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France Is Integrating Cyberspace into Its National Defense System

The strategy marks France’s switching from a fragmented response to incidents to a systemic model of cyber deterrence and preventive risk management, while establishing cyberspace as a full-fledged dimension of national defense. The focus on a large personnel reserve and European mobility of specialists also has a geopolitical dimension aimed at reducing Europe’s technological dependence.
2/11/2026
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russia Continues Losing Its Brains

The consequences of the kremlin’s policy are reflected in global rankings. In Leiden University’s 2025 ranking of scientific activity, no russian university made it into the top 200. The highest position was taken by moscow state university, which ranked only 227th.
2/11/2026
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Dependence on russia May Ruin belarus’ Real Estate Market

The current market configuration is a direct consequence of external shock, not internal development. International sanctions have forced belarusians to urgently seek ways to preserve their savings. Real estate became a forced substitute for financial assets, causing frenzied demand in 2022–2024 and pushing prices up by about 20%.
2/11/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

The Netherlands has announced an additional contribution of EUR 35 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund, bringing the total amount to EUR 100 million. EUR 35 million of the new contribution from Dutch partners will be used to install solar power systems on building roofs through the Ray of Hope initiative.
2/11/2026
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Many Changes Are Underway in Our Air Defense Operations – Address by the President

We are preparing for two systemic security events that will take place this week. The first is a defense ministers’ format involving countries standing with Ukraine. New support packages for our defense will be announced. The second is the Munich Security Conference, in which Ukraine will take part. It is important that Ukraine’s signals are heard by Europe, heard by America, and by all our partners.
2/11/2026
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VDD: russia Remains an Existential Threat to Latvia’s National Security

russia is classified as an existential threat in the report. The VDD records espionage, sabotage, and psychological influence operations, predicting an increase in their intensity in 2026. The practice of involving local individuals from the criminal milieu in subversive activities is pointed out separately.
2/10/2026
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“russian Railways” Recording Decline in Key Sectors and Entering Debt Market

The deepest decline was recorded in the transportation of scrap metal (-43.2%), cement (-30%), ferrous metals (-14.5%), and coal (-8.7%). These segments traditionally form the basis of the “russian railways”’s freight base, and their decline directly reflects the downturn in the coal and metallurgical sectors, as well as stagnation in the construction industry.
2/10/2026
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russia’s Economy Is Repeating the Scenario of the Late ussr

Analysts are increasingly comparing the current situation to the delayed crisis of the late ussr, when economic problems were masked by debt for a long time. Although the scale of the current challenges is not comparable to the catastrophe of the 1990s yet, russia is inevitably facing a prolonged period of economic turbulence.
2/10/2026
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There Will Be Significant International Events This Week – on Defense and Security. In Europe, Our Position Will Be Sufficiently Represented, and the Same Applies to the United States – Address by the President

There are no countries left in Europe that do not know what Russian interference is and what Russian destabilization operations can look like. Everyone also sees what Russian murderers, Russian missiles, and Russian drones are doing. Protection from this and ensuring security must be tangible and lay the groundwork for a lasting peace. The documents on guarantees are ready.
2/10/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

“These systematic strikes on (Ukraine’s) energy infrastructure, in particular on facilities related to nuclear energy, are war crimes under international law and must be punished with real measures, not just statements of concern, up to and including actions in the International Criminal Court. Those who order and carry out these attacks must be held criminally responsible,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Kęstutis Budrys.
2/10/2026
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Oslo Observes Increasing Risks of Sabotage and Cyberattacks Against NATO and Support for Ukraine

In the document, the special services note an increase in hybrid threats from the rf, China, and Iran. Those states are increasingly combining intelligence and cyber operations, influence operations, sabotage, recruitment, and economic pressure. According to Norway, this approach is systemic and aimed at undermining the stability of state institutions in the long term.
2/9/2026
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Finances of the rf Started the Year 2026 with a Budget Failure

In December 2025, the ministry of finance of the rf announced its intention to reduce the budget deficit in 2026 from $74 billion to $49 billion. Current dynamics indicates the opposite: the actual deficit may grow to $130 billion, which means a complete disconnect between official statements and the real state of finances.
2/9/2026
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russia’s Regions Spend Hundreds of Millions on Governors’ Safeguards

Since the start of the full-scale war against Ukraine, russian governors have significantly increased spending on their own security. While 7 million rubles were spent on security in 2021, the amount rose to a record 119.7 million in 2023. In 2024–2025, spending remained consistently high at over 100 million rubles per year.
2/9/2026
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The Coming Weeks Will Be Active in Our Work with Partners: As Always, Results Are Needed – Address by the President

Today was almost entirely devoted to recovery efforts in our regions: the necessary forces of communities, municipal services, and energy companies are engaged everywhere. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine, in addition to the real assistance already being provided across all regions, is also forming reserve forces. These are consolidated energy groups that will be able to quickly bolster the capabilities already in place.
2/9/2026
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“Dnipro” in West Germany. The kgb’s Special Operation

Declassified documents from the archives of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine reveal what was really hidden in the murky waters of the “Dnipro” and what techniques the kgb used to achieve this.
2/8/2026
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russia Has Left Its Villages Without Internet

By 2030, russia will need to replace more than 400,000 km of fiber optic lines laid in the early 2000s. The cost of upgrading the infrastructure is estimated at hundreds of billions of rubles, while the capacity of key trunk lines is already approaching critical limits.
2/8/2026
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Another Massive Russian Attack – Typical of Their Style – Came in Fact Against Ongoing Diplomatic Efforts at Various Levels – Address by the President

Ukraine is interested in Europe being part of these processes, and what we have achieved in engaging Europe and factoring in Europe’s interests is already quite serious. We continue to count on the same substantial support from Europe and from the United States.
2/8/2026
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Focus on Domestic Production: India Is Preparing a Large-Scale Exploration Program

The government of India has announced plans to invest up to $100 billion in domestic exploration and increase oil refining capacity to 6 million barrels per day by 2030.
2/7/2026
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“gazprom” May Lose Its Last Foothold in Europe

The government of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has officially accepted a letter of intent from the American company AAFS Infrastructure and Energy, which outlines plans to build the Southern Interconnection gas pipeline. The pipeline will connect the country to a liquefied natural gas terminal on the Croatian island of Krk. This will create an alternative to the Turkish Stream.
2/7/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

russia’s regions ended the year 2025 with a total local budget deficit of 1.538 trillion rubles. Compared to last year, the “hole” in the budgets of the constituent entities increased fivefold.
2/7/2026