Overview
- At a meeting of the Presidential Human Rights Council, Vladimir Putin instructed officials to guarantee full support for children born after their fathers were killed in the SVO and urged decisions on benefits to favor frontline personnel.
- The State Duma is set for a second reading of a bill broadening priority housing rights for servicemen’s families and enabling regions to add housing measures for families of those killed on duty.
- Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said the preferential Arctic mortgage program will allow purchases on the secondary market from 2026 in Far Eastern cities with little new construction.
- Putin warned of risks from uncritical AI use, insisted final responsibility for decisions remain with people, backed efforts to improve employment for people with disabilities, signaled palliative care reforms, and the health minister confirmed a national healthcare strategy through 2030.
- Le Soir and ETJC reported at least €53 billion in claims by sanctioned Russian investors against EU states and institutions, largely via ISDS, as Italy’s Tommaso Foti questioned the legality of EU asset-use proposals and Politico reported the U.S. signaled reduced Ukraine support after final G7 loan tranches.