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The Global South Refuses to Enforce moscow Court Rulings

А court at the Dubai International Financial Centre upheld the ban on any legal proceedings in russia against the German company Wintershall Dea. The judge explained succinctly: russia is attempting to undermine the arbitration proceedings by every means at its disposal. The proceedings in moscow must be halted, and previously issued rulings must be revoked.
6/16/2026
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The E5 Format Gaining Momentum Ahead of the NATO Summit in Ankara

This format is of special importance for Ukraine: participation in joint defense initiatives and deepening cooperation with the continent’s leading military powers open up a different path to integration into the European security space, an alternative to the long road through Brussels.
6/16/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

More and more russian regions are facing fuel shortages. Following tatarstan and ulyanovsk region, filling stations in the kuzbass have introduced limits on petrol purchases. Starting June 12, petrol stations in moscow belonging to the largest chains have also imposed restrictions on fuel sales.
6/15/2026
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The EU Has Set a Course Toward Strengthening Its Technological Autonomy

The European Commission has unveiled a comprehensive package of measures on technological sovereignty aimed at phasing out foreign suppliers from the Bloc’s critical digital infrastructure. According to Brussels’ estimates, implementing these plans will require at least EUR 320 billion in investment over the next decade.
6/15/2026
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Yaroslav Haivas. Prominent OUN Figure, Intelligence Officer, Journalist

At various points in his life, Yaroslav Haivas served as Roman Shukhevych’s deputy in the Self-Defense Committee; during the German-soviet War, he led one of the OUN-M’s expeditionary groups in the occupied territories of soviet Ukraine, later headed the Provid of the Central East of Ukraine, and during 1944–1945 even served as acting leader of the OUN.
6/15/2026
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It Is Crucial that American Society Fully Supports Our Ukrainian Aspiration for a Dignified Peace – Address by the President

It will be an important week, and we are counting on results. First and foremost, of course, air defense for Ukraine, political agreements that will bolster our defenses here in Ukraine, there will be the opening of a cluster – a cluster for Ukraine and Moldova – and steps toward a lasting peace.
6/14/2026
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Azerbaijan Has Established a National Cybersecurity Agency to Protect Against Attacks Originating from russia and Iran

Baku is developing a centralized cybersecurity model based on the Western model to increase the state’s resilience to hybrid threats from russia. Critical information infrastructure, government digital services, data centers, and the media space are all being protected.
6/14/2026
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Financial Collapse of Regions: moscow Once Again Bails Out Federal Subjects from Own Debts

More than 20 federal subjects have already been officially recognized as financially distressed. The reasons are standard: declining tax revenues, rising social spending, and the increasingly heavy burden of military expenditures, which the federal government is shifting onto the regions.
6/14/2026
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June and July Must Deliver Results For Ukraine and for All of Europe – Address by the President

That is why the fate of Europe is being decided here – it is being decided in Ukraine, in this war, and in how this war ends, and whether Russia will still have the strength and the desire after this war to threaten the existence of Ukraine and its other neighbors, and the entirety of Europe. That is why we must end this war with dignity and with guaranteed security.
6/13/2026
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Corporate russia Slowly Cannibalizing Itself

The rb’s corporate sector has accumulated over $117.5 billion in overdue receivables. By the end of February 2026, the share of non-performing payments had reached 6.7% and amounts to approximately 3.8% of the country’s GDP. These figures are cited in the central bank of the rf’s “financial stability review” for the fourth quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026.
6/13/2026
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The Sahara Instead of siberia: Algeria Has Begun Constructing a Gas Pipeline from Nigeria to Europe

Construction work has begun on the Algerian section of the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) in the Adrar province in southern Algeria. The ceremony brought together representatives from Algeria, Nigeria, and Niger, as well as the state-owned energy companies Sonatrach, Nigerian National Petroleum Company, and SONIDEP.
6/13/2026
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A Course of Action Has Been Approved – To Increase the Financial Sustainability of Our Defense and Ensure the Continued Transformation of the Ukrainian Army – Address by the President

The frontline must disappoint Russia. And that is a prerequisite for the main goal all of us need: peace for Ukraine. I thank everyone who understands this and who is defending our national interests in exactly the way it must be done.
6/12/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Member of the state duma, a member of the communist party faction vyacheslav markhaev has stated that russia needs a “public plan to end the ‘special military operation’” because it is “on the brink of a social explosion”.
6/12/2026
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CEPA: russia and China Have Created a “Meta-Threat” to Democracies

The Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), an American think tank, has released a report proposing a reevaluation of the very logic behind countering russia and China. Instead of treating them as two separate threats, analysts suggest framing them as a single, shared “meta-threat” that arises specifically from the combination of the two regimes, rather than from the actions of each individually.
6/12/2026
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russia Losing the War Against Hogweed: While the kremlin Is Flaunting Its Missiles, the Toxic Weed Is Taking Over Thousands of Hectares

In russia, the area affected by hogweed increases by 10–15% annually, and in some regions by as much as 20%. Currently, over 93,000 hectares of agricultural land in the rf are considered infested. Central russia, the volga region, the urals, and the northwestern regions are most affected by this invasive plant.
6/12/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

The new wave of defaults in the russian corporate bond market has already matched the scale of the 2014–2016 crisis and has become the largest in the past ten years. Since the beginning of 2024, 25 issuers have defaulted on 97 bond issues totaling 66 billion rubles.
6/11/2026
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Construction in belarus: Down by 25% in Four Months

In the first four months of 2026, the volume of housing completed in belarus fell by 26.6% compared to the same period last year. In rural areas and small towns, the decline was even steeper – 30%.
6/11/2026
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russia’s Agricultural Sector Is Entering the Season with the Worst Figures in Eight Years

According to the country’s ministry of agriculture, as of the end of May, the rf had sown only 42.3 million hectares out of the planned 83 million. This is the slowest sowing pace since 2018. Spring wheat covers 7–7.1 million hectares instead of the 10.5 million hectares planned, which is by 12% less than a year earlier.
6/11/2026
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The Plan of Our Ukrainian Long-Range Sanctions Is Being Implemented Precisely as Intended – Address by the President

The first and most important priority is implementing agreements with our partners. We have just had productive Ukraine–NB8 and Ukraine–E3 summits. Our partners are ready to help, particularly with air defense. It is precisely air defense, energy, and reinvigorating diplomacy that are Ukraine’s three priorities.
6/10/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

The European Commission intends to tighten trade restrictions on belarus as part of a new package of sanctions against russia. This was announced by President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. According to her, the European Union wants to align some of the measures against minsk with sanctions against moscow so that belarus cannot be used to circumvent the restrictions.
6/10/2026