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

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas condemned the russian attack on the railway station in Dnipro and called for efforts to hold those responsible accountable, in particular through the Special Tribunal on the rf’s Aggression.

“It is unacceptable for russia to continue rejecting all proposals on this matter, while continuing to rely on escalation and attacking civilians. We must redouble our efforts together to achieve a just and lasting peace and ensure that russia comes to the negotiating table,” said President of France Emmanuel Macron, condemning the russian attacks on Ukrainian cities on October 29.

“The protection of civilians and the return of abducted Ukrainian children to their families must be the foundation of peace talks. Ukrainians have our support in this, because they deserve a safe life in their own country, just as we do,” said President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel, who also condemned the russian attack on the railway station in Dnipro.

Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Estonia and Latvia, Margus Tsahkna and Baiba Braže, believe that russia’s strike on the railway station in Dnipro shows moscow’s unwillingness to make peace.

“As long as russia continues to attack the civilian population, our support for Ukraine remains unwavering. russia and its leadership must be held accountable for this war of aggression and the damage it has caused,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland Elina Valtonen.

“There is absolutely no justification for these atrocities; moscow will not be able to achieve peace through bombing. If russia truly seeks peace, it must prove it through its actions,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium Maxim Prévot regarding the rf’s airstrikes on Ukraine.

Lithuania’s Ambassador to Ukraine Inga Toločkienė has called the russian strike in Dnipro “a true nightmare”.

“This is not how a country acts when it falsely assures the world that it seeks de-escalation and peace. The democratic world must assess these actions accordingly. We must intensify political and economic pressure on putin’s administration,” said European Union’s Ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Maternová in response to russia’s strikes on Ukrainian cities.

“While Ukraine is seeking a path to peace, russia is killing civilians. Today’s strike on the railway station in Dnipro resulted in the deaths and injuries of passengers. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families,” said the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Ukraine.

“Switzerland condemns russia’s latest drone attacks, in particular the one on the railway station in Dnipro, which killed at least 14 civilians and injured many more. We express our condolences to the families of the deceased and our support for the injured,” Switzerland’s Embassy in Ukraine said.

“Slovenia strongly condemns russia’s horrific attack on civilians in Dnipro, Ukraine, which resulted in the deaths of innocent people and left many others injured. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families,” – said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia.

Eight leading German business associations have called on the federal government to join the founding members of the new multilateral Defense, Security, and Resilience Bank, an initiative launched by Canada, other NATO countries, and Ukraine.

NATO’s Defense Innovation Acceleration Program for the North Atlantic (DIANA) and Ukraine have signed a memorandum of understanding on the joint development and testing of technologies, as well as to deepen cooperation between Ukraine and the Alliance’s innovation ecosystems. “Ukraine has created an extraordinary innovation ecosystem, facing the realities of modern conflict and rapidly testing, adapting, and refining technologies under the most challenging conditions caused by russia’s war of aggression,” the statement reads.

Chancellor of the FRG Friedrich Merz has stated that North Korea threatens “freedom in Europe” by sending soldiers to fight on russia’s side in the war against Ukraine.

“Together with our allies, we must do everything in our power to put pressure on the aggressor. That is why strengthening our support for Ukraine will be one of the priorities on my agenda in Montreal,” said President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.

“The EU will continue to ramp up pressure on russia and support Ukraine until a just and lasting peace is achieved,” said President of the European Council António Costa.

“Pressure on russia must be stepped up. Moldova stands with Ukraine,” said President of Moldova Maia Sandu.

“Direct Turkish investments in Ukraine have grown from $454.7 million in 2019 to $555.8 million in 2025. Their presence is a powerful demonstration of confidence in Ukraine and its future,” said Türkiye’s Ambassador to Ukraine Fatma Ceren Yazgan.

The KuCoin cryptocurrency exchange has officially announced that it is ceasing to serve russian clients. This is already the fourth cryptocurrency exchange to announce its de facto withdrawal from russia in the past month. Previously, Bitget, MEXC, and HTX had stopped working with russian investors.

