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

Denmark has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine totaling 1.4 billion Danish kroner ($217 million), which includes additional funding for the so-called “Danish model” of 100 million kroner, more than 370 million kroner for the PURL initiative, and 80 million kroner for fuel to be purchased through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency.

Germany is allocating additional EUR 40 million in winter aid to Ukraine.

The United Kingdom is allocating more than $17 million to Ukraine for the restoration of its energy system.

The Dutch volunteer organization Protect Ukraine has purchased a soviet Yak-52 training aircraft from the United Kingdom for EUR 78,000 and transferred it to Ukraine to intercept russian Shahed strike drones.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Anita Anand and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas have confirmed in a joint statement their unwavering support for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders. The parties called on russia to cease its aggression, comply with international humanitarian law, and choose the path of diplomacy.

The European Union has prepared sanctions against 10 russian citizens involved in the torture of Ukrainian prisoners, including journalist Viktoria Roshchina.

The European Commission has approved the European Democracy Shield project, which will combat hybrid threats and russian disinformation, and the EU Strategy for Civil Society, which provides for up to EUR 9 billion in additional funding for independent media, civic initiatives, and creative industries until 2034.

The Ambassadors of EU member states have agreed on new rules that simplify the revocation of visa-free travel to the European Union for third countries that pose a risk to the EU’s security or violate human rights.

Australia’s High Court has finally banned russia from constructing a new embassy building in the country’s capital, Canberra, next to the Parliament, recognizing the cancellation of the land lease agreement on national security grounds as lawful.

According to the International Energy Agency’s forecast for the development of the global energy sector, russia’s share in international gas trade, which stood at almost 25 % in 2021 – before the beginning  of the full-scale war against Ukraine – will never again reach those levels and may decline to 10 % by 2035. This will have consequences for russia’s gas sales revenues, which could decline from an average of $120 billion per year in the 2010s to an average of $28 billion per year in the 2030s.

The United Kingdom plans to ban companies from servicing and insuring ships carrying liquefied natural gas from russia.

The Ministry of Economy of the FRG has demanded that the state-owned energy company SEFE (Securing Energy for Europe GmbH), formerly owned by Gazprom, terminate its contract for the supply of russian liquefied natural gas.

Discounts on russian oil have risen sharply amid US sanctions against russia’s two largest oil companies, “Rosneft” and “Lukoil”. The discount on Urals relative to the benchmark Brent brand in the ports of Primorsk and Novorossiysk as of November 10 was $19.4 per barrel. At the beginning of November, the discount was $13-14 per barrel, and before the introduction of US sanctions in October, it was $11-12.

russia failed to fulfill its plan to increase oil supplies via the Northern Sea Route to Asian markets. Since the beginning of the year, shipments via that route have decreased by 4.2 %, while the number of voyages has remained unchanged – 18.

In the first half of 2025, russia provided approximately 60 % of diesel fuel supplies to Brazil. In October, its share decreased to 17 %. One of the reasons for the sharp decline in supplies from russia is the sanctions imposed by the USA.

After oil and gas revenues, the russian budget faced a decline in non-resource tax revenues for the first time this year. In October, the federal treasury received 2.096 trillion rubles in non-oil and gas revenues – by 4 % less than in the same month a year earlier. Commodity revenues plummeted by 27 % year-on-year last month, causing total budget revenues to also decrease by 12  % in annual terms.

The economic slowdown, tougher sanctions, and a sharp rise in interest rates on loans have pushed russia’s economy into a crisis of non-payments. In the third quarter, 39 % of large companies faced non-payments from their counterparties. The problem of non-payments has become the main constraint on business activity: the number of companies facing this problem increased 1.5 times compared to the second quarter, and their share increased by 13 %.

Businesses do not expect the russian economy to improve in 2026 and are preparing to optimize their costs. In particular, 38 % of medium and large companies intend to reduce their payroll. A third of enterprises (32 %) intend to do this through layoffs and automation. Others hope to limit themselves to cutting bonuses, reviewing the pay structure, and switching to part-time employment. At the same time, 30 % of companies plan to reduce spending on staff training, and 29 % – on business trips. Also, almost half of the organizations intend to cut marketing budgets.

The government of the rf will increase property taxes for businesses in order to fill regional budgets.

Employees of russian companies may be required to work while sick. A corresponding draft law has already been prepared in the state duma.

The ministry of digital development of the rf is drafting a law to introduce fines for companies which  had not switched their significant critical information infrastructure to russian software within the established deadlines.

russia’s industry, which has faced a downturn in a number of sectors, continues to experience a shortage of personnel, – stated  the russian union of industrialists and entrepreneurs. The shortage affects two million workers, including managers, engineers, and workers.

Almost 3 million families with children in the rf will lose access to preferential mortgages due to the rate increase.

One in ten members of the russian parliament has had problems with the law. At least 63 of the 625 current members of parliament may have a criminal past, with 37 of them possibly having been elected as members of parliament or senators in order to escape criminal prosecution.

The greatest danger for russians is that they have their own opinions – when people with access to the internet prefer to study various issues independently and form their own views, not guided by the voice of the clergy. This was stated by russian orthodox priest Aleksandr Sergeev.

Priest of the russian orthodox church Yevgeny Karavaev traveled around Krasnoarmeisky district of Volgograd, which lately has been frequently attacked by drones, carrying an icon: the “Lukoil” oil refinery is located there. To protect the city for sure, Karavaev served two prayer services at once. Priests in russia also use prayer services to try to stop floods, forest fires, traffic accidents, and even abortions.

Patients with diabetes cannot obtain continuous glucose monitoring sensors in at least nine regions of russia. Residents of moscow, Moscow region, Ulyanovsk, Omsk, Orel, Murmansk, Bryansk, and Chelyabinsk regions, as well as Bashkortostan, have encountered this problem.

In Irkutsk region, MPs abolished rural and some urban councils.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania summoned a representative of belarus’ embassy. He was told about the strong protest over the rb’s violating Lithuania’s airspace, which Vilnius sees as hybrid attacks. Lithuania has warned that the closure of border crossings on the belarusian border could be extended.

In October, 335 MAZ trucks were sold in the rf, which is by 42.7 % fewer than a year ago. Over the first 10 months of the year, sales declined by 44.6 %.

minsk continues to experience a shortage of doctors and nurses, as well as builders, drivers, and salespeople. More than 60 % of all vacancies in the capital city of belarus are for workers. Thus, 19.5 % of job offers are in industry (18.9 % a month earlier) and 11.3 % – in construction (9.7 % a month earlier).