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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
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russia’s Cash-Based Economy Is Expanding Amid a Crisis of Confidence in Banks

The financial system of the rf is showing signs of instability that are difficult to conceal behind the central bank’s upbeat statements about the sector’s stability. Citizens are returning en masse to cash payments, giving up bank cards and non-cash transactions, and this trend is gaining momentum faster than officials are willing to admit.
6/29/2026
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russia Is Drowning in Its Own Contaminants

The overall chemical burden on the health of russians has increased by 5.9% over the past year. Already, 83.8 million people – 57% of the population of the rf – are affected by it. In other words, most of the country lives in conditions that the state itself acknowledges as harmful.
6/28/2026
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The kremlin Will Crack Down on russians Immediately After the Elections

The most serious part of the deferred draft law concerns mobilization. In the temporarily occupied Crimea, military commissariats are already working with reservists, laying out the future in no uncertain terms: sign a contract now, because after the September vote, a new wave of mobilization will be announced, and you’ll be sent to the front in any case.
6/28/2026
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Greetings on Ukraine’s Constitution Day

The Constitution has served as the foundation upon which Ukrainian statehood has stood during the most difficult periods of its history. Today, as the country counteracts russia’s full-scale aggression, the values enshrined in the Constitution – freedom, democracy, and human rights – are being defended not only legally but also literally, with weapons in hand.
6/28/2026
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Germany Is Restructuring Its Defenses Against russia’s Hybrid Aggression

Berlin is taking a strategic step toward the systemic integration of security agencies, shifting from responding to individual incidents to continuous interagency monitoring and threat forecasting.
6/27/2026
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Reporting on War Expenditures: A New Tool for Ensuring the Loyalty of russia’s Governors

Amid rising costs, the kremlin is effectively turning the regions into an additional source of funding for the war.
6/27/2026
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More than 9,500 People Have Already Been Brought Home since the Start of the Full-Scale War – Address by the President

We continue to bring people back from Russian captivity: today, another 160 service members are home. Almost all of them had been in captivity since 2022. Defenders of Mariupol, Azovstal, all of Donetsk region, and other directions, including Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, and Sumy regions. We must bring back everyone – military personnel and civilians – who are still in Russian captivity.
6/26/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

The Netherlands will provide EUR 178 million to help Ukraine prepare for winter and develop distributed generation.
6/26/2026
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russia’s Petrol Shortage Has Spilled onto the Streets

The systematic destruction of russia’s oil refining infrastructure has turned the fuel crisis from a story in the business media into a daily reality for millions of people. Petrol production has fallen by about 25%, and in the first week of June, oil refining volumes dropped below 4 million barrels per day – the lowest level in 21 years.
6/26/2026
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russians Breaking All-Time Records for Poverty and Debt

In the last quarter alone, the total debt increased by nearly 1 trillion rubles (+2.2%). Mortgages account for the largest share – 21.7 trillion rubles, or 48.1% of all russians’ debt obligations. Another 13.4 trillion rubles is accounted for by consumer loans, and 3 trillion rubles – by auto loans.
6/26/2026
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russia Once Again Is Trying to Sell Abroad Something It Doesn’t Have

At the same time, according to estimates by russian aviation experts, their passenger air transport sector is in urgent need of about 300 aircraft of this class. Therefore, it is unclear exactly what the russians plan to export and, more importantly, from which resources.
6/26/2026
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The kremlin Is Testing Public Reaction: russians in the Regions Are Being Forced Under Torture to Sign Military Contracts

The kremlin is now frantically trying to figure out how to recruit fresh “cannon fodder” for its war of aggression against Ukraine without provoking a revolt. The authorities are afraid to announce an official mobilization because it would shock russians and spark a wave of protests. Therefore, russia has decided to test a “quiet” approach
6/26/2026
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Oleh Luhovskyi Has Reported to the President of Ukraine on the Situation in Crimea and belarus

The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine has also obtained internal russian documentation assessing the mood of citizens of the aggressor state.
6/25/2026