Ukraine: tougher Russia sanctions needed amid attempts to introduce ruble in temporarily occupied areas

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has called on western partners to increase sanction pressure on Russia amid the attempts to introduce the ruble in the temporarily occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. This was stated on Twitter by Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko. “Faced with total resistance from the local population, Russia…

Ukraine: war losses amount to $565 billion

The total amount of one-time losses suffered by Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion already stands at $564.9 billion. This was announced by First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko on her Facebook page. Currently, the structure of the damage is as follows: – $119 billion – loss of…

Ukraine: completely blocking of transport links with Russia and Belarus suggested to EU

The Ministry of Infrastructure has sent a letter to the European Commission proposing that the EU completely block transport connections with Russia and Belarus. “Despite the restrictive measures already in place, Russian businesses are finding workarounds and continuing to operate in other countries. Accordingly, the existing sanctions fail to fully achieve their goal. In this…