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

Ukraine and the Netherlands have signed an agreement on joint production of drones on the territory of both countries.

The Netherlands will also allocate additional EUR 250 million under the PURL initiative, which provides for the purchase of weapons by NATO countries in the United States for further transfer to Ukraine.

15 EU member states have included support for Ukraine in their national defense investment plans under the SAFE program.

Germany will provide Ukraine with EUR 170 million to strengthen our  energy system.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas believes that this week could be decisive for the course of negotiations on establishing peace in Ukraine.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye Hakan Fidan believes that a potential peace agreement between Ukraine and russia could ensure peace in the region for the next 50-70 years.

“I don’t think history will judge kindly any effort to wipe the slate clean for russian crimes in Ukraine. They must be held accountable for those crimes and that will be the approach of the European Union in all of these discussions,” said European Commissioner for Justice Michael McGrath.

rf

The countries of the North Atlantic Alliance are considering a more decisive response to the increasingly frequent and dangerous incidents that appear to be elements of the rf’s hybrid war against Europe.

Business activity in russia’s economy continues to decline. The PMI index in the manufacturing industry stood at 48.3 points in November. This is the sixth month in a row that it has been below the 50-point mark, which separates growth from decline.

Export prices for russian wheat have been declining for the third week in a row.

russians are facing widespread delays in car repairs covered by insurance. In January–September 2025, the financial ombudsman received 101,000 complaints on this issue. This is by 16 % more than in the same period last year and the highest number since 2022. This situation has been caused by the economic situation in the car parts market.

Since the beginning of the year, the network of franchise shops under the “Domashkino” brand in russia has shrunk by 13.2 %. A total of 299 shops have closed. A similar trend has been observed among other regional grocery franchises. The “Zhiznmart” chain has shrunk by 14.9 %, and “Malinka” – by 9.6 %.

Aeroflot’s adjusted net profit for the first nine months decreased by 50 %.

The financial condition of PJSC “Rosseti Severnyi Kavkaz” is deteriorating and has already caused additional losses of up to RUB 4.6 billion in 2025–2026.

The volume of gas trading on the St. Petersburg International Commodity Exchange in November 2025 amounted to 1.341 billion cubic meters, which is by 19 % less than a year earlier.

In russia, the number of mortgage loans issued by banks in 11 months decreased by 35 % year-on-year.

From September 1, 2026, russian telecom operators will be banned  from purchasing foreign SIM cards (USIM). They must work only with chips manufactured in russia that use domestic software and cryptography.

russian electronics manufacturers remain highly dependent on foreign engineering software. 61% of enterprises in the radio-electronic industry continue to use foreign automated design systems to manufacture their products.

Hundreds of small towns in russia may disappear in the near future due to mass population outflow. Young people are leaving small towns in search of better career and educational opportunities, while the older generation is gradually declining. At this, new residents are hardly moving to small towns. The reason for the exodus is not only income, but also limited infrastructure and a lack of attractive prospects for life and development. In small towns, only 33  % of people aged 18-24 are optimistic about the future.

In russia, more than 1.25 million people are living with HIV. At the end of 2024, there were 1.215 million infected people. One in every hundred russians has been diagnosed with HIV. The most affected group is men aged 40 to 45. russia is on par with African countries in terms of HIV prevalence. There are 890 HIV-infected people per 100,000 population in russia. This is approximately the same as in Guinea (874), Guyana (937), and Nigeria (961), and more than, for example, in Chad (771), Ethiopia (601), or Mali (523).

The government of Latvia intends to extend the enhanced border regime on the border with belarus for another six months.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Kęstutis Budrys, against the background of systematic violations of the country’s airspace by belarusian weather balloons carrying contraband, has said that tough sanctions are a necessary response to such actions.

According to the World Female Imprisonment List, the rb ranks first in Europe in terms of the female prison population – 30.1 women per 100,000 inhabitants. This is one of the highest rates in the world.

As of November 1, there were 214,945 individual entrepreneurs in belarus. This is by 11  % fewer than a year earlier.

The deficit in the foreign trade in goods reached $5.28 billion in January–October. Compared to the same period last year, it increased by 45 %. The negative balance of foreign trade in goods for 12 months increased 1.5 times.