Russian refinery shuts down as repair crisis deepens
Russia’s Ilsky refinery halted operations on 30 October after running into problems it cannot fix.
Ukraine detains energy chief who brought in $1.5 billion from the West
Critics call former Ukrenergo chief's arrest political persecution
China blocks Ukraine’s last drone supply route after flooding Russia with the same parts
Ukraine’s deep-strike capability just got an expiration date.
Russia bombs Odesa’s port—US and EU firms expand offices anyway
Dollar salaries, defiance, and Danish lighting standards — five foreign firms showed me how business survives in Ukraine’s “Wild South.”
China’s Yulong refinery lifts Russian crude imports to 400,000 barrels a day after EU, UK sanctions
China’s newest refinery is legally buying record Russian crude because US and European sanctions don’t align.
Ukrainian businesses earn more, pay less—hurting the defense budget
Ukraine’s defense now depends entirely on taxes—yet businesses are paying less even as their revenues grow.
Russia’s war economy hits its wall: ISW and US Treasury confirm Euromaidan Press analysis
The signs were already there—Western intelligence is just catching up.
The money Ukraine can actually use from Russian assets is vanishing while Belgium blocks €193bn
Dwindling interest rates slash Ukraine's accessible share. Meanwhile, Belgium raked in €1.7 billion in taxes on keeping those assets frozen.
Sanction me softly: Trump, Orbán, and the oil that binds them
Trump sanctions the companies supplying his closest European ally, who immediately announces plans to evade them.
Frozen billions, frozen will: Belgium stops Europe’s Russian assets plan cold
Brussels won’t share. Belgium won’t pay alone. Ukraine waits.
Desperation, war, and slots: Inside the gambling spiral consuming Ukraine’s soldiers
His petition gathered 25,000 signatures in one day. Two weeks later, Junior Sergeant Pavlo Petrychenko died defending Donetsk Oblast.
Frozen assets, hot politics: How Brussels fell for its own fear fantasy
Brussels holds €183 billion in frozen Russian assets—and Belgium wants guarantees before Ukraine can use them.
What does a refinery blaze in Hungary tell us about Central Europe’s addiction to Russian energy?
Fire cripples Hungary’s main refinery as Serbia faces energy shutdown.
Get prepared NOW: Buy a first aid kit and tourniquets
Two battle medics who lived through a decade of ignored warnings see Europeans making the same mistake Ukrainians made before 2022.