Україна і світ – проти російської агресії. Санкції в дії

“I can confirm that all EU member states have agreed to open clusters 2 and 3 for Ukraine and Moldova,” said Thomas Byrne, Ireland’s Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, regarding the opening of new clusters in the EU accession negotiations.

European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos has announced that candidate countries for EU membership will be involved in the work of the European Center for Democratic Resilience even before they become EU members.

At the Warsaw Security Forum, UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Ed Miliband will call for an end to attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and emphasize the country’s determination to counter russian hybrid attacks alongside its European partners. “The United Kingdom will emphasize that no ally is immune to russia’s tactics, and that the time has come to strengthen efforts to ensure Britain’s security by building a stronger Europe within a stronger NATO,” says the statement.

“We need to provide or create security guarantees for Ukraine. But from the point of view of our region, we need security guarantees from Ukraine. Because Ukraine is currently the greatest military power that is truly fighting and has the political will to defend its freedom,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Margus Tsahkna.

The European External Action Service (EEAS), together with the European Commission, will prepare proposals on how to prevent russian and belarusian athletes from returning to international competitions and to maintain russia’s isolation in global sports. This was stated by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas. According to her, “sports and culture must not become tools for whitewashing russia’s aggression”.

The European Union and 46 countries have issued a joint statement expressing “strong condemnation” of the fact that belarus continues to provide military support to russia, enabling it to continue its illegal aggression against Ukraine. The coordinated position was presented during the general debate of the UN General Assembly as part of its 81st session.

The Council of the European Union has decided to impose additional restrictive measures against the dprk in response to Pyongyang’s nuclear program and the deepening military and economic cooperation between the rf and north korea.

The government of Finland is pushing for a complete ban on the issuance of tourist visas to russian citizens at the level of the European Union. The country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen has made a corresponding appeal to the European Commission.

Chancellor of the FRG Friedrich Merz has stated that Berlin is not considering the possibility of reaching an agreement with russia on diesel fuel. “For Germany, an agreement on diesel fuel is out of the question; sanctions must be strengthened”.

Europe cannot allow war fatigue to set in, since it itself is not fighting. European countries must remain united, speak with one voice, and focus on supporting Ukraine. This was stated by Prime Minister of Lithuania Mindaugas Sinkevičius.

Lithuania’s Seimas has begun reviewing proposals to further restrict the activities of russians and belarusians in Lithuania. The amendments, drafted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, provide for restrictions on the purchase of real estate if it is located near strategically important sites.

In Ireland, the FinEx funds, which were popular with russians, have been liquidated. russian investors will not be able to retrieve their frozen funds.

The suspension of shipments through Black Sea ports and low demand in Asia led to a 17% decline in seaborne coal exports from russia in September compared to August. The sharpest monthly decline – 50.3% – was seen in shipments to India. Shipments to the key market – China – fell by 15.2% in September.

In russia, laptops imported from China have become by 10% more expensive. At this, their quality has deteriorated – due to a memory shortage, many manufacturers have once again begun producing models with 8 GB of RAM. By 2026 standards, that is very little. Prices for Chinese laptops have risen amid a narrowing selection of Western brands – there are noticeably fewer Apple, HP, Dell, and other laptops available in russia.

russia’s freight transportation market continues to shrink across all key segments. Sales of light commercial vehicles weighing up to 3.5 tons fell by 19.2%; medium-duty commercial vehicles (3.5–16 tons) saw a 4.1% drop in sales; sales of heavy trucks weighing over 16 tons declined by 15%; and bus sales fell by 3.9%. The main reason for the decline in the commercial vehicle market is the overheating of the market in 2023–2024. In 2025, sales dropped by 55%. In the first nine months of 2026, they fell by another 15%.

Beer producers in russia have faced problems following attacks on “yandex”’s data centers. The association of producers  of beer, malt, and beverage has warned retail chains about delays in product deliveries. Work failures led to disruptions in production processes and difficulties in transmitting sales data.

In russia, during the first nine months, the russian register of cryptocurrency miners, for the first time since the industry was legalized,  faced a situation in which the number of participants removed from the register exceeded the number of those added. About 65% of those who left did so voluntarily, indicating a scaling back of operations due to the deteriorating economic situation in the cryptocurrency mining sector.

russian banks are unable to keep up with the flood of requests from the federal bailiff service regarding debtors. For example, from September 18 through 21, the service sent millions of such requests to banks without prior notice. One regional bank received 12.8 million requests on September 19 alone. At this, for most banks, over 90% of the requests concerned individuals who were not their clients. Banks are required to respond to a request within three days, and each delay is punishable by a fine ranging from 50,000 to 100,000 rubles.

The federal tax service has begun deducting funds from russians’ credit cards to cover outstanding tax debts.

belarus’ trade deficit in investment goods increased 1.8-fold over the first eight months.