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russian Marketplaces Are Shifting Their Costs onto Sellers and Buyers

russian marketplaces have sharply increased commissions and logistics costs for sellers. On key platforms, total fees already exceed 40% of the product’s price, and in certain sales models, they reach 50% or higher.
8/30/2026
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russia’s Influence Neutralized: Armenia Has Finally Turned Away from moscow and Toward Europe

The kremlin’s playbook – “punish a rebellious neighbor with a cognac ban” – no longer works. For years, russia viewed Armenia as its unquestionable outpost and pocket partner in the South Caucasus, but after yet another failed special operation dubbed “interference in the Armenian elections”, russia is finally losing its influence in the region.
8/30/2026
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Another Such Crime – After What Happened in Vyshneve – Is Absolutely Unacceptable – Address by the President

Since yesterday evening and throughout the day today, I have been receiving reports on the situation in the Kyiv region – in the village of Myla, Bucha district – where detonation began following a Russian strike. A terrible situation and terrible negligence on the part of those who stored explosives right next to people.
8/30/2026
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Austria Is Strengthening Its Defences Against russian Cyberattacks, Disinformation, and Espionage

Austria plans to draw on Finland’s experience to strengthen its own resilience to hybrid threats.
8/29/2026
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To russians Who “Are Not Interested in Politics”, the War Has Come Through Their Grocery Baskets

The fuel crisis, high utility bills, new taxes, sanctions pressure, labor shortages, expensive logistics, reduced imports, and falling purchasing power will hit ordinary russians harder and harder.
8/29/2026
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We Value the Alignment of Steps and the Fact That America Is Advancing a Realistic Vision of What Needs to Be Done and What Must Be Achieved – Address by the President

Thank you for the information – and for the necessary tone of the conversation with Russia. Russia must end its war, and all the necessary conditions must be created to make that happen.
8/28/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Kęstutis Budrys has called for strengthening Ukraine’s air defense and finding ways to unblock sea lanes to protect Ukrainian grain exports.
8/28/2026
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russian Propagandists Have Learnt How to Spend the Budget Without Achieving Any Goals

A telling example is Kanye West’s concert in st. petersburg. russian officials have already declared the American rapper’s possible visit as proof that the “myth of russia’s isolation” has been debunked.
8/28/2026
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The War Has Driven russia to Record Lows Across the Board

The war against Ukraine has turned russia’s economic life into a never-ending marathon of negative records. Gold reserves have fallen to 73.2 million troy ounces – the worst figure in the past six years.
8/28/2026
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Corporate Debt in the rf Is Rising Steadily

According to the central bank of the rf, in June the average interest rate on short-term corporate loans stood at 17.1% per annum, while the rate on long-term loans rose to 12.9%. For small and medium-sized businesses, borrowing is even more expensive: 18% and 15.1%, respectively.
8/28/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos has pledged continued support for Ukraine, particularly in advancing the EU accession process.
8/27/2026
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The kremlin Is Building a Digital Prison with the Help of a Bankrupt Monopolist

Immediate plans include gaining direct access to routers and modems in russian homes. “rostelecom” has filed an application to register the “leshy connect” software, which will allow the operator to remotely control the settings of home Wi-Fi networks.
8/27/2026
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The kremlin Is Looking for New Cannon Fodder on the Islands of Indonesia

The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine has obtained documents on at least eight Indonesian citizens who were recruited into the ranks of the rf’s occupying army.
8/27/2026
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Preparation for a New Wave of Mobilization in Russia: Briefing by the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine and the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine

The Russian leadership is preparing a set of forceful measures to respond to the possible negative social and economic consequences of placing cities and regions under a more stringent wartime regime.
8/27/2026
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The War Devouring russians’ Wealth, While Official Statistics Pretends Everything Is Thriving

Previously, people were considered poor if their incomes fell short of the real subsistence minimum – the actual cost of food, goods, and basic services. Now, however, the authorities have tied the calculations to an artificial “poverty line” set back in 2020, which is only formally “adjusted” to match the fabricated inflation rate.
8/27/2026
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The Crisis in russia’s Agricultural Sector Has Reached the minsk Tractor Plant

The agricultural machinery market has already slumped. Last year, tractor sales in the rf fell by 37%, combine harvester sales dropped one-and-a-half times. In 2026, the problems have multiplied. The shutdown of the novorossiysk port threatens agricultural exports, while the fuel crisis and rising prices are complicating the harvest.
8/27/2026
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Our Positions in the Donetsk Region Will Be Reinforced by Two Restructured Force Groupings – Address by the President

Today, I am with our warriors who are defending our Zaporizhzhia region, defending our Donetsk region, our Dnipro region, and other very difficult sectors of the front. From last year through today, Ukrainian warriors have been conducting an important offensive operation in the Oleksandrivskyi sector – and much has been achieved.
8/27/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

International partners will allocate approximately $10.5 million for the temporary storage of this year’s harvest from small and medium-sized agricultural producers operating in Ukraine’s frontline regions.
8/26/2026
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Recruitment for the War Against Ukraine Is Devastating the Economy of russia’s Provinces

To keep up with the recruitment pace relentlessly demanded by the kremlin “elite”, the constituent entities of the federation are forced to increase payments not only to the contract soldiers themselves but also to the intermediaries who recruit them. In the first four months of the year, the regions spent at least 3.2 billion rubles on recruiter fees – about 75% of last year’s total.
8/26/2026
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Belgium Is Reforming the State Security Service

The government explains the reorganization as a result of implementing the recommendations of the parliamentary commission investigating terrorist attacks, the integration of the National Security Agency into the VSSE, and the need to unify the status of operational personnel and analysts.
8/26/2026