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Russia’s budget for 2025: war above all | OSW Centre for Eastern …
Nov 22, 2024 · In 2025, war-related spending will increase significantly. The largest rise in expenditure is planned in the “national defence” section, reaching 13.2 trillion roubles (approximately $132 billion), compared to 10.8 trillion roubles allocated for this purpose in the 2024 budget (a 22.2% increase).This sum is also more than 55% higher than the planned spending on this category in 2023.
Sanctions on Russia: the Biden administration’s parting blow
Jan 13, 2025 · The sanctions package adopted on 10 January by the outgoing Biden administration represents the most severe blow to Russia’s oil sector since early 2023. The restrictions targeted a record number of tankers from the ‘shadow fleet’ which transport Russian oil and fuels. Additionally, several Russian energy …
Russian progress on key front lines. Day 1056 of the war
Jan 14, 2025 · The Russians have occupied the built-up area of Toretsk. The north-western outskirts of the town and the mine in its northern part remain under Ukraine’s control and fighting is taking place there. Russia controls 70–95% of its area. Most sources confirm that Kurakhove has passed completely into ...
Moldova: Russia’s gas crisis game in Transnistria
Jan 8, 2025 · On 1 January, Gazprom ceased its gas supplies to Transnistria, a separatist territory within Moldova, following Ukraine’s decision not to extend the gas transit agreement. Furthermore, Russia refused to deliver gas via an alternative route utilising the TurkStream and Trans-Balkan pipelines, stating that it might agree to supply gas in this manner if Moldova repays its alleged debt, which ...
A disaster of their own making. The demographic crisis in China
Feb 7, 2024 · China is currently facing demographic problems which closely resemble those seen in most developed countries. However, it has had less time to deal with the consequences of the population crisis. Furthermore, as the Chinese public is clearly less prosperous, the crisis has had a more negative impact on the country’s residents and economy.
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Ukrainians try to regain initiative in Kursk Oblast. Day 1049 of the ...
Jan 7, 2025 · On 5 January, Ukrainian forces struck north-east of Sudzha in the Kursk Oblast and advanced – depending on the source – between 3 and 7 km along the Sumy-Kursk road.
Turkey: a looming demographic crisis - OSW Centre for Eastern …
Aug 7, 2024 · After many years of rapid population growth, Turkey’s demographic future hangs in the balance. The record-low birth rate in 2023 and the changing age structure indicate that Turkish society is entering a stage of ageing typical for highly developed countries. Regional disparities in this respect are also deepening: the country’s poorer, south-eastern region has a much higher fertility rate ...
A return to conservatism: the CDU’s new platform
May 8, 2024 · During its party congress in Berlin on 7 May, the CDU adopted its new basic platform (Grundsatzprogramm), which supersedes the 2007 document. It sets the party’s main policy lines for the next several years (see Appendix). On the preceding day, the CDU’s leader Friedrich Merz was re-elected for another term with 89% of the delegates’ votes.
Security above all: A revised Belarus–Russia alliance
Dec 9, 2024 · On 6 December, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Treaty on the Establishment of the Union State of Russia and Belarus (Union State), the leaders of the two nations signed a package of ten agreements in Minsk. These included a pact on mutual security guarantees, the Union State’s security concept, and an …