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The European Union & New Zealand are close, like-minded partners, working together across trade, science, climate, innovation, Ukraine & the Pacific to deliver real-world benefits for our people, economies, and planet #StrongerTogether 🇪🇺🇳🇿 linktr.ee/EUinNZ

Online, “majority” doesn’t always mean people but systems that can speak with one voice, repeatedly and without pause. 🤖 What looks like a widespread opinion can be the result of coordinated bot activity. Not everything that is loud equals authentic conversation. #SpotTheBot

The EU’s latest sanctions package includes Kirill Fedorov, a military blogger known for promoting pro-Kremlin narratives as well as fundraising for the Russian military.

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Hundreds of vessels have become part of an illegal maritime ecosystem, called Russian Shadow Fleet, designed to reduce the impact of sanctions on Russian energy exports.

What is the true cost of sanctions for Russia? Plummeting oil and gas revenues (with Iran war windfalls offering temporary relief, not structural recovery), punishingly expensive borrowing, and the loss of key markets. It is becoming increasingly difficult for the Kremlin.

Russia has been portraying the EU and Ukraine’s leadership as “warmongers” unwilling to end the war. This is, of course, an outright lie. In reality, it is the Kremlin that has rejected at least seven peace proposals in 2025 alone.

The Russian economy is in trouble. War-driven growth is losing momentum, sanctions are tightening, reserves shrinking & uncertainty is increasingly shaping everyday life. What looked like resilience is proving fragile, as the costs of the war spread beyond the battlefield 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇳🇿

Russia launched massive attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, leaving people to endure harsh winter conditions. The EU & its Member States stood with Ukraine during this time, & through every winter of the war, providing emergency support to keep cities lit and homes warm.

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