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The kremlin’s “Special Reproduction Operation”
Massive losses in the war against Ukraine have exacerbated russia’s demographic crisis to a critical level. The fertility rate in 2025 was 1.37 children per woman, far below the minimum required rate of 2.1. The kremlin’s response is a propaganda machine, retooled from military rhetoric to reproductive one.
3/15/2026
russian Businesses Are Replacing English Signs en Masse, Spending a Month’s Worth of Revenue
New rules regarding the use of foreign words in commercial activities have been in effect in russia since March. From now on, all signs, advertising materials, and product descriptions on websites and marketplaces must be exclusively in russian. The Latin alphabet and “insufficiently russian” words in Cyrillic are banned.
3/15/2026
putin’s Economy: a Quarter of a Century of High Prices
Twenty-six years of putin’s rule have left russians with a wonderful legacy: what cost 100 rubles in the early 2000s, cost 1,033 rubles by the end of 2025. Total inflation over this period was about 930%.
3/14/2026
russia’s Waste Recycling Industry Is in Deep Crisis
January and February were the most difficult months for businesses, when the turnover of many companies fell sharply amid a general decline in economic activity.
3/14/2026
Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action
“The decisions regarding the EUR 90 billion loan (to Ukraine) were made collectively and relate to the military context. And the context of the war has not changed. We must honor our commitments and the decisions we have made, and this is precisely what we will be working on in the coming days and weeks,” said President of France Emmanuel Macron.
3/13/2026
Defense Industry As a Black Hole: How the Military-Industrial Complex of the rf Is Swallowing up the Civilian Economy and Failing to Save Even Those Who Work for It
For years, moscow has been promoting the narrative of the military-industrial complex as the engine of economic growth. The reality turned out to be fundamentally different. The military-industrial complex functions as a giant pump that sucks resources out of all other sectors, including the enterprises that directly serve it.
3/13/2026
According to Estonian Foreign Intelligence, moscow Is Aligning Itself with Beijing, but Remains Distrustful
In particular, the Service points out the increased cooperation between the countries in the fields of energy, trade, finance, transport, science, and technology. Although China is formally trying to maintain the image of a “neutral” party.
3/13/2026
russia Firing Doctors, Teachers, and Civil Servants
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the number of officially fired workers reached 32,600, which is by 59% more than a year earlier. The most affected sectors were public administration and security (4,900), healthcare (4,600), education (3,800), and manufacturing (3,900).
3/13/2026
Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action
The leaders of the G7 countries have agreed to maintain sanctions against russia. This was announced by President of France Emmanuel Macron. “In the conclusions of this extraordinary G7 meeting, which took place in the format of a video conference, the consensus was that we should not change our position regarding russia and maintain our effort for Ukraine,” he said.
3/12/2026
Serfdom Returning to russian Education
The kremlin is purposefully building a system of narrow-profile education that completely deprives students of freedom of choice and makes them dependent solely on the state’s staffing needs. Giving up the Bologna model effectively makes it impossible to continue studying abroad.
3/12/2026
Ships of the “Shadow Fleet” Flying the rf’s Flag Are Scaling up Hybrid Threats to Europe
The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine has received information about the kremlin’s plans to increase the number of tankers transporting oil under the rf’s flag. This decision is dictated by the increasingly frequent cases of detentions of tankers belonging to russia’s “shadow fleet” by European countries and the United States.
3/12/2026
russian Industry Imitates Import Substitution, Degrading Technologically
Systemic problems have not gone away: the difficulty of finding alternative spare parts, rising costs and final prices, and limited opportunities to work with suppliers from “friendly” countries. Since 2024, negative factors have consistently outweighed adaptive ones.
3/12/2026
Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action
Germany will provide Ukraine with additional EUR 200 million to strengthen its defense against russian bombarding.
3/11/2026
moscow Legalizing Theft of Brands: russia Is Preparing a Mechanism for Seizing Foreign Intellectual Property
russian authorities are close to what international lawyers are already openly calling institutionalized theft of intellectual property. In simple terms, the state will appoint an “administrator” who, without the consent of IKEA, Apple, or any other company, will be able to issue licenses to russian manufacturers to use their brands and technologies.
3/11/2026
The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (SUPO) Has Announced Recruitment of Agents with Emphasis on Being Proficient in the russian and Chinese Languages
Requirements for candidates include Finnish citizenship, a university degree in any field, a category B driver’s license, and willingness to travel on business. In addition to russian and Chinese, applicants with knowledge of English, French, Spanish, and rare languages are also being considered.
3/11/2026
Stocks Ending, Production – at a Standstill: russia Is Short of Optic Fiber
The enterprise ceased operations after critical damage to its equipment, and the government estimates that existing product stocks will soon be depleted. Production is not expected to resume until the end of 2027 at the earliest.
3/11/2026
Our Team Is Now on Its Way to the Gulf Region, Where They Can Help Protect Lives and Stabilize the Situation – Address by the President
Ukraine has the greatest experience in the world in countering attack drones, and without our experience, it will be very difficult for the Gulf region, the entire Middle East, and partners in Europe and America to build strong protection. We are ready to help those who help us, help Ukraine. Rustem Umerov, together with our military officials, intelligence, the Ministry of Defense, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will prepare concrete agreements.
3/11/2026
Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action
“We will provide this loan one way or another,” – European Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis has assured that the European Union will fulfill its promise to provide Ukraine with a loan of EUR 90 billion in 2026-2027.
3/10/2026
russians Are Largely Unable to Master New Technologies
russia has seen a decline in the digital literacy of its population. In 2025, the corresponding index fell by 3% to 68%, compared to 71% in 2022–2024.
3/10/2026
Amid the Crisis in russian Entrepreneurship, Chinese Businesses Are Taking Over Online Commerce in russia
This growth in Chinese business activity is taking place against the background of russian entrepreneurs leaving the marketplace. From February to December 2025, the number of active sellers on russian online platforms decreased by 6.9% – for the first time in the history of observations.
3/10/2026
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