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moscow Paying for the Caucasus’ Loyalty with Siberian Oil

As of early March 2026, subsidies from russia’s federal budget to the regions had increased by 23.8% compared to the same period in 2025. The figures reveal a systemic transfer of resources from productive regions to politically sensitive republics, where the actual contribution to the country’s economy is close to zero.
4/15/2026
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russia Cannot Afford Drinking Water

Every ninth resident of russia still lacks access to high-quality drinking water from centralized systems – and given the rate at which the networks are deteriorating, this figure will only worsen in the coming years.
4/15/2026
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russia Drowning in Sanctions: Internal Estimates Reveal Catastrophic Losses

In 2022–2025 alone, russia was forced to spend additional $130 billion – about $32.5 billion annually – to circumvent sanctions and purchase banned Western goods that it previously bought much cheaper directly from the West.
4/15/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

“Sanctions are having an impact. And, looking to the future, they will have a significant impact on the development of the russian economy,” said Director of Latvia's Constitution Protection Bureau Egils Zvedris.
4/14/2026
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Teeth Care As a Luxury: The War Has Turned russia’s Dentistry into a Market for Self-Treatment and Shadow Clinics

Sales of “home dentistry” products on russian e-commerce platforms have risen by 60% over the past three months, reaching nearly 40 million rubles. Temporary fillings account for the lion’s share of demand – 58% – with veneers making up the remaining 28%.
4/14/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Cyprus’ EU Presidency will seek to resolve the issue of allocation of a EUR 90 billion loan to Ukraine as quickly as possible and to adopt the 20th package of sanctions against russia following Péter Magyar’s election victory in Hungary.
4/13/2026
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russia's Economy Has Officially Entered a Recession

The institute for economic forecasting has been consistently revising its estimates downward since November 2025. While the growth forecast for 2026 was +1.2% at that time, today’s figure stands at -0.6%. Each successive revision only deepens the negative picture.
4/13/2026
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How the OUN Security Service Uncovered in Its Ranks a Valuable Agent of the mgb of the Ukrainian ssr

Among the documents in the archives of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, a number of files have been found detailing how, at various times, the nkvd / mgb / kgb of the ussr made considerable efforts to infiltrate the most secretive structures of Ukrainian émigré organizations abroad.
4/13/2026
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The Middle Ages Returning: russians Understand Science Less and Less and Believe in Mermaids More and More

Every tenth russian is convinced that the Sun revolves around the Earth. Nearly half do not understand how antibiotics work. Meanwhile, demand for aspen stakes has risen by 300% over the past year.
4/13/2026
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Budget Collapse: russia’s Deficit Surpassing Its Annual Target in Two Months

russia’s federal budget for January–February 2026 recorded a deficit of $69.9 billion, nearly double the ministry of finance’s previous estimate of $43.3 billion. In the first two months of the year, the cash shortfall already exceeded the entire annual target of $50.5 billion, indicating a complete loss of control over the fiscal trajectory.
4/12/2026
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Poverty, Migrants, and a Blocked Telegram: What Ails russia in 2026

80% of russians cite the economic situation as their main source of anxiety – and the numbers explain why. Total household debt surpassed the 45 trillion ruble mark for the first time in early 2026. Nearly half of this amount – 48.1% – is mortgage debt, another 29.7% is consumer loans, 6.8% is auto loans, and the rest consists of microfinance obligations and other debts. Inflation, unemployment, and impoverishment have become a chronic, rather than a temporary, reality.
4/12/2026
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Easter Greeting from the President of Ukraine and the First Lady

We sincerely congratulate you on this great and bright day. All incredible people. Incredible children. Boys and girls who are brave beyond their years, who have not forgotten how to believe in goodness. Our mothers and fathers, all our cities and villages that have earned the right to a peaceful life – to see calm days and nights, the triumph of justice, light, and truth, and the victory of peace across all our land. May it be so. May there be peace. And may Ukraine stand. Happy Easter, dear Ukrainians!
4/12/2026
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We Hope to Continue the Exchanges in the Near Future – Address by the President

I am grateful to everyone working for the exchanges: our entire Coordination Headquarters team and intelligence services, the Security Service of Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, of course, the army, and most of all, every Ukrainian unit on the front line that ensures the replenishment of the exchange fund for Ukraine. Your courage, warriors, is the guarantee that we will be able to bring our people home.
4/11/2026
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dagestan After the Flood: Corruption, Ruins, and Thousands of Refugees Heading to Central russia

Thousands of dagestanis who have lost their homes are now heading for central regions of russia, where new conflicts with the local population are bound to arise due to tensions over migration and resources.
4/11/2026
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The Budget Crisis Is Forcing the kremlin to Scale Back Support for Its Own Agro-Industrial Sector

The reduction in spending on the agricultural sector reflects the systemic fiscal crisis russia finds itself in.
4/11/2026
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“No Ceiling”: How the Government of the rf Turned Its People Into an ATM for the War

russians, who are enduring rising prices, job cuts, and a declining standard of living, are effectively paying for every missile, every bomb, and every day of the war which their government has unleashed against Ukraine.
4/11/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Ukraine has received a new shipment of missiles for its Patriot air defense systems from its partners.
4/10/2026
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“russia today” Is Restructuring Its Budget: from Global Broadcasting to Election Campaigns in the Balkans

At the same time, rt is suffering significant sanctions-related losses in traditional markets. In December 2025, under pressure from new EU restrictions, Berlin-based “Ruptly GmbH”
4/10/2026
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Betrayal by the State and the Church Is Driving russians to Fortune-Tellers and Paranomalists

putin’s russia continues to sink into the Middle Ages. According to the all-russian center for the study of public opinion (VTsIOM), 85% of russians have turned to magic at least once in search of solutions to various problems, while 80% believe in the supernatural.
4/10/2026
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russia Is Putting Teenagers on a Conveyer

The percentage of russian students who continue their education in high school after the 9th form fell to 42.7% in the 2025–2026 school year, down from 55.7% a decade ago. The state is deliberately redirecting teenagers toward vocational schools, where they acquire practical skills more quickly and enter the labor market.
4/10/2026