Ukraine detains energy chief who brought in $1.5 billion from the West
Critics call former Ukrenergo chief's arrest political persecution.
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.”
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.
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.
Ukraine took a step toward authoritarianism—and most will miss it because the mayor was corrupt
The war demands vigilance—but democracy must survive it too.
Russia has 18 months of war funding left—and China just said no
How long can Russia’s economy last? Economist breaks down the timeline
The end of Odesa’s teflon mayor Trukhanov?
$25 million in corruption charges couldn't touch him. A decade-old passport allegation did.
German giant’s Russia exit collapses—Knauf still funds Putin’s war economy
Construction company picked to build Putin's nuke sites promised to leave. It didn't.