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

Germany will help Ukraine develop renewable energy. “The circular economy conserves raw materials and makes the country more independent. These aren’t technologies for some time in the future. Ukraine needs them right now,” said Germany’s Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Carsten Schneider. He also promised to provide Ukraine with assistance in repairing damage to the containment structure at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.

“…we cannot turn our back on Ukrainians, who, as we see, are being bombed every night, and they wake up every day, grow grain and resist. With their resistance, they also protect our peace,” said President of Moldova Maia Sandu, adding that her country cannot refuse to help Ukraine and must facilitate the transit of Ukrainian grain.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Margus Tsahkna has called for increased pressure on russia following a missile strike on Pechenihy in Kharkiv region, which killed 10 people.

“russia should have no doubt about this government’s determination to stand up to russian aggression – both in Ukraine and against the United Kingdom and our allies,” said a spokesperson for the country’s Ministry of Defense in response to threats from the rf over the supply of drones to Ukraine.

President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs believes that russia’s hybrid war in Europe has already begun.

The Department for the Protection of Fundamental Freedoms at the Paris Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into allegations of russia’s interference in the elections.

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan has issued international arrest warrants for three russian propagandists for inciting terrorism – host on the “moscow 24” television channel ivan knyazev; media expert semyon uralov; and advisor to the russian minister of transport aleksei chadaev; all of whom have called for the use of violent methods against the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The International Biathlon Union (IBU) will not consider the issue of admitting russian athletes at the Organization’s congress, which will take place in September.

Ghana is demanding that russia stop recruiting its citizens to participate in the war against Ukraine.

“psb” bank, a key bank of the russian military-industrial complex, ended the first half of 2026 with a loss. Over the course of six months, it lost 50 billion rubles, compared to a profit of 72 billion rubles during the same period a year earlier. The bank, which ranks among russia’s top five in terms of assets and holds over 1 trillion rubles in retail deposits, faced difficulties due to delinquent loan payments.

Visa and Mastercard cards will be phased out in russia by the end of 2027.

Export prices for russian wheat continued to fall last week amid the shutdown of the largest deep-water grain terminals and a sharp rise in freight rates. The price per ton of new-crop russian wheat with a 12.5% protein content, delivered on a free-on-board (FOB) basis in September at novorossiysk, fell by $5 at the end of last week compared to the previous week – to $215 per ton. The average freight rate for the past week jumped by $10 per ton.

In russia this summer, potato prices began to rise sharply, even though they typically decline at this time of year ahead of the new harvest. On the wholesale market in early August, the price of this vegetable rose by 38.9% compared to last year – to 24.7 rubles per kg – and in retail – by 22% – to 56 rubles.

Prices for fully finished apartments in new buildings in major russian cities have risen by 11% over the past six months. This increase is attributed to rising renovation costs and high risks for developers.

The sales rate for new construction projects in russia has fallen to a record low of 55%. In the long term, this could lead to a reduction in the number of new projects launched.

In st. petersburg, the September “real estate fair” has been canceled due to the poor state of the real estate market.

“sibur”’s (russia’s largest petrochemical holding company) net profit for the first half of the year fell by 54% compared to the same period in 2025.

russia faces a mass revocation of internet service providers’ licenses, while their assets will automatically be transferred to federal telecommunications operators. Up to 30% of internet service providers may be forced to close.

Medical universities across russia are facing a shortage of specialty trainees due to a new law requiring graduates to work for up to three years in state-run medical institutions, while the shortage of applicants amounts to hundreds of people.

A new wave of the fuel crisis in russia has spread to 30 regions and reached moscow. Queues have formed at filling stations, petrol prices have skyrocketed.

russia has begun imposing fines for complaints about petrol shortages.

head of russia’s central election commission ella pampilova has spoken out in favor of barring russians who have left the country from voting in elections.

russia has begun enforcing covert restrictions on travel abroad for men of draft age. Such restrictions are already in effect in moscow, st. petersburg, and yekaterinburg. While russia’s authorities claim that there are no plans for mobilization, unspoken instructions are already being followed at border crossings.

In the rf, references to hitler and stalin have been removed from the novel “Die Rättin” (“The Rat” – Transl.) (1986) by German author Günter Grass. As it turned out upon comparison with the original German text, in the phrase “while a certain hitler and a certain stalin completely swallowed up Poland,” the words “a certain hitler and a certain stalin” were crossed out. This passage referred to the 1939 Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, whose secret protocols contained a plan to divide Eastern Europe between the “third reich” and the ussr.