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Privatization of Profits, Nationalization of Losses: moscow Is Rescuing “rosneft” Again

The government of the rf has resumed discussions on the construction of the eastern petrochemical company (epc) – a large-scale oil refining complex near the port of nakhodka in the primorsk territory with an estimated cost of $19.5 billion. The project, which “rosneft” itself abandoned in 2019 as economically unviable, may now be revived, but not at the company’s expense.
3/5/2026
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From Angola to Guyana: a New Oil Order Without moscow

Amid tensions surrounding the Persian Gulf, some market analysts have begun to talk about russia’s possible return to its role as a key supplier of hydrocarbons to Europe. However, the real picture is much more complicated.
3/5/2026
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Repression Against Researchers Undermines russia’s Position in the Arctic

In 2026, the next international scientific report on the state of the Arctic, which has been prepared every five years since 1991 under the auspices of the Arctic Council, will be published without russian input – and the reason for this is political, not scientific.
3/5/2026
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We Are Working to Bring All Our People Home From Russian Captivity; We Hope for Good News – Address by the President

I am grateful to the intelligence services, the Office, and all involved agencies for the steps taken to make further prisoner exchanges possible. We are working to bring all our people home from Russian captivity.
3/4/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany Johann Wadephul demands an immediate end to Hungary’s blockade of already approved new EU aid to Ukraine. “We can no longer allow unacceptable blockades, such as the one currently being imposed by Hungary, which delay this urgently needed aid and thus cost human lives due to a lack of important resources for national defense,” the Minister said.
3/4/2026
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The kremlin Is Pushing the federation’s Constituent Entities into the Black Hole of Debt

The financial stability of russian regions has deteriorated sharply. In 2025, the cumulative deficit of regional budgets reached $19.2 billion – 3.6 times more than a year earlier ($5.3 billion). The number of entities with deficits increased from 50 to 74 out of 89.
3/4/2026
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Logging in russia Is Plummeting

The crisis in the forestry industry of the rf is systemic. On the one hand, international sanctions have hit the industry hard, significantly reducing demand for timber and forcing suppliers to change their logistics chains. This has led to higher timber prices and made harvesting unprofitable.
3/4/2026
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Chinese Competition Is Killing off the russian Plant Where Dmitri Mendeleev Worked

The situation in the chemical industry is particularly telling. One of the oldest enterprises in the rf, the karpov chemical plant in mendeleevsk, is on the verge of survival. Founded in 1868 and once home to Dmitri Mendeleev himself, the plant is now experiencing a major crisis.
3/4/2026
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In the Spring, the Russians Are Not Going to Reduce the Number and Cynicism of Their Attacks; They Are Preparing to Target Critical Infrastructure in the Same Way – Address by the President

Ukraine stands in solidarity with all those who are resisting the spread of war and violence. For decades, the Iranian regime has invested in destroying the lives of its neighbors and others wherever it could reach. It was on that very foundation that they became accomplices of Russia in the war against Ukraine.
3/4/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Ukraine has received the first tranche of $1.5 billion from the International Monetary Fund under a new four-year program within the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) mechanism.
3/3/2026
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Pro-kremlin Economists Admit: russia’s Economy Is on the Brink of Collapse

Leading russian economic institutions – the center for macroeconomic analysis and short-term forecasting, the higher school of economics, and the central bank of the rf – have confirmed that the country’s economy is on the verge of stagflation.
3/3/2026
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Sweden Establishing a Separate Foreign Intelligence Agency

The creation of a separate foreign intelligence agency signals Sweden’s transition to a more institutionally differentiated security model amid a broadening range of global threats.
3/3/2026
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Officials of chechnya Are Allowed to Use All Blocked Services that Are Closed to Ordinary russians

Officials will be able to use these SIM cards without changing their numbers and without using a VPN. The contract provides for unlimited calls, 50 GB of internet per month, a thousand free SMS messages, and full access to banned resources.
3/3/2026
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Ivan Buchko: “Our Church Was the First to Suffer Persecution from the reds” (to the 80th anniversary of the Lviv pseudo-council of the UGCC)

Based on declassified documents from the mgb/kgb of the ussr, the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine is launching a series of publications to mark the 80th anniversary of the Lviv pseudo-council (March 8–10, 1946).
3/3/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda has stressed that the military escalation in the Middle East should not distract the international community from russia’s war against Ukraine.
3/2/2026
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russia Revising the Budget Rule: Sequestration, Weak Ruble, and End of Oil Buffer

The ministry of finance of the rf is preparing a fundamental revision of the budget rule for 2026–2030, lowering the so-called cut-off price to $45–50 per barrel. Behind the facade of technical adjustments there is the recognition that oil revenues can no longer keep the federal budget afloat.
3/2/2026
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Trade Between the EU and the rf Has Dropped to a Historic Low

At the end of 2025, trade between the European Union and russia fell to its lowest level in recorded history. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2021 – the last full quarter before the start of russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine – mutual trade fell 5.4 times, or by approximately 81.5%.
3/2/2026
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The kremlin Preparing to Rob russians Again

russians entered 2026 with a record 67 trillion rubles in bank accounts – by 16%, or 9.5 trillion rubles, more than a year earlier, according to data from the central bank of the rf. The average deposit in the country is 419,000 rubles, in moscow – 1.8 million rubles. The figures look impressive. The reality is much bleaker.
3/2/2026
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The Russians Wanted to Turn This Winter Into the Destruction of Ukraine and Ukrainians, but Ukraine Did Not Break, We Preserved Our Energy System – Address by the President

Today is the day when each of us can rightfully say: we made it through this winter, the most difficult in all the years of the war. The Russians wanted to turn this winter into the destruction of Ukraine and Ukrainians. But Ukraine did not break. We preserved our energy system. This winter, Ukraine repelled a large number of massive attacks, each involving dozens of missiles and hundreds of “shaheds.”
3/2/2026
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Students from kursk to vladivostok Learning How to Fly Drones from the Participants of the “Special Military Operation”

In russia, the systemic militarization of school education is gaining momentum: children are being taught to fly combat drones under the guidance of the military servicemen – participants in the war against Ukraine. These are no longer isolated experiments, but part of the federal course “Fundamentals of Security and Defense of the motherland”, which focuses specifically on training drone operators.
3/1/2026