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Brussels Tightening Oversight of Artificial Intelligence

The European Union is moving into a new phase of regulating artificial intelligence technologies. On August 2, the main provisions of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act came into effect, including requirements regarding the transparency of AI systems and the content they generate.
8/5/2026
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It Is Important That Our Partners Hear Ukraine and Know That Every Package for Our Air Defense Truly Protects Lives – Address by the President

For Ukraine, accession to the European Union – and likewise, for the European Union, Ukraine’s accession – is not just about politics and the economy, nor is it just about social issues. It is also about security. Above all, security. We all want to preserve Euro-Atlantic unity. The best way to preserve it is for Europe to be more self-reliant and stronger.
8/5/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

“Our goal is to ban all russian energy carriers from the European market, and we are on the path to successfully implementing this strategy,” said European Commission Spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen. According to her, the European Commission will help Hungary and Slovakia diversify their supplies and give up russian oil.
8/4/2026
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russia Is Accumulating Signs of a New Wave of Mobilization

The pace of recruiting contract soldiers into the russian army is slowing down, and there are increasing signs in the rf’s media that the kremlin is preparing to ramp up mobilization readiness. According to deputy chairman of the security council of the rf dmitry medvedev, approximately 200,000 people signed contracts with the ministry of defense between January and June 2026.
8/4/2026
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From War to Censorship: The Main Legacy of the state duma of the Eighth Convocation

russia’s current state duma of the eighth convocation will conclude its work on September 18–20. Following the next round of sham elections, it will be replaced by a new composition, which the kremlin promises will be nearly half new. However, this is unlikely to change the parliament’s role. Over the past five years, it has definitively become a tool for rubber-stamping decisions made in the kremlin.
8/4/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

For the first time, Ukraine is assisting an EU member state through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism – our firefighting team has traveled to France to help fight wildfires.
8/3/2026
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“wildberries”’ Problems Turning Into a Crisis for russian Banks

Problems of “wildberries” extend far beyond a single marketplace. Fires at the company’s warehouses have dealt yet another blow to russia’s financial system, which is already grappling with a rise in non-performing loans, an outflow of funds from banks, and a liquidity shortage.
8/3/2026
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russia Has Officially Failed Its Plan for Technological Independence

A survey by the russian union of industrialists and entrepreneurs has shown that import substitution has not resolved the industry’s key problems. Manufacturers remain dependent on foreign equipment and components.
8/3/2026
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“rzd” Is Stuck Between Debt, Fuel Shortages, and a Drop in Transportation

“rzd” will see another fare hike a year earlier than planned – the state-owned monopoly is mired in debt, which has already reached nearly 4 trillion rubles, and is trying to find money by all means available.
8/2/2026
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russia’s Civilian Sector Has Lost the War for Resources to the Military-Industrial Complex

According to results for the first half of 2026, russian industry has effectively stopped growing. Despite the official 0.4% growth reported by “rosstat”, the civilian sector continues to shrink, and the overall statistics are propped up solely by the military-industrial complex.
8/2/2026
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The World Has Patriot Missiles; What Matters Is for Our Partners to Make the Political Decision to Provide the Necessary Packages – Address by the President

I just held a meeting on sanctions. And right now, the response must also include additional and real sanctions. Every legal entity, every individual helping enterprises in Russia produce ballistic weapons – launchers and missiles – or supplying components and everything else they need – must all be sanctioned, not only by us, but by our partners as well.
8/2/2026
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Sweden Is Adapting Its Intelligence Services to Europe’s New Security Architecture

On August 13, the Riksdag of Sweden will consider a government draft law to establish a new Foreign Intelligence Service (Sveriges utrikes underrättelsetjänst, UND).
8/1/2026
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russia Has Been Paying for the Years of the Inaction of the Authorities with Floods, Accidents and Blackouts

For years, the russian government has been channeling funds into the war, security forces, and propaganda, leaving utilities, dams, drainage and power supply systems without proper repair. As a result, routine accidents and natural phenomena are increasingly turning into large-scale emergencies.
8/1/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ireland Helen McEntee has confirmed the reports that the EU is considering moving away from implementing sanctions packages against russia in favor of more frequent and gradual measures.
7/31/2026
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Foreign Investors Urgently Getting Rid of Toxic russian Securities

As of early July of this year, the share of non-residents in russian federal loan bonds (OFZs) stood at just 3%. The figure is the lowest in the history of this financial instrument.
7/31/2026
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russia Is Drifting Away from “Traditional Values” Toward a State Demand for Children

The kremlin is no longer relying on the “strong family” as the foundation of its demographic policy. Heavy losses in the war against Ukraine have forced russia’s authorities to seek other ways to replenish the population. Now moscow is promoting a new idea: single mothers should give birth to children with state support.
7/31/2026
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In the Strike on Radushne, for the First Time in a While, the Russians Used a North Korean Missile, According to Preliminary Data – Address by the President

This war could have been ended long ago, but Putin does not want that. One moment he is looking for weapons in North Korea, the next in Iran, and then he finds something else – all to keep the war going and keep killing. Evil that can only be stopped by sufficient force.
7/31/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

The European Commission has transferred EUR 3.47 billion to Ukraine as part of the defence component of a EUR 90-billion support loan program. Of these funds, EUR 2.5 billion will be used to purchase 16 Swedish-made Gripen E aircraft for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
7/30/2026
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lukashenko No Longer Trusts His Government on Religious Affairs

Starting August 2, belarus’ commissioner for religious and ethnic affairs will report directly to lukashenko, rather than to the government. Formally, this is merely a change in the administrative structure. But in reality, the regime is bringing the religious sphere under the direct control of the presidential administration.
7/30/2026
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russia Has Officially Admitted the Failure of Its “Electronic Sovereignty” Initiative

The government of the rf has officially acknowledged what was already obvious: the large-scale plan to replace foreign electronics has failed. The share of russian-made products in government projects by 2030 has been reduced from the promised 80% to a paltry 58.7%. The initiative to lower the target came from the ministry of industry and trade of the rf – even the government understands the industry’s inability to meet the set goals.
7/30/2026