The countries of the European Union (EU) agree. The penalties against Russia stay in place. These penalties are called sanctions. The EU wants to punish Russia for the war. The sanctions affect the economy of Russia. Important people in Russia also cannot travel to the EU anymore.
There are big problems in Russia. The country needs more soldiers for the war. Therefore, Russia gets many men from prison. These men must fight at the front. The state promises them much money for this. They get about 2 million Rubles. That is a very high sum for these men.
If the men survive the war, they become free. They do not have to go back to prison then. But the war is very dangerous. Many soldiers die in the fights. Experts say: Russia uses the prisoners like toys. The sanctions of the EU want to weaken Russia. This way the war should end soon.
