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The United States Senate has decided to temporarily suspend the examination of a new sanctions package against the Russian Federation until President Donald Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Putin. According to the Bloomberg agency, this decision was announced by the Republican majority leader in the Upper House of Congress, John Thune. “At least for the moment, we have put the process on hold,” Thune declared, emphasizing that the Senate has always sought to act in coordination with the White House. He added that Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the initiators of the bill, is in direct contact with the presidential administration…

The growth of bank deposits of the population in Russia slowed down in September 2025 to the lowest level in the last three years. According to the Central Bank, Russians only added 67 billion rubles (≈ 670 million euros) to their bank accounts, which brought the total savings to 62.7 trillion rubles (≈ 627 billion euros). August had seen a similar increase of 70 billion rubles (≈ 700 million euros). Excluding January — when expenses increase due to the holidays — September is the weakest month since August 2022. By comparison, in June and July 2025, deposits had increased by…

A criminal case has been opened in the Voronezh region regarding the embezzlement of funds during the construction of concrete fortifications on the border with Ukraine, reports “Kommersant”. This is already the fourth such case documented in the border regions. According to the publication, the case of fraud on a particularly large scale targets the company “Avira”, which had signed a contract with a structure of the Kursk Region Development Corporation for the delivery of “concrete pyramids” (anti-tank obstacles). The investigation was opened as early as spring 2024. The production of these structures was carried out by the company “Energostroikomplex”…

The decline of the Russian civil economy sector and the attacks on the most popular Chinese models have led to a drastic reduction in truck imports. In September, only 643 new trucks with a total weight of over 3.5 tons were delivered in Russia, stated the general director of Avtostat, Sergei Tselikov. He emphasized that this figure is 20 times smaller than in September of the previous year, when 12,600 units were imported. Imports have been declining since the beginning of the year. In the first three quarters of 2025, according to Avtostat, they have decreased by 92%, that is…

Sanctions, loss of foreign markets, and a rise in the central bank’s reference interest rate have severely impacted the metallurgical production in Russia. In July 2025, the volume of metallurgical production decreased by 10.2% compared to the same month last year, according to data published by the Russian Ministry of Economy (based on Rosstat data). This is the most significant decline in production during the entire period of the war with Ukraine, surpassing even the record negative levels from the early months of the conflict (-6% in June 2022). The metallurgical industry has been continuously declining since the end of…

A veteran of the war in Ukraine has been appointed as interim director of a school in Ekaterinburg. Vladimir Sterhov, a former combatant in the “special military operation”, has become the leader of school number 43 in the city – being the first such appointment in the Urals region. In his inaugural speech, he declared that he will build the “school of the future” and together with his team, will “educate a generation of worthy people”. Previously, Sterhov was the deputy for security and law at School No. 47 in the same city and taught the discipline of “basics of…

“In 2024, the labor force shortage in Russia reached 7.6% of the total number of employees – approximately 2.2 million out of 27.2 million. This level has become the most severe since the beginning of monitoring in 2008, according to the project “If we are to be exact” with reference to Rosstat data. The indicator is twice as high as in 2020 (3.7%) and significantly exceeded the 2022 level (5.4%). The highest demand for labor was recorded among drivers (216 thousand people), industrial workers and mechanics (166 thousand), engineers (141 thousand), construction workers and unskilled workers (112 thousand), as well…

French President Emmanuel Macron declared to the French press that international pressure on Russia will intensify in the next two weeks in order to obtain a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.His statements come in the context of a discussion that took place at the funeral of Pope Francis between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky. Emmanuel Macron and the British Prime Minister were photographed with the American and Ukrainian presidents at St. Peter’s Basilica. According to American National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, it was Trump who wanted to have a private conversation with Zelensky.”In the next eight to ten days,…

“Igor Dodon, the leader of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova, intends to change the name of the party to the Sovereignists Party, stating that the current doctrine of PSRM is closer to sovereignism than socialism.”This is the future, and we are not only talking about the Republic of Moldova, but also about what is happening with our neighbors and in the region. PSRM could become the Sovereignists Party of the Republic of Moldova in time,” announced the PSRM leader in an interview with “Unimedia.info.”According to Dodon, this is “a strategic decision that will be discussed with…

“The increasing popularity of AUR leader George Simion, who declares himself inspired by the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement of American President Donald Trump, is being closely monitored internationally due to fears that his victory could destabilize Romania, a key member of NATO and the EU, writes Politico.Even though Donald Trump’s popularity level is sharply declining, the far-right favorite for the Romanian presidency, Simion, believes that associating himself with the American president remains an advantage ahead of Sunday’s elections, the publication also notes.George Simion, who proudly wears the famous red caps with the MAGA inscription, spoke with Politico immediately…