Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

Czech activists from the “Darek pro putina” (“Gift for putin”) initiative have collected 16 million crowns in donations – enough for two Flamingo missiles for Ukraine.

Ukraine wants to order 27 Patriot air defense systems from American manufacturers.

“Building strong, friendly partnerships with a sovereign Ukraine, without forgetting our interests, of course, is a great opportunity for Poland. Therefore, we must focus on helping Ukraine, because if it loses the war, the situation in Poland will change radically for the worse. Although here I am a moderate optimist. There are no objective reasons why Ukraine should lose,” said Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk.

European Commission Spokesperson Anitta Hipper has said that russia’s recent massive attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine are threatening nuclear safety.

Ukraine has appealed to the IAEA to urgently convene the Board of Governors to develop mechanisms to prevent russian attacks on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure.

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Estonian company Frankenburg Technologies has unveiled a new small-sized Mark 1 missile designed to intercept russian long-range drones that pose a threat to NATO countries.

Finland’s Air Force fighter jets have begun training flights near the russian border.

Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk believes that putin is already waging war against the EU through the actions of a “fifth column” within each European country.

Authorities of Romania will control any transfer of “Lukoil”’s assets in the country, exercising their right of veto.

Lukoil has reported a “force majeure” at the giant West Qurna-2 oil field in Iraq and has suspended operations there. Following sanctions by the USA and the UK, Baghdad has frozen the russian company’s payments.

Canada did not allow the president of the russian skating union Gulyayev to attend the World Cup stage.

Sanctions in action: russian integrated circuit manufacturer “Baikal Electronics” was unable to start production of domestic Baikal M processors due to a “shortage of components on the market”. By the end of 2025, the manufacturer was supposed to supply russian companies with tens of thousands of such processors.

Over three years, 875 companies and individual entrepreneurs in the field of urban and intercity passenger transport have ceased operations in russia. From November 2022 to November 2025, their number decreased from 7,043 to 6,168, or by 12.4 %. The urban bus transport segment was the most affected, with 775 operators having left the market (-14 %). In trolleybus and tram transport, the reduction was 6.5 % and 7.8 %, respectively. 93 companies that provided intercity bus routes have also closed (-6.7 %). In 2025, the largest outflow of public transport operators was recorded in Irkutsk region (-71). High figures were also recorded in Tyva (-21), the Krasnodar Territory (-18), Yakutia (-17), Astrakhan and Sverdlovsk regions (-17 and -14), the Stavropol Territory (-16), and Kabardino-Balkaria (-13). In total, 426 carriers have ceased operations in 2025.

russian operators will be required to disconnect certain subscribers at the request of the fsb.

There is a shortage of rotavirus vaccine in russian regions. The medication is not available in public and private clinics in Volgograd, Voronezh, Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, and Chelyabinsk regions, Tatarstan, as well as in the Krasnodar and Krasnoyarsk Territories.

A quarter of those who invaded Ukraine and became disabled are now unemployed.

The commission of the government of the rf has approved a draft law to be submitted to the state duma prohibiting the enforcement in russia of rulings of foreign criminal courts whose jurisdiction is not based on an international treaty of russia or a UN Security Council resolution.

The government commission has also approved a draft law to be submitted to the state duma on restricting the administrative expulsion from the rf of foreign citizens and stateless persons who served in the russian armed forces under contract and participated in the performance of tasks assigned to the armed forces of the rf.

The total number of complaints received by the bank of russia from consumers of financial services in the first three quarters of 2025 increased by 15.8 % year-on-year to 280,000.

belarus’ total external debt increased to $37.7 billion in the second quarter of 2025, reflecting a gradual increase in the debt burden on the country’s economy. By 2030, the rb’s total public debt could rise to $42.3 billion, which is by 35 % higher than in 2024.