November 8, 2024 Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

“So far, our support has helped Ukraine continue its fight. But we need to do much more to change the trajectory of the conflict. We need to raise the price for putin and his friends, the authoritarian regimes”, said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

“The Finnish model is when we – NATO members, EU members – support Ukraine in its fight against russia. And this is the model that Ukrainians are fighting for”, said Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo.

Prime Minister of Estonia Kristen Michal has said that further support for Ukraine will be the top topic of the meeting of European leaders in Budapest. He has also emphasized that this support will determine the future of the EU in the coming months and called on his colleagues to do more to protect Kyiv and their own countries.

“The idea that support for Ukraine is being suspended or stopped with a possible change of position by the United States is not true”, said Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Croo, adding that support for our country is already included in the plans of the EU countries.

President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel believes that the approach to Ukraine's recovery deserves a comprehensive, integrated and coordinated plan created in cooperation with North America and Europe.

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The United Kingdom has introduced a new package of anti-russian sanctions against 56 legal entities and individuals, including those from the russian military-industrial complex and foreign companies that assist it, mercenaries of the “española” battalion, the “medvedi” (“bears” – Transl.) brigade and the “african corps”.

The new sanctions list includes 28 suppliers of goods to the rf’s military-industrial complex, including companies from Estonia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, China, and the factoring company “zenit finance”.

For their ties to mercenary armed groups, sanctions have been imposed on former president of south ossetia bibilov, commanders of the international terrorist organization “wagner” kuznetsov and savichich, and the commander of the “espanyola” battalion turkanov. Another four people have been sanctioned for their ties to private military groups linked to russia and operating in the Central African Republic and Libya. Sanctions have also been imposed on russian spy sergeev, who was involved in the use of the nerve agent “novichok” in the British city of Salisbury.

The Higher Land Court of Stuttgart, Germany, has sentenced a local businessman to seven years in prison for selling machines for the production of sniper rifles to a russian arms manufacturer in violation of trade restrictions.

Due to international sanctions, a plant of the Chinese company TPV Technology has stopped production in the rf of Philips, Sony, Sharp and other brands of TV sets.

The American multinational stock brokerage firm Interactive Brokers has warned clients with russian citizenship that their accounts will be closed starting in December.

The rf’s ministry of finance has preliminarily estimated federal budget expenditures in January-October at RUB 29.8 trillion, which is by 23.7% higher than last year. By the end of 2024, the budget deficit is expected to reach RUB 3.3 trillion.

Exports of russian timber to its main consumers, in particular China, are declining: over nine months, the supply of sawn timber decreased by 9% to 7.3 million tons, and of round timber– by 18% to 1.2 million tons.

Since the beginning of the year, the production of low-alcohol beverages in the rf has decreased by 48% to 9.34 million dal, of grape-containing beverages with ethyl alcohol – by more than 50% to 194.4 thousand dal, and of fruit alcoholic beverages – by 43% to 5.5 million dal.

russia is experiencing a shortage of anti-rhesus immunoglobulin, which is an extremely important medicine for pregnant women with a negative Rh blood factor.

The authorities of kursk region have asked the russian government for additional financial assistance in the amount of 24.9 billion rubles.

Estonia's ruling coalition has reached an agreement to amend the Constitution and agreed on amendments to deprive belarusians and russians of the right to vote in local government elections.

Due to the unstable economic situation in the country, belarusians have been spending more of their savings in foreign currency this year. Individuals purchased $9 billion 69 million worth of foreign currency (in equivalent) and sold $10 billion 580 million. The negative balance amounted to 1 billion 511.1 million. Cash foreign currency was purchased for 6 billion 101.3 million, and sold for 7 billion 478.7 million (-2 billion 290.4 million).

As of November 6, at least 88 people, 13 women included, have been convicted for “treason” in the rb. The terms of imprisonment are 7 to 25 years.

minister of internal affairs of the rb kubrakov has said that veterans of the rb’s ministry of internal affairs will be involved in the “election campaign” to protect public order at polling stations. The “most conscientious” will become members of commissions and observers.