April 27, 2024 Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

The USA has announced the purchase of new weapons for Ukraine for $ 6 billion. The new record package of military aid will include: additional ammunition for the Patriot air defense system; additional ammunition for the NASAMS air defense system; equipment for integration of Western launchers, air defense missiles and radars with air defense systems of Ukraine; anti-drone equipment and systems; ammunition for laser-guided missile systems; multipurpose radars; counter-battery radars; additional ammunition for HIMARS; 155 and 152 mm caliber artillery shells; high-precision aviation ammunition; unmanned aerial systems (UAVs) Switchblade and Puma; tactical vehicles for towing weapons and equipment; explosive munitions; components to support Ukrainian production of UAVs and other capabilities; small arms and additional ammunition for small arms; aids and support for training, maintenance and support.

During the existence of the Ramstein Coalition, Ukraine has received $114 billion in military aid.

White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby has said that the first batch of equipment as part of the recently announced military aid package will be delivered to Ukraine within a few days.

Spain will supply Ukraine with a batch of missiles for the Patriot air defense system.

The Government and Parliament of Denmark have announced an agreement to increase funding for the Ukraine Fund by another DKK 4.4 billion (EUR 590 million) in 2024.

The Government of Norway is allocating up to NOK 150 million ($13.7 million) for the maintenance of Leopard 2 A4 tanks.

In recent months, Norway has transferred military aid to Ukraine in the amount of about 1 billion Norwegian kroner ($5.5 billion).

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called on allies to speed up the delivery of military aid to Ukraine, pointing out that it is not too late for victory.

Estonia, in coordination with Denmark, has transferred two patrol boats to Ukraine.

Latvia will provide Ukraine with a power generator with a capacity of 250 MW and, together with our country, will increase the production of drones.

Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of the FRG Svenja Schulze believes that the SkillsAlliance for Ukraine initiative, which is being prepared in Germany and in which international partners and companies can participate, can help provide Ukraine with skilled workers for reconstruction.

russian troops’ “double-tap” strikes on civilians, including medics and rescue workers in Ukraine, repeat their own tactics in Syria, said Timothy Hanway, the acting US envoy to the OSCE, during a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council. According to him, the rf has killed more than 90 Ukrainian first responders (medical workers, policemen and firefighters) and injured almost 350 civilians in Ukraine using this tactic.

According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the confirmed number of children killed in attacks across Ukraine this year has increased by almost 40% compared to last year.

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US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has announced that the USA is ready to introduce restrictive measures against China if the PRC does not stop supplying the rf with dual-purpose goods. He pointed out that this topic was discussed at the talks in Beijing with President Xi Jinping and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that China should stop supporting the rf in the war against Ukraine if it wants to have good relations with the West.

The US Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions against more than ten legal entities, individuals and vessels that played a key role in facilitating and financing the sale of Iranian drones, to the rf included.

President of Lithuania Gitanas Nauseda believes that possible deploying nuclear weapons in Poland is “not an incitement, not a threat to russia, but again, it is an element of the containment system”.

According to the Baltic News Service study, 58% of Lithuanian citizens consider it necessary to ban russians from selling real estate in the Republic.

Authorities of Austria denied the delegations of the rf and the rb to participate in events in memory of the liberation of the Mauthausen concentration camp.

For more than two years, the oil and gas industry of the rf managed to fulfill the demands of the authorities for “import substitution” only by 30% and continues to be dependent on the advanced technologies of the world's leading countries.

The central bank of the rf has made a number of statements important for the rf, in particular, that almost 70% of russian enterprises are short of workers; the rate of growth of consumer lending leads to the accumulation of risks for the population and banks; in May, quantitative restrictions on the issuance of consumer loans will be strengthened; mass subsidized mortgages will end this summer. Also, the board of directors of the central bank has left the key rate at the level of 16% per annum until mid-December.

After the blocking of official products, the number of fake banking applications in the rf has increased by a quarter within a year.

According to the results of 2022-2023, the total revenue of the 11 closed airports of rf in anapa, belgorod, bryansk, voronezh, gelendzhik, krasnodar, kursk, lipetsk, rostov-on-don, as well as in the temporarily occupied Simferopol fell by 95.1%, the net loss reached 5 billion rubles.

According to rosstat's forecast, in the next 20 years, almost 5 million more migrants will become permanent residents of the rf. This will actually lead to the replacement of about 40% of the population of the rf.

According to russian demographers’ estimates, by 2046, the rf’s loss of population will amount to 12.7 million people.

minister of healthcare of the rf mikhail murashko has admitted that problems of infertility in marriage in russia are mainly caused by male factors, which greatly affects the country's demographic situation.

The rb’s railways end the second year in a row with losses. In 2022, they amounted to 129.6 million rubles, in 2023 – to 94.9 million rubles.

One million 510 thousand rubles have been budgeted in the rb for the maintenance of the all-belarusian people's assembly in 2024.

At the belarusian enterprise “peleng”, which supplies optical and electronic systems to russia, there is an acute shortage of workers and professionals with higher education. During recruitment, employees are officially promised a 13th salary, financial assistance for vacation, bonuses for company holidays, an extended social package, sports events, weekend trips with partial cost compensation, and a New Year's gift. Because of the russia’s aggression against Ukraine, “peleng” is under the sanctions of the European Union, the USA, the United Kingdom and Ukraine.

The ministry of taxes and duties of the rb has reported that from May 1, the price of some brands of cigarettes will rise again – to 45 kopecks. The increase in excise duty rates on tobacco products is carried out in accordance with the requirements of international agreements with the rf.

The court of gomel district recognized the “Song of a Cheerful Belarusian” by the performer Apsent as extremist, and the ministry of information of the rb added it to the list of extremist materials.