Anthropic’s Claude neural network has begun requiring users to verify their identities and is blocking holders of russian documents.

Leader of the communist party of the rf (cprf) gennady Zyuganov has stated that half of russia’s 43 trillion rubles in federal budget revenue next year will go toward financing the war.

The state duma passed a draft law in its first reading that would impose a windfall tax on mining and metallurgical companies. The rate will be 30% for most types of solid minerals and 20% – for gold.

In October 2026, citizens estimated actual price growth at 14.5%, according to a report by the central bank of the rf. This is twice as high as the official figures: according to the ministry of economic development, annual inflation in the country stands at 7.11%. In October, among the goods that saw the sharpest price increases, housing and utility services, eggs, meat and poultry, as well as fruits and vegetables, were most frequently mentioned. Petrol continues to be frequently cited among goods whose prices have risen “very sharply”. The public’s inflation expectations for the coming year stood at 13.2% in October. Expectations for the five-year period rose from 10.7% in July to 12.2%. Nearly half (49.3%) of respondents believe that the current moment is favorable for saving money rather than for major purchases.

Nearly one-third of russians cannot make ends meet. In October, 30% of respondents surveyed by the “public opinion” foundation stated that over the past year, their income had been less than their expenses. About half of the population lives paycheck to paycheck: for 49% of people, expenses were roughly equal to income.

Restrictions on shipping in the Black Sea led to a 39.6% year-on-year decline in wheat exports from russia in July–October 2026, and a 25% decline in barley exports.

Fish catches declined in russia. The sharpest decline was recorded in the Azov-Black Sea basin – 66.2%. In the Volga-Caspian basin, the decline was 17.2%, and in the Western basin – 4.3%.

russia’s construction market is facing a rise in bankruptcies and an increase in the debt burden of industry participants. Financial difficulties could affect 30,400 to 47,400 organizations – representing 8.4–13.1% of market participants.

The number of company liquidations in the retail fuel sector in russia over the first nine months of 2026 rose by 16.7% compared to the same period last year – to 935 – and reached its highest level since 2022. This was caused by disruptions in fuel supplies, spikes in wholesale prices for petrol and diesel fuel, and a significant increase in costs.

For the first time in several years, russian insurance companies suffered losses due to Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries and marketplace warehouses. From July through September, these organizations incurred losses totaling 11.5 billion rubles.

The net profit of the “fix price” retailer fell by 24% over the first nine months.

Food retailer “lenta” saw its net profit drop by 29.8% in the third quarter of 2026.

russian energy holding company “Interrao” reduced electricity production in russia by 6% in January–September of this year compared to the same period last year.

“transneft”’s net profit for the first nine months of 2026 fell by 16%.

Authorities in tula, arkhangelsk, and tomsk regions reallocated 467.3 million rubles – funds previously earmarked for social assistance and health insurance – to provide payments to participants in the war with Ukraine and their families.

Medicine production in tatarstan for the first nine months of 2026 fell by 27.4% compared to the same period last year. A significant decline in medicine production in the region had been reported earlier. Specifically, in August, medicine production fell by 41.9% year-on-year, and for January–August, the decline amounted to 26.6%.

st. petersburg will lay off 15% of its public sector employees due to a lack of funds in the treasury. Earlier, st. petersburg authorities, facing a “hole” in the city budget that could reach 190 billion rubles this year, decided to cut social spending – including payments to large families – as well as expenses related to relocating residents of communal flats.

Latvia’s Parliament has urgently adopted amendments that expand the powers of border guards to protect the state border against hybrid attacks. The changes grant border guards the right to use physical force, special combat techniques, special equipment, weapons, and service dogs to repel attacks on infrastructure facilities. During the 27 days of October, EU countries bordering belarus recorded 1,006 attempted border crossings from belarus, 87.3% of which were directed at Latvia.

The average price of flats on the secondary housing market in belarus rose by 13.6% over the past year.

lukashenko has stated that belarus survived the pandemic by going its own way. At the same time, the country has recorded approximately 30,300 deaths among the infected. The regime halved the number of the infected in its reports, while the number of deaths were underreported 4.5 times.