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

Canada will join the Ukraine Support Loan – which the EU has planned for 2026–2027 – and will contribute EUR 500 million.

The US Department of State has approved a potential sale of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles to Ukraine for use with the Patriot air defense systems.

Norway and Finland will serve as the lead countries for the Tallinn Mechanism in the first half of 2027 to ensure the continuity and further strengthening of coordinated civilian cyber support for Ukraine.

The European Union’s phase-out of russian energy resources is “largely complete”. This was stated by European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Valdis Dombrovskis.

“putin thought at the time that he would easily win this war. But you will not win this war. Thanks to the courage of the Ukrainian people and the solidarity of the countries represented at this table, you will not win. If you had the courage to tell the truth and do the right thing, you would have told putin that he is not winning this war and will not win,” said Ed Miliband, UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Ed Miliband in an address to sergey lavrov.

“We share a common view of the threats facing our continent, particularly the threat of russian aggression. We see their unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine. And although I think we would all like to take president putin at his word when he says he does not seek war with Europe, we might take these assurances more seriously if he weren’t currently waging war in Europe,” said UK Defense Secretary Wes Streeting.

In the European Parliament, lawmakers have called for new sanctions and visa restrictions against russia to prevent russian national hockey teams from returning to international competition. MEPs are demanding that the European Commission prepare sanctions against sports leaders and organizations that support russia’s aggressive war in Ukraine or russian state propaganda. Hosts of sporting events should explore options for restricting the entry of russians. According to them, admission to competitions does not grant the right to enter the country.

The German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB) is considering withdrawing from hosting the 2027 World Championship following the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) decision to allow russian national teams to participate in international tournaments.

Canada will not lift restrictions on russian athletes’ participation in international competitions held in the country and funded by the state budget. This was stated by Canada's Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden.

The government of Sweden has sent a letter to the European Commission calling for stricter visa rules for russian and belarusian athletes participating in international competitions in Europe.

russian athletes will not be allowed into Finland in 2027 if the war against Ukraine continues, – said the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen. She also reported that in October she proposed to her EU counterparts that they restrict the entry of russian athletes into the Schengen Area. According to her, the commission is already working on this issue.

About 66% of citizens of Finland are against the normalization of relations with russia.

russians have faced the mass closure of their accounts at Galicia, one of Argentina’s largest private banks.

India has denied russia visa-free travel. Negotiations, which had been ongoing for several years, have reached an impasse.

The government of the rf plans to bring nearly 400,000 workers from India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka into russia.

Prices for russian pulverized coal (PCI LV, coal pre-ground to a powder) in China, including freight, fell by $5–8 over the past week. Prices are declining under pressure from weak demand from Chinese steelmakers. In Indonesia, russian raw materials have fallen in price by $10.

Since the beginning of 2026, the wealth of russia’s richest businessmen has declined by $24.56 billion.

Over the first nine months of 2026, shares of russian companies with high debt burdens fell by an average of 31.5%.

In the first half of the year, the volume of orders for printing houses and copy centers in russia fell by 22%. Personnel costs rose by 11%, while total revenue fell by 24%.

PJSC “aeroflot”’s net profit for the first nine months of 2026 amounted to 6.3 billion rubles. This is by 95.1% less than a year earlier. The corresponding figure for the third quarter dropped by 68.7% to 6.9 billion rubles. The company’s gross profit for the third quarter fell by 43.6% to 11.5 billion rubles. Since the beginning of the year, “aeroflot” has incurred a gross loss of 0.8 billion rubles, compared with a profit of 21.1 billion rubles for the first nine months of 2025. The airline’s kerosene expenses rose by 48.9% in the third quarter of 2026.

“russia’s post” is selling off real estate amid multibillion-ruble losses and a sharp rise in debt.

In the first nine months of 2026, 16,200 used diesel passenger cars that were more than three years old were imported into russia, which is by 60% fewer than a year earlier. The main reason is the introduction, effective December 1, 2025, of a cap on the preferential scrappage fee at 160 h. p. The second reason was the shift in import channels for used cars toward China, where diesel vehicles have long been out of demand.

russia’s authorities are preparing to impose surcharges on heating, water supply, and sewage rates beyond what was originally planned in order to raise funds for the repair of old pipes.

Starting January 1, 2027, tax payment rules for foreign citizens working in russia will change. Migrants who have dependent children or other family members living in russia will have to pay more.

10 to 20% of the cost of every government purchase of expensive medications (primarily cancer medicines) in russia is spent on bribes to officials, hospital administrators, and law enforcement representatives. Because of these bribes, approximately half a billion dollars disappears from the russian government procurement system every year.

In irkutsk region, the company en+ will give up plans to modernize the 150-MW power unit at TPP-10 due to a sharp rise in equipment costs and an electricity shortage. The cost of equipment for the project has risen by 70%. The company will have to pay approximately 370 million rubles as a result of this decision.

In 2025, belarus’ trade deficit in goods stood at $6.5 billion, compared to $3.6 billion in 2015. Over the course of ten years, the deficit grew by $2.9 billion, or nearly by 79%.

In the first nine months of 2026, belarus’ trade deficit in goods exceeded $3.9 billion.

Overdue loan debt of legal entities in the rb has increased 2.3-fold year-on-year. Bank assets exposed to credit risk rose by 14.2% over the year.

Overdue loan debt of the public sector increased 4.2-fold year-on-year.