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In the run-up to the elections to the Russian State Duma, scheduled for 18–20 September 2026, it is important to establish the state’s position in good time regarding the conduct of voting in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine; the relevant decisions must be taken at the level of Ukrainian state institutions.

The Ukrainian Institute for the Future has presented a study in which it has modelled a business-as-usual scenario for the development of nine key industrial sectors up to 2035. The authors highlight interrelated factors which, in their view, could exacerbate the economic crisis.

In Ukraine, only 35 per cent of women raising children under the age of six are in employment. One of the main reasons for this is a lack of access to pre-school education and childcare services.

The forthcoming mobilisation reform should provide for changes to the approaches to military recruitment, the motivation of service personnel and the work of territorial recruitment centres. It is proposed that particular attention be paid to the transparency of processes and the oversight of the actions of staff at territorial recruitment centres and recruitment agencies.

As of the morning of 1 July, the intensity of fighting on the front line remains extremely high. At the same time, the war is increasingly shifting towards a phase of technological and resource-based confrontation.

A number of systemic problems have been identified in Ukraine’s construction sector, relating to tax payments, wage levels and the formal employment of staff. An analysis of the activities of the largest companies has revealed several worrying trends.

As of 24 June, the situation on the front line remains tense. At the same time, there are increasing signs that the nature of the war is changing, with the depletion of resources, logistics and the strategic resilience of the parties playing a key role.

The question of Crimea’s future following de-occupation is increasingly becoming a topic of public debate. One of the key issues remains the status of Russian citizens who arrived on the peninsula after 2014, as well as the model for governing the region during the transitional period.

Polish President Karol Nawrocki is seeking to establish himself as a key figure in the right-wing camp. To this end, he is stepping up his hardline political rhetoric, whilst at the same time challenging both Donald Tusk’s government and the traditional leaders of the Polish conservative movement.

Donald Trump’s and Vladimir Putin’s approaches to war demonstrate two fundamentally different ways of thinking. One is guided by the logic of damage limitation, whilst the other continues to play a game of attrition for as long as he has the resources to do so.

The sale of replica branded goods via social media or in showrooms, with payment made to personal bank cards or in cryptocurrency, is a classic example of a complex shadow economy.

A very simple question for the ESBU, to which I never received a satisfactory answer at the TSK meeting: how much longer will it take to put a stop to the crimes that have already cost the state billions of hryvnias? How high must the budget losses reach before we finally see results from the work of the law enforcement agencies?