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Over 50 % in Five Years: Housing and Communal Services Tariffs Are Becoming a New Tax for the rf’s Population

Given that housing and utility costs account for about 10 % of russians’ consumer basket, a new wave of sharp indexation will increase inflationary pressure and hit households even harder, effectively shifting the state’s financial risks onto them.
11/29/2025
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Salary Arrears in russia Are Becoming a Systemic Factor of Economic Degradation

The social effect is obvious: 60 % of russians don’t have any savings to get them through even a short-term financial pause.
11/29/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Tighter sanctions and slowdown of the economy have hit all key tax revenues to the russian budget. At the end of the year, the federal treasury will collect by 5 trillion rubles less than planned on seven key tax items, which account for half of government revenues.
11/29/2025
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russia Is Eager for Ukraine to Make Mistakes; We Won’t Make Any – Address by the President

Talks will take place soon, with our representatives present – including the Chief of the General Staff, officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, and our intelligence.
11/28/2025
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Financing Gaps and Lack of Liquidity: the rf’s Economy Is Entering a Dangerous Phase

russia’s economy is entering the final phase of 2025 with a sharp deterioration in corporate performance, an increase in non-payments by state structures, and a deepening crisis in entire sectors. The cumulative net financial result of organizations in January–September decreased by 7.7 % year-on-year.
11/28/2025
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russian Business Is Stepping Back: Chinese Companies Are Effortlessly Capturing Key Markets

russia’s economy is facing increasing pressure from so-called “friendly” countries, which are quickly filling the niches left vacant by the investment pause. High key rates, ineffective monetary policy, and reduced budgetary stimulus are effectively paralyzing domestic producers.
11/28/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

The accumulated net financial result (profit minus loss) of the rf’s organizations in January-September 2025 decreased by 7.7 % year-on-year.
11/28/2025
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Right Now, Our Defense of Positions, Our Resistance on the Frontline, and Our Joint Work with Partners to Secure Better Diplomatic Standing Are Equally Important – Address by the President

The stronger we are in our defense on the frontline, the more we can achieve in diplomacy, and the more actively the world will help us press russia to end its war.
11/28/2025
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The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine Participated in the Kyiv Sanctions Summit

International sanctions have led to a significant deficit in the russian federal budget. According to estimates by the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, russia will lose $30 billion in oil and gas revenues this year and may lose around $50 billion next year.
11/27/2025
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russia Is Turning into a Landfill – Rubbish, Along with Budget Billions, Continues to Be Buried in the Ground

The accumulation of rubbish and the government’s desire to continue burying waste in the ground are causing discontent among the population. The authorities respond with repression – the police visit the organizers of the protests with threats and fines, which only exacerbates the conflict.
11/27/2025
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moscow Is Eating Away Its Strategic Reserves: Sales of Gold Are Reaching Tens of Billions of Dollars

Until 2025, the Central Bank of the rf did not sell gold to commercial market participants – it only accepted it from the ministry of finance, increasing its own reserves. Now, however, the regulator is moving to selling its reserves, while the National Wealth Fund is rapidly losing liquid assets: from $113.5 billion in 2022 to $51.6 billion in 2025.
11/27/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Chancellor of the FRG Friedrich Merz has announced EUR 170 million in emergency military aid to Ukraine. His country is also providing additional EUR 32 million through the KfW banking group to restore Ukraine’s energy sector.
11/27/2025
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The Daily Combat Results of the Ukrainian Army, Our Special Forces, and Our Deep Strikes – These Are All Proof That Ukraine Can Defend Its Interests – Address by the President

And now every eliminated Russian occupier, every replenishment of our exchange fund for Ukraine, every Russian assault Ukrainians have repelled, every piece of destroyed Russian equipment, every deep strike we carry out – these are all arguments showing that it’s worth standing with Ukraine, worth helping Ukraine, and that it is not Ukraine that must be pressured for peace, but Russia – the sole reason this war drags on.
11/27/2025
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The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine Participated in the Kyiv Sanctions Summit

International sanctions have led to a significant deficit in the russian federal budget. According to estimates by the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, russia will lose $30 billion in oil and gas revenues this year and may lose around $50 billion next year.
11/27/2025
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Dumping from Beijing Is Destroying russia’s Capacities: Its Silicon Industry Is on the Verge of Vanishing

russia’s metal silicon industry has been experiencing its deepest crisis in recent years: production in 2025 decreased by about a third. The main factors are China’s aggressive pricing policy and chronic overproduction, which allows Beijing to sell silicon at dumping rates and effectively drive russian producers out of their own domestic market.
11/26/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

The European Parliament has adopted a draft law launching the European Defence Industry Program, which provides for the integration of Ukraine’s defense industry into the European Union’s. “This will strengthen both Europe and Ukraine at the same time.
11/26/2025
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Much Depends on the United States Because It’s America’s Strength That Russia Takes Most Seriously – Address by the President

Ukrainian representatives are working with the United States 24/7, as well as with those who can help ensure truly real, effective steps toward ending this war. Likewise, we are doing everything 24/7 to ensure our army and our people have the means to defend themselves.
11/26/2025
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A Statement by the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine

Ukraine is committed to achieving a just and lasting peace. This is the main conclusion of the negotiations in Geneva. The Ukrainian side continues to work to ensure that all elements of the Peace Plan are truly effective and aimed at ending the bloodshed and war.
11/25/2025
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A Wave of Defaults Awaits the rf’s Coal Sector

According to available data, 74 % of companies are operating at a loss, while 23 % have completely stopped production. The industry’s total losses reached $3.32 billion and are estimated to grow to $4.42 billion by the end of the year. Current dynamics shows that the situation is unstable, but the key deterioration is yet to come. oal production has been declining for the third year in a row.
11/25/2025
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The kremlin Has Found New Grounds for Seizing Citizens’ Property

Previously, confiscation was used mainly in cases of corruption and economic offenses. Now the list of grounds includes the dissemination of so-called “fakes” about the armed forces of the rf, desertion, participation in “undesirable organizations”, confidential contacts with foreign structures, sabotage, and unauthorized access to information, including hacking computer systems and falsifying data.
11/25/2025