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

Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney has announced that a new aid package for Ukraine is being prepared. “Canada is set to announce $900 million in aid for the medium term. And when I say ‘medium term’,  I mean the coming months,” he pointed out. The aid package will include vehicles, ammunition, and air defense systems.

Norway will allocate 3 billion kroner (about EUR 268 million) to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense. The funds will be used, in particular, to purchase missiles for Patriot systems.

President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has emphasized that his country will continue to support Ukraine through the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) mechanism.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Petr Macinka has announced that his country will redirect funds from some projects to the PURL initiative.

On the sidelines of the NATO summit, Ukraine and Germany have signed an agreement to implement a project for the joint production of BARS unmanned aerial vehicles.

Ukraine and Denmark have signed an agreement to deepen cooperation in the field of defense and security.

On the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Ukraine and Estonia have signed the “Drone Deal” – an agreement on cooperation in the field of unmanned technologies.

Ukraine and the Netherlands have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of unmanned technologies.

“Every time russia carries out some horrific attack on Ukraine, we step up our support. This will only strengthen our support for Ukraine,” said Minister of Defence of Finland Antti Häkkänen.

“I have the feeling that NATO’s format is already ‘32 plus one”.  After all, in my opinion, NATO needs Ukraine just as much as Ukraine needs NATO,” said President of Finland Alexander Stubb, who believes that the issue of Ukraine’s accession to NATO has reached the stage where the Alliance must discuss it.

On the sidelines of the NATO summit, President of the European Council António Costa has announced the opening of the next negotiation cluster with Ukraine. This refers to Cluster 6, “External Relations”.

“We believe that all conditions are now met for Moldova and Ukraine to open all clusters – that is, the five remaining clusters. And we are indeed calling on member states to move forward on this issue and are ready to support this process”,  said European Commission Spokesperson Guillaume Mercier.

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Chancellor of the FRG Friedrich Merz has ruled out the possibility of russia’s  victory in the war and called for continued support for Ukraine. “russia has no chance of winning this war. They will not achieve their military objectives, and the sooner we end this war, the better for Europe, the better for russia, and the better for world peace,” the Chancellor stated.

“Our assessment is that russia will not end this war because of economic difficulties. russia will not end this war because of the losses of its soldiers. But it will end this war and begin negotiations if it senses that russian society is beginning to oppose the war. This is exactly what we are seeing right now,” said President of Finland Alexander Stubb.

“Last year’s summit in The Hague was historic – many new commitments were made then. And this year, we are demonstrating to everyone that we are fulfilling them, strengthening Europe and, at the same time, strengthening NATO to protect our region from threats, first and foremost those originating from russia,” said Prime Minister of the Netherlands Rob Jetten.

Prime Minister of Estonia Kristen Michal has called US President Donald Trump’s statement regarding his readiness to defend the Baltic states and Poland in case of a threat from russia an important signal.

Bulgaria plans to stop using russian services for its nuclear power plant. The country’s authorities are seeking American or European alternatives to russian suppliers of services and components for the Kozloduy  Nuclear Power Plant.

The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) do not plan to admit russian clubs and national teams to tournaments under their auspices in the near future.

According to IBU President Olle Dahlin,  the International Biathlon Union’s (IBU) position  on excluding russians remains unchanged.

russia’s stock market continues to decline for the 17th consecutive week, hitting lows not seen in more than three years. The market is pricing in a scenario of a deep macroeconomic crisis and problems at the most vulnerable companies.

Microfinance organizations (MFOs) in russia have sold a three-year record volume of their clients’ delinquent debts to collection agencies. In January–May 2026, debt collection agencies purchased the rights to collect debts owed by russians totaling 48.2 billion rubles, which is by 23% more than in the same period last year and by 50% more than the corresponding figure for 2024. The share of successfully sold debts also skyrocketed: while in January–May 2024, MFOs were able to sell 66.6% of the lots put up for auction to debt collectors, and 82.9% in 2025, this figure reached nearly 92% during the same period in 2026.

The share of illegal trade in meat products in russia stands at 20%. Due to the shadow market segment, legal businesses will lose more than 75 billion rubles in revenue over several years. At this, the state budget will forgo approximately 30 billion rubles in revenue.

Wholesale prices for pork have risen in russia. Over the past week, both live pigs and major cuts have become more expensive, with price increases ranging from 2% to 8% across various categories. Market participants attribute this reversal to the rising cost of chicken, which remains the primary substitute for pork.

The net debt of “russia’s post” has reached 107.8 billion rubles.

“polyus”,  russia’s largest gold miner, plans to freeze dividend payments until 2030.

The “yandex pay” app is no longer available in the App Store outside of russia.

russian conscripts will be sent to fight fires in combat zones.

In the first half of this year, the vacancy rate in moscow’s business centers reached 7.2%; by the end of the year, that figure could rise to 10.6%. The reason is a decline in businesses’ demand for such real estate.

The number of sole proprietors in the rb fell by 13.9% in 2025.

Chronicles of the Fuel Crisis

russia has tripled oil discounts for India after a request for help with petrol.

Kazakhstan has limited the entry and exit of freight and passenger vehicles from russia to once a day amid a fuel shortage in the rf.

russians’ spending on automotive fuel at the end of June rose by more than 15% compared to the same period last year.

Against the background of the fuel crisis, russian businesses have begun hiring drivers through online marketplaces on an ad-hoc, one-time basis rather than through long-term contracts. The shift away from such contracts toward spot markets is linked, in particular, to heavy fines imposed on manufacturers of perishable goods. In an effort to restructure their logistics, business owners have increasingly turned to companies that specialize in consolidated freight transportation. These companies’ drivers transport goods from multiple clients in a single vehicle.

speaker of the lower house of the russian parliament vyacheslav volodin has  called on russians to unite and “stay calm” amid the fuel crisis.

The governor of lipetsk region has cited “malfunctions at refineries” as the reason for the petrol shortage.

lipetsk region has also announced that fuel sales will be regulated according to state quotas and based on even and odd days.

In altai, fuel can only be purchased upon presentation of a vehicle registration certificate. Filling stations operators will enter the vehicle’s license plate number into the system, and if the owner of the vehicle attempts to purchase fuel in excess of the daily limit, the system will prevent the transaction.

In nizhny novgorod region, petrol will be sold on a rotational basis, determined by the first digit of the license plate number.