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moscow Has Admitted: Unemployment and Poverty Await russia After the War

Once hostilities end, russia could face a wave of socio-economic destabilization due to a reduction in defense orders, a drop in household incomes, shutdown of military-industrial complex enterprises, and rising unemployment.
6/3/2026
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The kremlin Plans to Seize the Assets of “Foreign Agents”

The state duma’s committee on state building and legislation has finalized a draft law that introduces administrative prosecution in absentia of citizens residing abroad and the seizure of their property for publicly criticizing russian authorities.
6/3/2026
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Every Drone, All Types of Russian Missiles, Cannot Be Produced at All without Components Imported from Other Countries – Address by the President

It is important that our partners also act, and act strongly enough. We need to create problems for Russia so that it finds it harder to destroy others’ lives. We are currently actively working on the 21st sanctions package in the European Union, and we expect that our Ukrainian proposals for sanctions will be effective. We need more tools to prevent sanctions circumvention.
6/3/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

“Ukraine currently has EUR 90 billion at its disposal for defense and budgetary support from the European Union. Meanwhile, russia is fighting, mustering its last reserves of strength. It is horrific and bloody, but all authoritative sources say the same thing: russia can no longer continue this war. It is running out of financial resources, human resources, strength, and motivation,” said EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Mathernova.
6/2/2026
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The kremlin’s Gas Dream Is Falling Apart at the Seams: the rf Risks Falling Short by 450 Billion Cubic Meters of Gas by 2050

Western sanctions and technological constraints remain an additional challenge for the russian energy sector. “novatek” openly acknowledges that wells involving horizontal drilling and multi-stage hydraulic fracturing are unprofitable under the current tax regime.
6/2/2026
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putin’s Bikers Have Set Up a Propaganda Network Across Europe

Under the guise of memorial events, biker festivals, and so-called people-to-people diplomacy, narratives are being spread that justify the war against Ukraine, discredit the West, and promote the interests of the russian state.
6/2/2026
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Between January and May This Year, Our Warriors Struck 15 Russian Oil Refineries – Address by the President

Today, there was a detailed report by Oleh Luhovskyi – the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine – on the enemy’s economic situation. Russia will crash into this wall of a real crisis because of its own foolishness. We have long been saying that the Russians must end their war – Ukraine has proposed every format for real negotiations, every format for ensuring security, and the format of a dignified peace.
6/2/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Ukraine and the World Bank have signed an agreement for a loan totaling EUR 236 million, guaranteed by the Kingdom of Sweden. The funding will be used to cover the government’s key social expenditures.
6/1/2026
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Through the Themes of AI, Biothreats, and Cyber Operations, the kremlin Is Trying to Save What Remains of Its Influence in the “Eurasian Balkans”

The reaction of the leaders of the participating countries to the rf’s statements is still being assessed, but it is clear that russia is frantically trying to save what remains of its former influence in those independent states. Having come up with nothing new, the kremlin is resorting to tried-and-true methods of intimidation.
6/1/2026
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The First Desert Has Already Appeared: russia Is Rapidly Losing Fertile Territories

According to official data, 1.5 to 2 million hectares of land degrade in russia annually. This leads to a loss of nearly 4 million tons of agricultural production in grain equivalent. Losses from soil erosion alone can reach 25 billion rubles per year.
6/1/2026
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russia’s Trucking Market Flying into the Red

According to the results of the first quarter of 2026, there has been a significant deterioration in the financial condition of companies engaged in international trucking in russia. According to data from specialized logistics agencies, the average net financial result per truck this year amounts to approximately $1,500 in losses per month (for comparison: in 2023, a profit of $3,300 was recorded).
5/31/2026
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Kazakhstan and China Once Again Planning to Leave russia “out in the Cold”

China plans to increase freight traffic with Europe in the near future via the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TCITR, “Middle Corridor”), which runs through Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey, bypassing the territory of the rf. The total length of the route exceeds 4,250 km, and its longest section runs through Kazakhstan’s territory.
5/31/2026
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Every Neighbor of Russia Heard What Was Said about Armenia, Whose People Are the Only Ones Who Have the Right to Decide and Will Choose the Future of Their Country – Address by the President

It is important that we remain alert today as well, to every threat and every air raid warning. Intelligence indicating the possibility of a massive strike remains valid. We know that partners have spoken with the Russians about this. There is no belief that anyone in Moscow will come to their senses. Make sure you stay safe – act on any threats.
5/31/2026
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The kremlin Pressuring Small Businesses As the War Needs Money

The kremlin has launched a new crackdown. The target is small business funds, which the federal treasury needs because financing the war is becoming more difficult with each passing month. The federal tax service of the rf is systematically closing every loophole that entrepreneurs used to protect their money from the state.
5/30/2026
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Dividend Drought: Sanctions and Interest Rates Have Bled russian Businesses Dry

Sanctions pressure, high interest rates, and tax hikes have taken their toll: the russian corporate sector entered 2026 in a state of controlled collapse. Three-quarters of the rf’s largest companies reported a decline in revenue and profit or direct losses at the end of 2025. Dividends have become a luxury that most can no longer afford.
5/30/2026
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We Have Intel Indicating That Russia Is Preparing a New Massive Attack – Address by the President

The PURL initiative must work. This concerns both the United States and Europe. We are pooling funds from our European partners and other friends to purchase missiles, including for Patriot systems. Sufficient supplies depend on America, and we hope that Ukraine will be heard.
5/30/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Minister of Defence of Sweden Paul Jonson has pointed out that training for Ukrainian pilots and technical personnel on Swedish Gripen fighter jets is already underway and will be expanded this autumn.
5/29/2026
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Brotherly Love, minsk-Style: lukashenko Runs the Largest Spy Network in russia

The network’s tasks span the entire spectrum from propaganda to repression. According to the investigators, its priorities include legitimizing lukashenko through disinformation and bribing foreign lobbyists, helping to circumvent sanctions, and monitoring and discrediting the belarusian opposition.
5/29/2026
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The kremlin Is Losing Its Main Propaganda Outlet

Over the course of more than four years of full-scale war against Ukraine, the proportion of people in russia who consider television their primary source of information has dropped significantly. At the same time, the percentage of those who do not turn on the TV at all or do not even have one at home is growing rapidly. While in the first half of 2022 such viewers accounted for only 18%, by March 2026 the figure had risen to 33%.
5/29/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Sweden has allocated a new $2.7 billion aid package to Ukraine: $400 million will go to drone production, and over $2 billion – to Gripen fighter jets. “Ukraine has clearly identified Gripen as the priority choice for its Air Force in the long term and intends to acquire the newest version, Gripen E… We are delivering 16 of these Gripen C/D models to Ukraine,”, said Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson.
5/28/2026