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

“It is already clear that we must build our main defense readiness projects – the Eastern Flank Guard, the European “drone wall” – together with Ukraine and including Ukraine in them, and learn from Ukraine’s combat experience,” said European Commissioner for Defense Andrius Kubilius. He also believes that the EU’s approval of the  so-called “reparations loan” for Ukraine using blocked russian assets could push the kremlin to end the war.

“I strongly condemn russia’s large-scale missile and drone strikes on several Ukrainian regions… I reiterate my call for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, as a first step towards a just, comprehensive and sustainable peace that fully upholds Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

Ukraine is preparing agreements with France and Greece to help strengthen our country’s air defense and energy sector.

Estonia will allocate EUR 3.5 million through the IT Coalition to supply Starlink systems to Ukraine and strengthen our country’s IT capabilities in wartime.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas has said that the European Union has begun work on a new 20th package of sanctions against russia, as the kremlin shows no willingness to peacefully resolve the aggression it has unleashed. According to her, supporting Ukraine is a better deal than the possible consequences of russia winning the war.

Chancellor of the FRG Friedrich Merz has called for a decision to finally be made on using frozen russian assets to support Ukraine. Merz has stressed that Ukraine needs to be provided with long-term financial resources for defense. “This is a high priority for us, the highest priority,” he stressed.

The US Congressional Budget Office estimates that the US President will confiscate half of russia’s frozen assets between 2026 and 2028. In total, russian assets worth $5 billion are frozen in the United States.

Minister of Internal Affairs of Lithuania Vladislav Kondratovich has approved a new procedure for monitoring russian citizens transiting through Lithuanian territory to Kaliningrad region. “Any incident related to Kaliningrad transit will be a priority for the services to respond to. Our goal is to respond quickly to any violations or suspicious situations,” said Kondratovich.

In unrecognized Transnistria, large enterprises are suspending operations due to reduced gas supplies, while a key power plant has been switched from gas to coal. The shortage is due to a delay in the next gas payment, which the region receives and for which russia pays.

“Gazprom Neft”’s net profit for January-September amounted to 230 billion rubles. This is by 45 % less than in the same period last year. Revenue decreased by 11 % year-on-year in the first nine months. Profit from sales halved.

The government of the rf has submitted to the state duma a draft law which would allow telecommunications operators to disconnect services at the request of the fsb. In such cases, the operator would not be liable to the customer.

russia has stopped publishing data on russians’ mortality  from malignant neoplasms.

russians do not want to fight because of “feminine upbringing”. This statement was made by member of the state duma  Dmitry Kuznetsov. In his opinion, feminine upbringing is detrimental to the state’s goals.

Priests from the russian orthodox church have been assigned to women’s clinics in Saratov to dissuade patients from having abortions.

In Chuvashia, they failed to  appoint a chief military commissar for almost a year due to the risk of attacks by the partisan movement in the republic.

Sales of belarusian MAZ trucks in russia decreased by 42.7 % in October 2025 compared to October 2024.