The Soviet heating trap: Why an EU capital is colder than bombed Kyiv (INFOGRAPHIC)
Lithuania escaped in six years. Romania hasn’t in 35. Ukraine is choosing now—under fire.
Iran de-escalation sends oil down 5%, squeezing Russia’s war funding (INFOGRAPHIC)
Moscow’s January revenues could hit their lowest since late 2022.
Kyiv’s worst blackouts force rivals Zelenskyy and Klitschko into same chain of command (INFOGRAPHIC)
Mayor fires back after president questions “intensity” of Kyiv’s crisis response.
India blinks: Russian oil imports hit lowest since price cap as Trump’s tariffs bite
Twelve tankers now float off Oman with nowhere to go.
Russia’s smart power attacks are crippling Ukraine’s economy
European steel supply chains face disruption as mining giant reports worst quarter since invasion.
Ukraine’s e-commerce goes a full quarter with no bankruptcies
Pet supplies and cosmetics boom as Ukrainians shop from home.
Moscow’s boom, the provinces’ bust: Russia’s war economy turns predatory (MAP)
Civilian sectors starve as military spending and debt service take 46% of federal spending.
Ukraine hits 8% inflation as economy shrinks to fit its workforce (INFOGRAPHIC)
Non-food prices flatline, but the reason isn’t reassuring.
Ukraine’s watchdog closes Energoatom probe as criminal investigation expands
Detective who exposed $100 million scheme says main suspect “wasn’t the key figure”.
Kyivstar starts 5G pilot as Ukraine hardens networks for war and recovery
Borodyanka, flattened by Russia in 2022, is next in line.
Kyiv misses its deadline as Zhytomyr shows how to outlast Russian strikes
The capital missed its December deadline for cogeneration units, while a smaller city built the grid that Russia can’t destroy.
Why Russian LNG keeps flowing despite EU ‘bans’ (INFOGRAPHICS)
The actual import ban doesn’t start until 2027.
New sanctions sledgehammer: 500% tariffs for buyers of Russian energy
A vote could come as early as next week, Senator Graham says.
Russia’s corruption “crackdown” looks hollow as losses surge without more cases
Seven in ten crimes are classified as grave or especially grave.