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

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has stated that the issue of providing Ukraine with additional air defense capabilities will be discussed at the NATO summit in Ankara, which begins on July 7.

“I appeal once again to everyone, from the President to all politicians: don’t play with fire. Poland’s support for Ukraine in the war against russia has been the subject of our political and national consensus,” said Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk regarding arms supplies to Ukraine.

EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Maternová, against the background of yet another massive attack on Kyiv on July 6, has stated that russia is attempting to wear down Ukraine and its people in this way.

“russia has once again struck Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, just a few days after previous deadly attacks. Deliberately targeting the civilian population is not a display of strength – it only deepens suffering and undermines respect for international law. Europe must unite to ensure that those responsible are held accountable and to strengthen Ukraine’s ability to defend its people,” said President of PACE Petra Bayr regarding the russian airstrike on Ukraine on the night of July 6.

The government of the Netherlands has expressed its readiness to host a Special Tribunal on the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine.

Prime Minister of the Netherlands Rob Jetten has stated that the issue of establishing a Special Tribunal on russia’s Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine will be one of the key topics at the upcoming NATO summit.

russia is incapable of winning the war against Ukraine and must begin negotiations on a ceasefire. This was stated by Federal Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz.

US Vice President J.D. Vance believes that russia’s capabilities for offensive operations are approaching zero.

“russia will not change its course unless it is forced to. Only constant pressure can alter the kremlin’s calculations,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Margus Tsahkna.

“The main lesson of the war in Ukraine is that today the course of war is no longer determined by the size of armies, but by the speed with which they adapt to change. This war has clearly demonstrated that rivalry among great powers can no longer be assessed solely by the number of soldiers, tanks, or aircraft,” said Turkish expert in defense technology, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity Alper Özbilen.

Estonia’s Ministry of Justice and Digital Technologies plans this autumn to submit a new draft law to parliament that would regulate the removal of soviet symbols from public spaces.

The russian state cultural center “russky dom” in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, has ceased operations.

World Athletics has decided to uphold the suspension of russian and belarusian athletes from international competitions.

Chronicles of the Fuel Crisis:

• In the first 25 days of June, russia imported 141,000 tons of petrol from belarus – 141 times more than in all of June 2025, when imports totaled 1,000 tons.

• state duma speaker vyacheslav volodin has called for the development of tram service in major cities. According to him, a single three-section tram can carry up to 260 passengers and replace 200 cars.

• Former chief sanitary doctor of russia and academician of the russian academy of sciences gennady onishchenko has stated that the petrol shortage is beneficial to the health of russians.

• mayor of nizhneilimsk district in irkutsk region pavel berezovsky  has urged residents to stop using cars unless absolutely necessary in order to stretch the remaining petrol until the next fuel shipment arrives.

• Rural residents have begun buying horses more often instead of cars for off-road travel and farm work. Demand for workhorses has increased severalfold in recent weeks.

• Queues at russian filling stations have become visible from space.

• Drivers waiting in line at filling stations have begun to be fined for parking violations.

• Traffic jams in moscow have increased sharply due to lines at filling stations.

• Almost all electric cars have been sold out at car dealerships in the capital. Supply cannot keep up with demand, which has surged since early May.

• russians have begun to be detained for reselling petrol.

• russians have begun flocking to auto repair shops with engine problems following the government’s decision to lower petrol quality to the “Euro-3” standard. Car owners are complaining about a loss of power, engine misfires, and sandy sediment in the fuel.

• Dozens of ads offering to refuel cars in China have appeared in chat rooms in cities across the trans-baikal territory.

• governor of kursk region aleksandr khinshtein has instructed regional and municipal officials to reduce the number of trips within the region.

• In orel region, the “by license plate” petrol sales system has been extended. The limit per vehicle remains unchanged: no more than 30 liters at a time.

Former minister of finance of the rf mikhail zadornov has estimated russia’s budget deficit at 7.5 trillion rubles and has predicted it will grow to 8 trillion.

The kremlin has decided to write off two-thirds of the debt on budget loans owed by 17 russian regions. The total amount written off will be 16.7 billion rubles. The measure was imposed on dagestan, kalmykia, mordovia, the khabarovsk territory, amur, astrakhan, vologda, kirov, kostroma, kursk, murmansk, penza, pskov, ryazan, and sverdlovsk regions, as well as the jewish autonomous region and the chukotka autonomous okrug.

Clothing retailers in russia began to suffer massive losses after russians shifted to a frugal spending mode. By the end of 2025, 34% of companies operating in the mass-market segment were operating at a loss, while among retailers of premium brands, the share of such companies stood at 40%.

“akron”’s shareholders have approved the board of directors’ recommendation not to pay dividends for 2025. The “akron” group is one of the world’s leading producers of mineral fertilizers.

At their general meeting, “yugk”’s shareholders also approved a decision not to pay dividends for 2025. “yugk” is one of russia’s largest gold miners in terms of production volumes and reserves.

Sales of new construction projects in sochi have fallen by 65%. This is due to a decline in tourist traffic, logistical problems, and a lack of investors.

In the village of aromashevo in tyumen region, officials decided to erect a monument to participants in the war against Ukraine next to a sewer and a sewage tank.

The incidence of alcoholism in russia has jumped by 30% over the past year. An increase has been recorded in 69 regions.

The shortage of healthcare workers in russia has reached nearly 100,000 people.

belarus’ gold and foreign exchange reserves fell by $881.8 million in June alone. This is the largest drop in reserves in recent months.

From 2020 through the end of June 2026, at least 2,044 NGOs – including associations, trade unions, foundations, nongovernmental organizations, and associations – were dissolved in belarus.

Since 2020, nearly 10,000 people have faced politically motivated criminal prosecution in belarus.

lukashenko has promised not to send belarusian troops to Ukraine. “I emphasize once again, dear comrades, no one will send you into this slaughter. We do not need war… We are advocates of a peaceful resolution of issues,” lukashenko said.