The Russia Weekly Business Brief is a collection of the most important events reported last week by select open-source media platforms and governments in Eurasia.
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Drone Wars – Ukraine’s deep strike campaign against Russian energy and logistics infrastructure reached Krasnodar Region oil refinery and a fire at a Novorossiysk residential zone from downed
Iran – Rosatom resumed staffing at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant, returning the first five specialists and targeting ~100 personnel by autumn, signaling Moscow’s determination to preserve its flagship nuclear-export relationship despite regional volatility.
Politics – The nationalist Rodina party filed a lawsuit to disqualify the liberal legacy Yabloko party.
Domestic Economy – Officials flagged risk in altering the Family Mortgage program before 1 October 2026.
Sanctions - U.S. Senate passed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act by 86-11.
Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin told TASS it would be risky to alter the terms of the subsidized ‘Family Mortgage’ program before 1 October 2026, citing the difficulty of modeling recalculation effects.
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