According to the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, Russia has lost up to 20% of its oil processing capacity. At the same time, Bloomberg reports that Russian oil product exports are at their lowest levels since 2022. Total seaborne traffic averaged 1.89 million barrels per day. According to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, oil production
On the night of October 30, Russia launched a large-scale combined attack on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure using air defense systems, as well as air-, land-, and sea-based missiles. In total, 705 aerial threats were detected, of which 623 were intercepted by Ukrainian air defense forces. The regions that suffered the most were Ivano-Frankivsk, Vinnytsia, Lviv,
So far, the U.S. intends to continue imposing sanctions on Russia, which brings cautious optimism, though the situation may always change. At the same time, Washington’s foreign policy toward its allies — from whom it is increasingly distancing itself — creates a favorable environment for Russia to destabilize the situation and undermine NATO’s unity. On