September 30, 2024 Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Denmark will continue to purchase arms through the Ukrainian defense industry for a total of DKK 4.2 billion.

“The principle of territorial integrity and sovereignty of all states must be the basis for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine”, said Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Maria Stenergard.

Prime Minister of Portugal Luís Montenegro has said that the UN Security Council needs a deep reform, which would make it more representative and amend the power of veto. This position is shared by Austria.

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Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland will ask the EU to finance the construction of a network of bunkers, barriers, distribution lines and military depots along the borders with the rf and the rb.

The government of Norway is considering the possibility of building a fence on the border with the rf, – said Minister of Justice of Norway Emilie Mehl.

The International Skating Union has extended the suspension of russian athletes from competitions under the Organization's auspices.

In Yakutia, the deterioration of power grids has increased from 50% to 57% over the past two years, said aisen nikolayev, head of the region's state council's energy commission. For this reason the number of accidents has more than doubled. According to nikolayev, this situation is typical for the whole of the rf.

In the first half of 2024, russians pawned their belongings almost 8 million times, which is by 13% more than last year. The average loan amount also increased and amounted to RUB 17 thousand, which is by 8% more than in the second half of 2023. A characteristic difference this year is that russians are now pawning more gold jewelry.

65% of mass-market cosmetics sold in russia contain substances hazardous to health, the national union for consumer protection said in a study. Almost 20% of the products are sold without an expiration date or expired. It is emphasized that the share of counterfeit and falsified cosmetics is growing in russia.

In 2024, the number of participants in the russian non-state pension fund decreased to 36 million people (in 2020 there were more than 37 million).

In response to the statement of the minister of foreign affairs of the rb ryzhenkov about the need to “return to constructive cooperation” with Lithuania, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the neighboring country said that it had not received any proposals from the rb to restore relations. This will only be possible when minsk carries out democratic reforms, releases political prisoners, and brings those involved in the repression to justice, the Lithuanian side said.

According to the latest NOTAMN (Notice to Airmen- information for pilots), the restricted area for flights of all types of civil aircrafts (including UAVs) at altitudes from 0 to 19,800 meters in the south of the rb has been extended from 00:00 on October 1 to 23:59 on December 31, 2024. This restriction does not apply to aircrafts of the armed forces, the state border committee, and the ministry of emergency situations of the rb.