Lights on, economy limping: Ukraine’s real energy reckoning in March 2026
Russia failed to freeze Ukraine this winter. All 15 thermal plants are still destroyed. And Russia has already moved on to trains.
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US gives India 30 days to offload 140 million barrels of Russian crude—oil its own sanctions stranded at sea
Washington’s waiver covers crude that accumulated offshore after its own pressure campaign cut India’s Russian imports by more than a third.
EU may pay Ukraine to fix pipeline Russia keeps bombing—as Fico refuses to meet Zelenskyy first
Fico says he “wouldn’t believe Zelenskyy if he told him the sky was blue”—so he’s asking Brussels to check first.
What does a Russian air raid alarm cost Ukraine’s economy? Researchers just found out
The missiles get the headlines. The sirens do the quiet damage. Now there’s data to prove it.
Russia cut small business support by a third—then sent the tax collector
The Kremlin chose to abandon its civilian economy. Now the VAT bill arrives.
EU banned Russian gas by 2027. The Iran war may undo it, Norway warns
European gas prices hit multi-year highs as Gulf disruptions shake energy markets.
Russian manufacturers can’t find workers—but they’re cutting the ones they have
Production declined for the 12th straight month, but firms are now shedding workers, too.
Ukraine must meet EU pig welfare standards—while Russian missiles knock out farm electricity
Production costs rising, sale prices stagnant—and Spanish pork is heading east.
Did the US just fund Russia’s war by bombing its drone supplier?
Urals crude hits budget target for first time in months as Gulf chaos drives global prices up.
Russia lost Europe as trade partner and alternative markets can’t fill this gap
EU-Russia trade shrank 5.4 times since invasion as Moscow faces isolation.
Ukraine’s most wanted worker is 60 years old
War flipped who keeps the economy running. The question is what comes next.
How did Ukraine build four US gas corridors in 14 months while under constant bombardment?
Germany and Lithuania routes launch in the same week.
Ghana negotiates Ukrainian drone deals as 1,780 Africans fight—and die—in Russia’s ranks
Incoming AU chair pledges to expose Moscow’s recruitment networks across the continent.
Germany triples, Britain doubles: Kiel data shows who stepped up for Ukraine in 2025
Germany, the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and the Netherlands emerged as the core group funding Ukraine's defense in 2025, collectively dominating weapons deliveries, procurement from Ukraine's own defense industry, and purchases from US stockpiles
Belgium and Germany hold the key to €210 billion in Russian assets—and just locked the door
Wadephul and Belgium’s FM shut the door Kallas tried to open.
How Ukraine’s economy survived four years of war—and what it cost
10 million missing people, every power plant hit, and a €90 billion lifeline held hostage by Hungary.
Hungary blocks EU sanctions AND $106 billion loan for Ukraine, risking a domino collapse
Budapest broke its December pledge. Now, an $8.2 billion IMF program could be lost with the loan, and Ukraine’s budget runs dry by April.
Denmark commits 70 bn kroner in military aid to Ukraine through 2028, adds $600 mn for 2026
"Europe must not forget about the Ukrainians' fight," Denmark's Defense Minister Poulsen says as his government adds $600 mn to Ukraine aid, pushing the 2026 total to $2.2 bn.
Hungary holds $106 bn Ukraine aid hostage over Russian oil — EU says Orban promised not to
Two months after pledging not to obstruct a $106 bn EU loan to Ukraine, Hungary reversed course on 20 Feb., with Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó declaring the credit frozen until Russian oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline resumes
Three-year loans up 50%, five-year up 72%—but Ukraine’s workforce just keeps shrinking
Three-year-plus loans grew 50% as companies bypassed cheap government programs. The binding constraint isn’t capital—it’s people.