Putin’s budget exposes who pays for Russia’s war economy
Kremlin staff get $18M in raises while World Bank predicts Soviet-style economic stagnation.
How Ukraine’s battlefield radios seduced NATO
A startup supplying the US Air Force delivers radios designed against Russian jamming.
$2.8 billion emergency plan tests Ukraine’s winter resilience
The country now depends on imports to meet a 1 November storage target that is only enough for a mild winter.
Ukraine sold its largest construction company. Then the questions started.
Auction screened out one problematic bidder, but the runner-up raises unanswered questions.
Ukraine’s precision agriculture grows as war disrupts exports
Ukrainian farms are digitizing rapidly—perhaps despite the war, perhaps because of it.
Ukraine’s ex-PM Yatsenyuk calls for Russian asset seizure amid EU loan debate
Europe keeps designing elaborate financial mechanisms while Ukraine burns through $172 million daily.
Naked truth: drone strikes leave Russia begging for fuel imports
Russia admits to a structural fuel crisis with import tariff suspension.
EU sanctions hit, but India’s Russia-linked refiner bounces back in 60 days
Two months after EU sanctions, Russia-linked Indian refiner rebounds with government help.
From outsourcing to powerhouse: Ukraine’s tech bets big amid war
U-Nation is turning wartime grit into tomorrow’s innovation.
Russia raises taxes as $59.7B deficit grows
Russians face a VAT increase while Putin dismisses the 5 trillion ruble budget hole, breaking the promise of no tax rises until 2030.
Barrels up, cash down: Russia’s crude problem gets rough
Record oil exports usually signal strength—but Russia’s surge masks economic trouble.
From battlefield to oilfields: Ukraine’s drones squeeze Russia’s war economy
Ukrainian strikes hit 16 of Russia’s 38 refineries, disrupting 1M+ barrels daily as diesel exports approach 2020 lows.
Corporate greed over principles: Zara’s secret path back to Russia
Zara’s CEO said Russia was off-limits. Russian shoppers apparently didn’t get the memo.
Ukraine built weapons, bureaucracy blocked exports
Zelenskyy’s export announcement highlights the urgent need to fix the system blocking Western partnerships.