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Russia: Submachine gun: Used by Spetsnaz units. [7] PP-2000: 9×19mm Parabellum Russia: Submachine gun: Delivered in November 2023. [8] Shotguns KS-23: 23×75mmR Soviet Union: Pump-action combat shotgun: Used by Spetsnaz units. [9] Saiga-12: 12-gauge Russia: Semi-automatic combat shotgun Used by Spetsnaz units. [9] Bolt action rifles Mosin ...
In April 2022, Russia supplied 45% of EU's natural gas imports, earning $900 million a day. [429] Russia is the world's largest exporter of natural gas, [430] grains, and fertilisers, and is among the world's largest suppliers of crude oil, coal, and steel and other metals, [431] including palladium, platinum, gold, cobalt, nickel, and aluminum.
Russia could only benefit from the energy transition in Europe if it acquired the resources and infrastructure on Ukrainian soil. Europe would then be even more dependent on Russia. If Russia were to achieve its war goals, Russia could steal and gain more than it would lose in peace through reduced exports to Europe. [324] [325]
The weapons, vehicles and equipment used in the Russo-Ukrainian War, from 2014 to the present include the following.The war involves the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Armed Forces of Russia, the People's Militia of the Donetsk People's Republic, the People's Militia of the Luhansk People's Republic, and a number of national guard and volunteer groups.
Those staying in Russia face surging inflation and unemployment, expensive credit, capital controls, restricted travel, and shortages of goods. Analysts have identified similarities with conditions in the decade following the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War. [275] Russia's Kaliningrad exclave faces ever-increasing ...
Russian invasion of Ukraine Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War (outline) Map of Ukraine as of 6 January 2025 (details): Continuously controlled by Ukraine Currently occupied or controlled by Russia Formerly occupied by Russia or Ukrainian-occupied Russian territory Date 24 February 2022 – present (2 years, 10 months, 2 weeks and 6 days) Location Ukraine, western Russia, Black Sea Status Ongoing ...
The 1941–1945 period of World War II is known in Russia as the Great Patriotic War. [152] The Soviet Union, along with the United States, the United Kingdom and China were considered the Big Four of Allied powers in World War II, and later became the Four Policemen, which was the foundation of the United Nations Security Council.
Russo-Ukrainian War – ongoing international conflict between Russia, alongside Russian-backed separatists, and Ukraine, which began in February 2014. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine and supported pro-Russian separatists fighting the Ukrainian military in the Donbas war. The first eight years of ...