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russia Is Redrawing Its Map of Resettlement Amid Depopulation and Regional Decline

The key emphasis is on the priority of individual housing construction and the “revival” of liquidated and abandoned rural settlements. It is assumed that the demand for individual housing construction will allegedly be able to bring back to life  areas with a sparse population and a lack of basic infrastructure. However, the idea seems dubious.
12/17/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

“For the first time I heard from the mouths of American negotiators, and Mr. Steve Witkoff was unequivocal here, that America would engage in security guarantees for Ukraine in such a way that the russians would have no doubt that the American response would be military if the russians attacked Ukraine again,” said Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk.
12/17/2025
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russia’s Military-Industrial Complex Is Repeating the Model of the ussr: Record Spending and Zero Economic Return

The total cost of the war against Ukraine for russian taxpayers has reached 42.343 trillion rubles, or approximately $542 billion. This is equivalent to 24 annual budgets for the entire russian higher education system, 22 annual spendings on federal healthcare, and nearly 80 annual budgets of large regions such as Sverdlovsk Region (530 billion rubles) or the Krasnodar Territory (600 billion rubles).
12/16/2025
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European Intelligence Services: Hybrid Threats from russia and China Continue to Grow

The Military Counterintelligence Service of the FRG (MAD) and Denmark’s Military Intelligence Service (FE) have published their annual threat assessment reports, prepared against the background of the russian-Ukrainian war. Both documents note a further deterioration in the security environment for NATO and EU countries.
12/16/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

“Ukraine has proven that it has one of the best armies, one of the best-trained armies in the world. So, I think that if they do not join NATO and give up this process, it does not mean that they will not be able to defend themselves,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania Oana-Silvia Țoiu.
12/16/2025
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A New Collapse Is Brewing in the rf’s Real Estate Market

The gap between prices in the primary and secondary markets has already reached 61 %, and in the regions – up to 84 %. The average price for a square meter in new buildings is about 300,000 rubles, while in the secondary market it is only 163,000 rubles. Secondary prices are expected to continue to decrease amid a deepening crisis of confidence caused by a series of fraud cases.
12/15/2025
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moscow Is Preparing russian-Speaking Africans to “defend” Its Interests

St. Petersburg State University is actively developing partnership projects with African countries and announced at the conference that it would prioritize the creation of a professional infrastructure for teachers of the russian language. The University had previously cemented its role in promoting russia’s state ideology after publishing the “Explanatory Dictionary of the State Language of the russian federation”.
12/15/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

On a live broadcast of the kremlin’s key propaganda media outlet – radio “komsomolskaya pravda” – there was candid talk about the real state of russia’s  economy. Orientalist and political scientist Sevostyanov has stated that russia has turned out to be a junior and vulnerable partner of China, completely dependent on the latter’s interests.
12/15/2025
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russia Disconnecting from the World: a New Wave of Digital Restrictions

russia is introducing a ban on incoming international calls from a number of “unfriendly countries” without the prior consent of the subscriber: 47 states and territories, including the EU, the USA, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, and Ukraine.
12/14/2025
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russia’s Arctic Reserves of Rare Earth Elements, Oil, and Gas Are Being Divided Among Three Individuals, – Says the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine

The “Arctic pie” is being divided among new favorites: First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration of russia Sergei Kirienko, President of the state oil company “Rosneft” Igor Sechin, and CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev.
12/14/2025
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An Enclave on Subsidies: Kaliningrad Is Entering 2026 with Economic Setbacks

Logistics problems, which have worsened since the start of the full-scale war against Ukraine and the international isolation of the rf, continue to hit Kaliningrad the hardest. The authorities are forced to maintain not only sea connections but also air transport.
12/14/2025
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The Return of russian Military Servicemen from the Front Lines Has Caused a Wave of Violence Within the Country

More than 900 “veterans” have been convicted of violent crimes, including murder and assault. Separately, courts have recorded proceedings for theft, carjacking, and other property damage (3,000 people), drug-related crimes (1,500), and fraud (almost 400 defendants).
12/14/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

The European Union will impose sanctions on ships of the “shadow fleet” that transport russian oil, regardless of the sanctions packages.
12/14/2025
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russia Plans to Modernize and Increase Serial Production of “Oreshnik, ” – says the Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine

Great attention is being paid to the development of this program, as evidenced by the priority funding provided by Russia’s National Wealth Fund.
12/13/2025
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russia Is Deploying “Oreshnik” in belarus, with Europe in the Crosshairs, – Says Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine

The Head of the Foreign Intelligence has said that even if “Oreshnik” is deployed on belarusian territory, minsk will have no rights or authority to use it.
12/13/2025
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The Cost of Car Repairs in russia Has Rocketed 2.5 Times – the Car Fleet Continues to Age

The cost of car repairs in russia from the end of 2022 to April 2025 had risen 2.5 times – to 50–55 thousand rubles, and has increased by another third over the year.
12/13/2025
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

The rf federal budget’s revenues from oil and gas, which account for about a quarter of the state treasury’s revenues, will fall by 0.38 trillion rubles (-48.6 %) in December 2025 compared to December 2024.
12/13/2025
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300,000 Vacancies and Minimal Reserves: Demographics Are Putting Pressure on belarus’ Economy

The authorities are forced to recruit pensioners and disabled people and even conduct campaigns against “parasites”. In 2025, the number of working pensioners reached 470,000, and of working disabled people – 72,000.
12/12/2025
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russia’s “War Economy” Has Exhausted Its Resources

It was the military-industrial complex that was presented as the “locomotive” of the economy. Today, it has become a burden: in the first nine months of this year, growth rates were only 0.3 % compared to 5 % last year. This has affected corporate revenues and wage levels.
12/12/2025
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Logistical Problems and Falling Prices Have Caused a Collapse of Seaborne Exports of russia’s Oil

Although russia continues to increase its shipments of crude oil, sanctions and market restrictions are creating a sustained negative trend in its exports by sea. A significant portion of cargo remains at sea without being unloaded, while carriers are increasingly resorting to changing ports of destination and ship-to-ship operations to circumvent restrictions.
12/12/2025