From $600 to $1,000: Ukraine pitches a market with growing buying power
Government forecasts salaries will almost double current levels, targeting international investor confidence.
Ukraine bets on nuclear to rebuild grid and supply Europe
Government plans massive reactor expansion while Russian missiles target the grid.
Ukraine gains access to the EU’s €1 billion defense contracts
Ukraine transforms from aid recipient to partner as EU opens €1 billion in defense contracts to battle-tested Ukrainian companies.
From myth to genocide: how the Kremlin’s story about Ukraine fuels war
Why are Russians hell-bent on destroying Ukraine and killing Ukrainians, fueled by TV lies and old myths? A new book asks what dark purpose that hatred serves.
Ukraine’s anti-corruption cops just beat the president—but the fight’s not over
Ukraine’s corruption investigators are back to charging million-dollar schemes after surviving a July attempt to strip their independence. But they’re working under a government that still has the administrative tools to derail sensitive cases and has demonstrated its willingness to use them.
Estonia invokes “Munich 1938“ as Trump prepares Putin talks
Estonia’s foreign minister has invoked one of history’s most ominous diplomatic moments to warn about Friday’s Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska — comparing it to the 1938 Munich Agreement that greenlit Hitler’s expansion.
Ukraine’s draft evasion problem is a symptom of a deeper crisis
Why do Ukrainian men refuse mobilization, hide in their homes, and let their wives, sisters, and mothers do the everyday heavy lifting? Why does Ukraine’s mobilization system no longer work?
Russia accidentally admits what it denied for three years: war is breaking its economy
Russia just admitted something it has spent three years denying: the war is breaking its economy. According to Russian Finance Ministry data, Moscow’s federal deficit hit $62 billion by July — already 25% over its yearly target with five months still to go.
Ukraine caves under $ 2.3 bn threat, appoints investigator it desperately wanted to block
Ukraine’s government spent weeks trying to block a qualified anti-corruption investigator. Today, $2.3 billion in international pressure changed their minds.
PrivatBank finally beat its own billionaires—but only 2,100 km from Kyiv
It took London and eight years to bring to justice Ukraine's richest men who siphoned off 1.5% of its GDP
Ukraine cuts inflation forecast to 9.7% despite ongoing war
Country defies economic patterns typically seen in countries fighting for survival
The EU is withholding billions from Ukraine and honestly, it’s kinda fair
Ukraine reversed a controversial oversight law on 31 July, a move that promises to restore the independence of…
Estonia’s NATO envoy warns: Europe can’t defend itself without Ukraine
Estonia’s NATO ambassador Jüri Luik warns that without Ukraine’s military power, Europe cannot contain the Russian threat or build a defense independent of US support.
Ukraine nationalized its way out of crisis—now it can’t stop making money
The emergency worked too well. And that's actually a dangerous thing.