Russia’s oil revenues collapse 24% as global prices slide further (INFOGRAPHICS)
Deficit hits $72 billion—highest since 2009—as war spending peaks.
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Ukraine cuts rates for the first time since invasion—now lower than Russia’s (INFOGRAPHIC)
First easing in almost four years comes as inflation falls and workers don’t return.
Ukraine cuts red tape for rooftop solar, but market barriers remain
A small step toward decentralization—bigger reforms still needed.
Ex-Westinghouse CEO among global nuclear chiefs appointed to clean up Ukraine’s Energoatom (INFOGRAPHIC)
New board tasked with auditing contracts and appointing management after $100 million Mindichgate scandal.
India chose Europe. Russia’s oil is now stuck offshore. (INFOGRAPHICS)
140 million barrels stranded on tankers as enforcement pressure mounts.
“Sleeping giant” awakens: EU launches €6 billion Drone Alliance with Ukraine as US shifts to Indo-Pacific
The US is shifting to Indo-Pacific. What EU announced with Ukraine shows Europe is preparing for that reality.
How “minimal” is an $8.7 billion hit? EU carbon tax jolts Ukrainian steel
Brussels demands EU-level decarbonization without EU-level support.
Solar can’t stop Ukraine’s blackouts. Can it become part of a more resilient power system? (INFOGRAPHIC)
After attacks left 85% without power, the case for diversified, distributed generation grows—if the market opens.
At war since 2022, Ukraine’s credit rating just improved (INFOGRAPHIC)
Debt payments pushed to 2029. Reserves at record high.
China supplied 21% of Ukraine’s imports — and the trade deficit tells you why (INFOGRAPHIC)
New data shows imports nearly double exports, with agriculture hit hardest.
Russia hiked car import fees to protect AvtoVAZ. Chinese brands are leaving instead (INFOGRAPHIC)
Dealership closures triple as Moscow’s protectionism backfires.
What MHP’s €415 million bond sale says about Ukraine’s reopening to capital
Investors offered five times the amount MHP sought.
Will April payouts arrive on time as EU fast-tracks a 90 billion-euro loan for Ukraine? (INFOGRAPHIC)
Europe’s biggest wartime aid package moves closer as MEPs approve fast-track procedure.
Ukraine drills more gas wells than any European country—while being bombarded by Russia
140 new wells in 2025, up 69% from the year before.
Ukraine set to outgrow Russia in 2026 as oil revenues slide (INFOGRAPHIC)
Oil revenue set to drop 46% in January.
Russia’s largest cement maker shuts two factories as housing market collapses
Demand in one region is “virtually nonexistent.” Belarus is expanding production.
Wind farms are harder to destroy—so why won’t Ukraine let them scale? (INFOGRAPHICS)
The technology works, 4 GW of projects sit ready. But policy barriers may block the only distributed generation Russia can’t easily destroy.
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.
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.