For the first time since the full-scale war began, russia has recorded a decline in trade with China. From January to July 2025, trade between the countries fell 8% year-on-year, down to $125.8 billion. ▫️ China has cut purchases of almost all key russian resources. Oil imports fell by 11%, oil products by 28%, LNG…
fsue “rosmorport” has terminated its contract with the onega shipyard for the construction of two icebreakers due to sanctions. ▫️ These were 95-meter Icebreaker7 class vessels, which were to be a “novelty” for russia. The plan was to deliver the finished orders last year, but this was later postponed to 2026, and the shipyard was…
Interest in the kremlin’s programs for resettling foreigners to russia continues to decline, despite all propaganda efforts and budget spending. ▫️According to the russian ministry of internal affairs, in the first six months of 2025, only 11.6 thousand people moved to the country under the “voluntary resettlement of compatriots” program — the lowest figure in…
The “khabarovsk shipbuilding yard” (ksy), by order of the “united shipbuilding corporation,” will lay off 70% of its workers due to a lack of orders. ▫️ The official order was signed by the company’s CEO, mikhail borovsky, on July 10, 2025. By October 31, the shipyard might be left with just about 90 employees (in…
For the first time in six years, russia has purchased more food products than it sold. ▫️In the first half of 2025, imports of food products and raw materials increased by 14.6% compared to last year, serving as further evidence of the deep crisis in russia’s agricultural sector. Due to critically low domestic production and…
The kremlin is blocking calls on WhatsApp and Telegram, claiming to “protect the population from fraud.” However, even official data from the russian central bank for 2024 contradict these arguments: nearly 50% of fraud schemes occur through regular phone calls and SMS, while only 15.7% involve messengers. ◻️ These actions by russia are not about…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Vilayat Eyvazov, refused to participate in the meeting of the CIS (Council of Interior Ministers), which took place on August 12 in saint petersburg. The Azerbaijani authorities did not provide an official explanation for the refusal. The meeting was chaired by the head of the russian ministry of…
ru-propaganda continues to spread fake “criminal stories” allegedly involving Ukrainian soldiers. This time, hostile sources claim that fighters of the 13th National Guard Brigade “Khartia” committed sexual violence against a teenager in Kharkiv. ▫️ To “confirm” this, a screenshot of a Ukrainian news article is shown, but the headline has been falsified. Russian fake creators…
russian propaganda has launched a new wave of harsh anti-Azerbaijani rhetoric — from accusations of “selling out to the West” to direct threats of war. ▫️ The trigger was a statement by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and his signed order to allocate $2 million for humanitarian aid to Ukraine following russian strikes on…
Starting from September 1, 2025, the occupiers will mandate the installation of the Max messenger from the vk holding on all new smartphones — not only for russians but also for residents of the temporarily occupied territories (TOT). ▫️To register, a russian or belarusian phone number is required, and identification is mandatory. The messenger not…
russia continues actively extending its influence over temporarily occupied territories not only in Ukraine but also in other countries where part of the territory lies under its sway. One instrument of this strategy has been the launch of a contest for journalists and bloggers in the self-proclaimed republic of Abkhazia. This contest is backed by…
central bank of russia, in its updated macroeconomic forecast, has acknowledged that economic growth in russia may drop to zero by the end of 2025. This is perhaps the most pessimistic forecast from the regulator in recent years. ▫️ According to official data, russia’s GDP grew by only 1.4% in the first quarter (compared to…
