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moscow Paying an Increasing Price for Its “Everlasting Friendship” with Beijing

“rosstandart”’s ban on the sale and distribution in russia of a number of Chinese truck models from the Dongfeng, Foton, FAW, and Sitrak brands calls into question the strength of the “friendly relations” between moscow and Beijing.
8/12/2026
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The russians Will Burn Through Millions of Rubles Just to Launch Their Own Tax Agency’s Website

Due to the mass revocation of GlobalSign’s international security certificates, russian websites are being cut off from the civilized internet. Currently, the websites of government agencies (the federal tax service) and major banks simply refuse to load in standard global browsers.
8/12/2026
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The “Degradation Quota”: Privileged Veterans of the War Against Ukraine Are Displacing russian Youth from Universities

What is most interesting is that the majority of war veterans and their children admitted to the top universities in the rf would not have been able to enroll at all without the “separate” quota. For example, at the voronezh medical institute, as many as 93% of those admitted under the separate quota based on the results of the unified state exam would not have been admitted without it.
8/12/2026
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Russia Is Preparing Mobilization for the Fall, Right After the Imitation of Parliamentary Elections – Address by the President

The Russian contingent in Ukraine is losing at least 30,000 personnel every month, 60 percent of them killed. The total size of the occupation army on our land has been gradually decreasing – thanks to our active operations and, above all, our use of drones.
8/12/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Chairman of the Bundestag’s (Germany) parliamentary oversight committee Mark Heinrichmann (CDU) is proposing to grant German intelligence agencies the authority to carry out preemptive cyberattacks against russian drone manufacturers.
8/11/2026
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The Campaign Against “wildberries” Has Destroyed a 1.3 Trillion Ruble Pyramid Scheme

The campaign against “wildberries”’ warehouses – which resulted in at least 14 of the company’s logistics hubs being burnt down – destroyed the business model of russia’s largest marketplace, which annually sold goods worth 3% of the country’s GDP.
8/11/2026
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Ukrainian Emigrants Under the Total Control of the kgb

Declassified documents from the archives of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine reveal the areas and criteria used to monitor Ukrainians abroad, how and for what purposes information was collected, analyzed, and reported to party authorities.
8/11/2026
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There Will Be More Ukrainian Deep Strikes, Which Should Demonstrate to Russia and the Russians That Peace Is Necessary – Address by the President

We are taking all the necessary steps to make our deep strikes and our Ukrainian mid-range sanctions plan work as effectively as possible.
8/11/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

The European Union has allocated an additional EUR 30 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund.
8/10/2026
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russia’s Banking Crisis Will Hit belarus Harder than It Will Hit russia

A banking crisis in belarus will hardly begin at the same time as the one in russia. However, due to the country’s dependence on russia’s economy, its consequences could prove to be significantly more severe and prolonged.
8/10/2026
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While the kremlin Finances the War, Thousands of russian Schools Are Left Without Water and Heat

As the kremlin continues to ruin the country’s economy with unprecedented spending on the war against Ukraine, on September 1, russian children will once again return to schools without heating or a centralized water supply.
8/10/2026
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Every Russian Strike Will Be Met with Our Response – Address by the President

This week, we will have new contacts with mediators, specifically regarding the steps and proposals that are needed. Ukraine is always active in diplomacy. There will be new contacts to secure air defense packages too – to protect our country and our people.
8/10/2026
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The Setbacks Suffered by the “african corps” Forced moscow to Increase Its Military Supplies to Mali

The new route became possible following the intensification of military cooperation between russia and Togo. The agreement, signed in 2025, provides for joint exercises, military training, and information sharing.
8/9/2026
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The kremlin’s Policies Have Robbed russians of the Desire to Think About the Future

Fewer and fewer russians are able to build up savings. The share of the population able to set aside “disposable” income has fallen by 6.5% and now stands at 47.9%. At the same time, more than a third of citizens (34%) believe that now is a bad time to save money.
8/9/2026
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russia’s Courts Shifting to a “Conveyor Belt” System of Predetermined Verdicts

As a result, in the russian judicial system, evidence and the parties’ positions cease to matter; conformity with the kremlin’s narratives becomes the main consideration.
8/8/2026
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Residential Construction Volumes Have Fallen in the rf

The downturn will also affect related industries: the production of building materials, the steel industry, the woodworking industry, transportation, and the furniture and home appliance retail sectors.
8/8/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

In response to the recent massive attacks on Ukraine, the European Union has imposed sanctions against five russian citizens who support the russian military-industrial complex and are involved in weapons production.
8/7/2026
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Non-Payments Have Become a New Norm for russian Businesses

The russian union of industrialists and entrepreneurs reported a deterioration in the corporate sector’s condition in the second quarter of 2026. A survey of businesses revealed an increase in problems across nearly all key areas.
8/7/2026
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Three-Quarters of russia’s Regions Have Become Poorer Since the Beginning of the Full-Scale War Against Ukraine

In 65 of russia’s 85 regions, real budget revenues at the end of 2025 were lower than they were before the start of the full-scale war – in 2021. At the same time, in 52 regions, expenditures – adjusted for inflation – exceeded the level of four years ago.
8/7/2026
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Ukraine Is Working to Develop Ballistic Missiles of Its Own; the Tests Have Shown Strong Potential – Address by the President

I expect Ukrainian government officials, special services, and intelligence agencies to fully join forces now and work with our partners so that by September we can actually see that every jurisdiction that truly has influence and global significance has completely cut off ties with the Russian manufacturers of all these weapons.
8/7/2026