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

Ukraine has begun working with European partners on security guarantees and approaches to a peace plan. Representatives from 15 European countries are participating in the meeting (Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy, Poland, Finland, Canada, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Spain, Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania), as well as representatives from the European Council, the European Commission, and NATO)

The government of the Flemish region of Belgium, Flanders, will provide EUR 250,000 to support Ukraine’s cultural sector. The funds are planned to be allocated for the creation of mobile libraries and support for translations into Ukrainian.

Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Security and Defence, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann believes that Germany has a duty to clearly state its readiness for possible peacekeeping efforts in Ukraine.

“I would strongly recommend that every European Union member state and every European army maintain close and high-quality relations with Ukraine, because now we can only learn from Ukraine. The Ukrainian Army is de facto the only one in Europe that is currently fully combat-ready and proves it every day. It has true experience of warfare on the modern battlefield,” said President of the Pan-European Movement of Austria Reinhard Kluczek.

During the period of martial law, Ukraine has received a total of 18,454 tons of international medical humanitarian aid worth UAH 21.52 billion.

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US Democratic Senator Chris Coons believes that Congress would support President Trump’s  possible decision to use the country’s armed forces to intercept oil tankers belonging to the rf’s “shadow fleet”.

Indian authorities demand from  oil refineries to provide weekly data on oil imports from the rf. The new measures are needed to provide timely and verified data on oil imports at the request of the USA.

According to data for January-September 2025, the number of people granted russian citizenship fell by 30.1 % over the year. Among the leaders in terms of the number of russian passports issued last year were citizens of Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Uzbekistan.

In the Krasnodar Territory and Adygea, tens of thousands of people have been  left without electricity, and hundreds of homes –  without water and heating.

In 2025, 42,714 attempts to illegally cross the border from belarusian territory were recorded by neighbouring EU countries. This is by 6,423 attempts (17.7 %) more than in 2024 (36,291) and by 636 (1.5 %) more than in 2023 (42,078). Statistics by countries: Lithuania – 1,651 attempts (+64.8 % compared to the previous year), Latvia – 12,008 (a 2.26-fold increase), Poland – 29,055 (-3.1 %).

On January 1, 2026, Lithuania terminated its double taxation agreement with belarus. Until then, the agreement between the rb  and Lithuania did not allow the same income to be taxed twice. Now, each party applies only its own tax legislation without discounts for neighborliness and past agreements. In recent years, belarus has consistently dropped out of the network of double taxation agreements with a number of countries and lost tax agreements. Currently, agreements have already been terminated or are being terminated with the following countries: Ukraine, Germany, the United Kingdom, Lithuania, and Estonia.