Olena Mukhina

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• Money Matters

EU approves nearly €2.8 billion for Ukraine after positive assessment of its fourth-quarter 2025 reform progress

The tranche follows the sixth payment of €2.3 billion approved in December 2025 and brings total Ukraine Facility disbursements since 2024 to €26.8 billion.

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• Daily review

Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1554: Ukraine’s strike campaign tightens its grip on Russian logistics

Separately, a crowdfunded Ukrainian satellite has now delivered 5,900 radar images to military intelligence since its launch.

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• International

Russia threatens NATO member Latvia with retaliation. Rubio calls it “concerning”

Russia's UN ambassador threatened to strike Latvia. The US Secretary of State said the situation raises concerns.

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• International

Putin and Xi signed “multipolar world” declaration that teads as repudiation of what Russia is doing in Ukraine

The declaration's principles include respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states.

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• International

Putin’s top foreign-policy aide disavows “Spirit of Anchorage” Kremlin has pushed for months after Putin’s visit to Beijing

In October he publicly defended the "spirit of Anchorage." Today he said he never used the phrase.

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• Money Matters

Kazakh court authorizes forced collection of $1.4 billion from Gazprom for Ukraine’s Naftogaz

A Zurich-seated tribunal ordered Gazprom to pay $1.37 billion in principal for unpaid transit services in June 2025.

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• International

Russia threatens Latvia with “just retribution.” Von der Leyen calls it “absolutely unacceptable”

Latvia's government already resigned last week over its handling of the incursions.

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• Money Matters

Frontline tool Ukraine can’t fight without: 5,000 pickups now procured through largest-ever open tender

The Defense Procurement Agency will run the process in stages through framework agreements, with first deliveries expected by end of year.

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• Money Matters

Ukraine’s steel capacity fell fourfold after Russia destroyed Azovstal. Now EU’s new quota could cost it €1 billion more

Brussels offered Ukraine 713,000 tonnes duty-free. Ukraine shipped 2.65 million tonnes to the EU last year.

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• Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2026

Russia stops war only for one reason — and Ukrainians feel betrayed that Europe won’t act on it: Human rights expert names it

European governments are financing Ukraine's defense with one hand while allowing their own companies to pay taxes into Russia's war budget.

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• International

Portugal just hit highest defense-industry growth since 1986. Its defense minister links boom to Russia’s war

Nearly 100 new defense companies created in 16 months.

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• Russo-Ukrainian war 2022-2026

West has power to end Russia’s war against Ukraine — it’s choosing not to: Human rights lawyer tells us why

Human rights lawyer Simon Papuashvili on what Western governments won't say out loud — and what it would actually take to stop Russia.

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• International

France arrests Russia’s war criminal who ran torture at “Donetsk Dachau” and has been living under refugee status for years

He participated in torture, cruel treatment of detainees, psychological pressure, and forcing confessions. At least nine victims have been documented so far.

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• International

300 defense factories, 500,000 workers: North Korea’s arms industry reaches records amid Russia’s demand for shells in war

North Korea claims current shell production has quadrupled compared to normal levels.