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The kremlin Is Trying to Regain Influence in Georgia Through Culture

Diplomatic relations between the two countries have been severed since 2008, so moscow’s interests in Tbilisi are formally represented by Switzerland’s Embassy. It is under this banner that the “section of the rf’s interests” operates, which, according to its head, d. olisov, views the promotion of the russian language as one of the main directions of its work.
7/3/2026
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The kremlin Is Stuck Between Inflation and an Empty Treasury

From June 17 to 28, the official dollar-to-ruble exchange rate soared from 73.11 to 77.06 – and each of these points reflects not a market equilibrium, but moscow’s systemic inability to maintain its financial facade.
7/3/2026
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Russia Has No Argument Left for Its War Other Than Its Ballistic Missiles – Address by the President

In the coming days, there will be a NATO Summit and other formats, and this is exactly what should become one of the key outcomes: air defense. If, of course, NATO still means anything to the Allies. Europe must have its own sufficient capability to defend itself against all types of threats, including this one – Russian ballistic missiles.
7/3/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

“…EU accession is what the Ukrainian people deserve and need. And it is what they are striving for as they defend their country. They want a European way of life and all the freedoms that come with it. And we must keep this in mind as our central goal. russia cannot win this war,” said Prime Minister of Ireland Micheál Martin.
7/2/2026
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The kremlin Is Preparing Not to Win the Elections, but to Stage a Victory

According to the “vtsiom”’s latest data from June 26, support for “united russia” has fallen to 33.8% - down by 1.7% over the week. Meanwhile, “new people” is polling at 12%, the communist party of the rf (kprf) – at 10.7%, and the liberal democratic party of russia (ldpr) – at 9.4%.
7/2/2026
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Frozen Mines and Idle Blast Furnaces: russia’s Civilian Sector Is Collapsing

The ferrous metallurgy sector is experiencing what is perhaps the most dramatic decline. The magnitogorsk iron and steel works has shut down some of its blast furnaces, cut pig iron production by 30%, and reported capacity utilization below 60%.
7/2/2026
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russians Risk Being Left Without Public Transportation: Fuel Crisis Weighs on the rf

If the shortage of petroleum products spreads to public transportation, the aggressor nation risks coming to a standstill, as the vast majority of its cities are critically dependent on buses.
7/2/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Denmark will provide Ukraine with its 30th military aid package, worth approximately 4.4 billion kroner (EUR 590 million), which includes the supply of ammunition and weapons, and also enables the Ukrainian government to allocate approximately 1.3 billion kroner to fund its own defense industry.
7/1/2026
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Fuel Panic: In russia’s Regions, Filling Stations Are Being Sold, and People Are Fighting Over Petrol

The shortage is already sparking direct conflicts. Across the regions, fights are breaking out en masse at filling stations, and cars are being damaged due to disputes in the queues. In belgorod region, where petrol is far from being available at all filling stations, they have started selling filling stations themselves.
7/1/2026
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russians Withdrawing Money from Banks at a Record Pace

In the first half of 2026, russians and russian businesses rushed to withdraw money from banks. The amount of cash in circulation increased by $17.2 billion – the second-highest figure after the pandemic-stricken year of 2020, when the increase was $18.6 billion.
7/1/2026
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All of russia Will Bear the Brunt of moscow’s Problems.

The kremlin fears problems for the capital’s residents because muscovites are closest to those in power. Frightened by past protests on bolotnaya square, russian authorities are trying to protect themselves from potential turmoil in the future at the expense of the regions.
7/1/2026
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russia Runing Out of Jet Fuel: Prices Have Skyrocketed

The fuel crisis in russia shows no signs of abating and is gaining momentum. The shortage of jet fuel is forcing the kremlin to urgently restructure its supply logistics, increase imports, and impose export bans. Airlines have already felt the impact. In particular, “azimuth” airline has announced a reduction in fuel supplies by approximately 30% of the agreed-upon volumes.
7/1/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

The European Commission has disbursed to Ukraine a portion of the first tranche of the defense component of the EUR 90 billion EU loan; the disbursement amounted to EUR 3.9 billion out of the planned 6 billion; the funds will be used to purchase Ukrainian-made drones.
6/30/2026
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russia Keeps Losing Ground in Central Asia

The United States and China are actively developing their business projects in Central Asia. Beijing, in particular, has over $36 billion in direct investments there. And amid all this diversity, we hear less and less about russia.
6/30/2026
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They Aren’t Paying – and Can’t: Tax Debt in the rf Has Increased by a Third

The geographic distribution of debts mirrors the economic map of the rf. moscow accounts for $20.1 billion in debts – nearly 40% of the total. moscow region accounts for $3.8 billion, st. petersburg – for $2.7 billion, and the krasnodar territory and samara region – for $1.1–1.2 billion each.
6/30/2026
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russia Is Building Another “Shadow Fleet” to Circumvent Upcoming EU Sanctions

russia is using anonymous entities and convoluted ownership chains to purchase old tankers around the world. Over the past five months, six old gas tankers have entered the russian market. Besides, between February 2024 and May 2025, seven similar vessels were already bought through front companies.
6/30/2026
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Since the Start of the Full-Scale War, the Russian Army Has Been Given as Many as 15 Deadlines for Capturing Our Donetsk Region – Address by the President

This week and in the coming weeks, we will be working with partners – there are things that should be done to bring peace closer. We have a busy international schedule ahead.
6/30/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia have appealed to the European Union to impose a ban on russian oil imports as soon as possible.
6/29/2026
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The Drop in Global Oil Prices: What Will Happen to russia

Now that Brent has fallen to $72.5, the market value of russian Urals crude has plummeted and is barely holding within the $55–60 per barrel range. This undermines all of the kremlin’s shadow schemes, as oil is becoming cheaper than the limits set by sanctions.
6/29/2026
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Due to the War, russians Are Saving on Food and Clothing En Masse

Recent sociological studies (including surveys by Prognosis and Shopper’s) demonstrate the failure of putin’s economic policy: 34% of russians are forced to save on food, joining the 47% who were already doing so.
6/29/2026