accountable for its actions and the destruction it continues to inflict in the Black Sea. The international community must increase pressure on russia until such hostile actions cease,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Margus Tsahkna.

“The intensification of attacks on Kyiv and strikes on civilian infrastructure demonstrate that the russian regime is not interested in peace. Our support for Ukraine remains unwavering and unchanged,” stated the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Ukraine. The diplomatic mission continues to operate in Kyiv despite russian threats against diplomats and shelling of the capital.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has emphasized that his country will determine the conditions for the Embassy’s operations in Ukraine on its own, rather than heeding the advice of the rf.

Special Representative of the Czech Chamber of Commerce for Ukraine, former Deputy Minister of Defense, and the Czech government commissioner for Ukraine's reconstruction Tomáš Kopecký believes that the Ukrainian Defense Forces’ “Vivaldi” operation has dashed the russian leadership’s hopes of achieving its goals in the Donbas.

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“Today, our imports of russian gas have fallen from 45% to 12%. And we will reduce them to zero by the end of next year,” said President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.

EU member states are considering the possibility of imposing stricter restrictions and vetting measures on russian diplomats in response to a wave of hybrid attacks by the rf across Europe.

Germany and the Netherlands have significantly expanded their exchange of intelligence to counter hybrid threats and are stepping up their support for Ukraine’s defense. This was stated by Prime Minister of the Netherlands Rob Jetten.

“Belgium, like many European countries, was very progressive but hadn’t woken up. Now we’ve woken up,” said  Minister of Defence of Belgium  Theo Francken, assuring that his country now understands the reality of the threats posed by russia.

Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama compared the Western Balkans’ lack of EU membership to an open abdominal cavity. “An open abdomen is bad. It poses a risk of infections, wounds, and decay. russia is a virus. Radical Islam is a virus. Crime is a virus,” he pointed out.

The Latvian Saeima’s Committee on Defense, Internal Affairs, and Corruption Prevention has conceptually supported amendments that prohibit local government officials from visiting russia and belarus. The draft law could be considered in its first reading as early as Thursday.

Indonesia has introduced health screenings for passengers arriving at resorts popular with  russians, following a case of plague in irkutsk region.

Mumbai Airport (India), operated by the Adani Group, has stopped accepting cargo booked by the russian airline “aeroflot”.

The ministry of finance of the rf will retroactively amend the rules for taxing winnings from bookmakers and betting pools and extend them to payouts received starting January 1, 2023.

russia’s authorities will raise the maximum tax rate on real estate sales to 22%.

The russian union of industrialists and entrepreneurs (the oligarchs’ union) has proposed abolishing the tax on excess profits of extractive companies and, instead, raising the corporate income tax for all businesses.

Against the background of a sluggish economy, more than 50 russian companies may fail to meet their bond obligations and default this year.

The automotive market in the rf continues to stagnate. New car sales fell by 6.2% in September.

From January through August 2026, production of rectified ethyl alcohol in russia fell by 21% compared to last year. In August, output of this product dropped by more than 61%.

Demand for steel in russia over the first eight months of 2026 fell by 16% compared to the same period last year. Since the beginning of 2024, the decline has been 31%.

russians have begun switching to secondhand goods en masse. Over the summer, sales of women’s clothing on the secondary market rose by 37%, and men’s clothing – by 26%. Demand for renting repair equipment has increased by 23% over the past year. The secondhand and resale market in russia has already exceeded one trillion rubles.

At least 19 russian regions have begun turning off streetlights to save money. The lighting issues are linked to a lack of funding.

In russia, converting cars to run on natural gas may become impossible due to a shortage of imported parts and a lack of certification laboratories.

Revenue for the federal telecommunications operator “sputnikovaya svyaz” (“satellite communications” – Transl.)  has fallen by 5.5%. The company’s net profit has decreased by 41.8%. Gross profit has fallen  by 11.9%, while  operating profit more than halved.

The average cost of  OSAGO car insurance in russia reached 7,877 rubles at the end of the third quarter of 2026. This is by 16% higher than a year earlier.

The government of the rf has submitted to the state duma a draft law that would require suspects and convicts in russia to provide biometric data without their consent. The federal penitentiary service will be responsible for storing and processing those biometric data.

Citing putin’s decree on tightening control over information and statistics in the fuel and energy sector, the “st. petersburg exchange” is ceasing to publish a range of data in the “petroleum products” section, specifically regarding the volume of contracts concluded under certain instruments whose underlying assets are petrol and diesel fuel.

russia has classified data on political prisoners and crimes committed by security forces, as well as information on lawsuits seeking to have citizens declared dead or missing.

The human rights situation in belarus remains critical: systemic repression continues; it is politically motivated and directed against dissidents, political opponents, and those disloyal to the authorities. As of the end of September, there were 876 political prisoners in detention facilities. In total, 4,815 people have been recognized as political prisoners since the start of the 2020 presidential campaign. In September, 25 people were granted this status.

In belarus, the electric vehicle market experienced a significant decline in September. Specifically, by 28% fewer vehicles were registered that month compared to August.