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

By the end of the year, Ukraine expects to have received additional F-16 fighter jets from Belgium.

“… EU support is stronger now than ever before. This is not the time to withdraw any support for Ukraine; now is not the time to ease sanctions against russia,” said President of the European Council António Costa.

“… We've seen that russia did not respect it (energy ceasefire), not a single minute. Instead, russia escalated, and therefore we have to increase the pressure on russia”, said President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.

22 US Congressmen from the Democratic and Republican parties have appealed to President Donald Trump, demanding that he fully and without delay implement the sanctions against russia provided for in Senator Lindsey Graham’s bill. “The use of economic pressure tools under this law will be crucial to forcing putin to take peace talks seriously,” the letter states.

“…I do not believe putin can be trusted. Nor do I believe we should cooperate with russia,” said Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen. She also called russian assets frozen in Europe “the most obvious source of funds for additional EU financing” for Ukraine.

President of Poland Karol Nawrocki has stated that he is critical of the idea of easing sanctions against russia. He believes that only force can influence putin’s regime.

Europe seeks peace, but that does not mean it must achieve it on russia’s terms. This was stated by Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Andrej Babiš.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has blamed russia for derailing the “energy truce” between moscow and Kyiv.

On average, France rejects one-third of the applications for diplomatic accreditation it receives from moscow.

The rf’s reserves decreased by $9.7 billion over the course of the week.

This year, the moscow stock exchange index had been falling for a record 19 consecutive weeks. In 2026, it fell by 13.6%, and since the end of 2021, it has lost 37%. russian stocks have been the worst performers in terms of returns among russian market instruments since the beginning of the year, over the past 12 months, and since the start of the full-scale war. The moscow exchange index currently stands at around 2,400 points, the same level it was at nearly eight years ago, in early 2019. Inflation during this period has totaled 71%.

Railway transportation of agricultural cargo in russia is accompanied by delays, refusals to approve applications, and revocation of previously issued permits. In October, the cost of renting platform wagons rose by 26% – to 1,600 rubles per day – while the cost of transporting grain in hopper wagons to Baltic ports increased by 25%. The cost of a container rose by 57.4% – from 270,000 to 425,000 rubles. On some routes, the rental cost of platforms reaches 5,000 rubles per day.

“yandex” had not renewed  its insurance policy by the time the attacks on the data centers occurred. Now insurance companies are unwilling to cover downtime at data centers.

The IT company Kabutek LLC, which provided remote verification services for russian citizens and companies under the IDnGo brand – and whose client list once included vk, wildberries, belkacar, and avito – has sent a notice to its clients announcing the cessation of operations in russia.

Starting in 2027, russia will tighten requirements for taxis. Fares for passengers will rise by 15–30%.

russian banks have begun refusing to issue mortgages due to high costs and associated risks. Over the past three years, the number of lending institutions issuing mortgages has fallen by more than 13%.

Only a quarter of russians (24%) have said their salaries are sufficient to cover basic daily expenses. russians spend the most money on food – 89% reported this. Another 80% cited utility bills as one of their main expenses.

In russia, sales of antidepressants have been rising for the fourth consecutive year. Since the start of the full-scale war against Ukraine, demand for these medicines has increased by 100%: while 8.3 million packages were sold in 2022, nearly 18 million were sold during the same eight months of 2026.

russian real estate agents have begun requesting extracts from the summons register en masse from clients when preparing real estate transactions.

The government of the rf has cut funding by 300 million rubles for wastewater treatment facilities in buryatia designed to protect Lake Baikal.

The st. petersburg authorities have reduced fourfold  the one-time bonus for signing a contract with the ministry of defense of the rf – from 3.5 million rubles to 1 million rubles.

The city administration has banned foreign citizens holding work permits from working in the fields of medicine, hairdressing, cosmetology, retail, and sports. Last year, a similar ban was introduced for taxi drivers and couriers.

In st. petersburg, companies are reducing the size of their leased office spaces and moving from Class A to Class B to cut costs. The amount of vacant office space has increased by 40% since the beginning of 2026.

Over the past 9 months in belarus, prices have risen for economy-class commuter train tickets (+26.79%), suburban bus fares (+25.88%), solid municipal waste management fees (+25.14%), hot water supply (+22.31%), and intercity bus fares (+21.04%).