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russia’s Trade in Grain from Ukraine’s Temporarily Occupied Territories

In 2025, more than 2 million tons of grain grown in the temporarily occupied territories of our state were exported. The lion’s share of this was done in the second half of the year, with about 1.4 million tons shipped.
1/17/2026
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Housing in russia Is Becoming a Luxury Unaffordable for Most People

In the secondary market in large cities, prices rose by about 8% and reached 209,859 rubles per square meter. New buildings rose even more sharply – by 14%, to almost 211,000 rubles per square meter.
1/17/2026
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russia Without Doctors: a Personnel Crisis that the Authorities Can No Longer Control

The rf is short of 23,300 doctors and 63,600 mid-level medical personnel.
1/17/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

By the end of 2025, bread prices in russia had risen significantly: rye bread rose by 13.4% year-on-year, wheat bread – by 11.2%.
1/17/2026
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Our Intelligence Reports That Russia Is Preparing New Massive Attacks – Address by the President

We are speaking frankly to our partners – both about air defense missiles and the systems we need so much. Supplies are insufficient. We are trying to speed things up, and it's crucial that our partners hear us.
1/16/2026
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Peculiarities of the Functioning of the rf’s “Shadow Fleet”

In 2023–2025, nearly 700 tankers were involved in transporting oil from russian seaports, 476 of which operated in 2025. The main buyers of russian oil remained unchanged: India, China, and Türkiye.
1/16/2026
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rzd Freight Traffic Has Fallen to Its Lowest Since 2009 Amid Sanctions and Economic Slowdown in the rf

The decline was recorded in 13 of the 15 key cargo categories. The sharpest decline was in ferrous metallurgy: transportation of ferrous metals fell by 17.7%, and of scrap metal – by 32.2%.
1/16/2026
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The Central Bank of the rf Is Tightening Control over Individuals’ Cross-Border Transfers

It is evident that russian authorities continue to consistently tighten financial control, using bank reporting as a tool for total monitoring of citizens’ private transactions in the state’s  fiscal and political interests.
1/16/2026
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Emergency Country: How russia Lost Control of Its Housing Stock

One in four apartment buildings in russia needs major repairs, and one in ten is already in a state of disrepair or is old – the scale of housing degradation is becoming systemic. According to official data, about 239,000 buildings are more than 40% worn out.
1/16/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Over the course of a year, this Coalition (the Coalition of the Willing), which brings together 34 countries, has awakened. Today, it provides all of Ukraine’s support. One hundred percent of what is financed for Ukraine in its war of resistance is provided by the Coalition,” President of France Emmanuel Macron has also said that his country provides two-thirds of Ukraine’s intelligence capabilities in the war against russia.
1/16/2026
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It Is Russian Missiles, “Shaheds,” and Attempts to Destroy Ukraine That Are Clear Evidence That It Is Not Agreements at All That Russia Is Seeking – Address by the President

I started the day with a special format – this will be the case every day now, with everyone staying in touch – a special coordination call with everyone responsible for recovery and management under such an emergency. Energy, provision of services in cities and villages.
1/16/2026
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Illusion of Stability: the Decline in Imports Masking the Deterioration of russia’s Trade

The trend towards a reduction in “parallel imports” is expected to continue in 2026. This increasingly points to russia’s narrowing access to external commodity markets amid sanctions, falling household purchasing power, and growing regulatory and logistical barriers.
1/15/2026
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russia Plans to Exploit Donetsk Region’s Mineral Resources

The increased interest in Ukrainian mineral resources comes amid a deterioration in russia’s traditional raw materials industries. russia’s oil industry is experiencing serious difficulties: rising production costs, sanctions, export problems, and technology issues are forcing the kremlin to seek alternative sources of income.
1/15/2026
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Symon Sozontiv. The Guardian of Ukrainians in France and the kgb’s “Guardianship” over Him

Declassified documents from the archives of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine provide the first glimpse into that long-term operation. The case file on Sozontiv was opened in 1936 and reactivated in the mid-1950s against the background of soviet residentura’s activities in Paris.
1/15/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has stressed the urgent need to provide Ukraine with air defense systems and interceptor missiles amid intensifying russian attacks on Ukraine’s civilian population and infrastructure.
1/15/2026
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I Have Tasked a Review of Curfew Regulation: During This State of Emergency, Curfews Can Be Lifted for Some Cities and Communities – Address by the President

I would like to especially thank all energy companies, regional and local authorities, and everyone ready to work together with us, with the state institutions. Unity must be maximized for the sake of shared results.
1/15/2026
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The kremlin Is Stepping Up Repression Against Indigenous Peoples Under the Guise of “Multinational State” Rhetoric

During mobilization, for every 10,000 people, 34 ethnic russians and 95 representatives of indigenous peoples were sent to the front – a disproportion that only increases the risk of their disappearance.
1/14/2026
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High Prices, Tight Loans, Shortage of Models – the Car Market of the rf Is at an Impasse

The structural degradation of the market is also reflected in the reduction of the model range. In 2025 alone, about 30 Chinese models, including electric and hybrid vehicles, disappeared from the russian market.
1/14/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

“Together with our European partners, France will continue to support Ukraine in the long term in exercising its legitimate right to self-defense in the face of the aggression it is suffering, and will also support its sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity,” said France’s permanent representative to the UN Jérôme Bonnafont.
1/14/2026
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We Continue Preparing Documents With the U.S. Regarding Security Guarantees and Recovery – Address by the President

In fact, it’s been far from the first week this winter that our repair crews, our energy teams, and municipal services in many Ukrainian cities have been working around the clock. The weather adds challenges – extraordinary ones. What matters is that so many of our people are working professionally, restoring supply, striving to keep life going.
1/14/2026