Kyivstar starts 5G pilot as Ukraine hardens networks for war and recovery
Borodyanka, flattened by Russia in 2022, is next in line.
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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.
Slovakia’s pro-Russian leadership halts all military aid to Ukraine, including weapons and EU loans
President, Prime Minister, and Parliament Speaker confirmed that Slovakia has closed the door on military assistance to Ukraine—including weapons, personnel, and financial guarantees—two years after Bratislava transferred its sole S-300 air defense division to Kyiv
The Telegraph: Zelenskyy and Trump to finalize $800 bn Ukraine reconstruction deal in Davos, not Washington
BlackRock will participate in an $800 billion program to rebuild Ukraine that Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump plan to finalize in Davos next week
Why Russian LNG keeps flowing despite EU ‘bans’ (INFOGRAPHICS)
The actual import ban doesn’t start until 2027.
Russia’s corruption “crackdown” looks hollow as losses surge without more cases
Seven in ten crimes are classified as grave or especially grave.
UK moves to curb Russian LNG shipping as the EU holds back (INFOGRAPHIC)
Belgium’s single port received more Russian LNG than all of China last year.
Estonian fintech bets €15 million on Ukraine—first foreign bank since invasion
Why bet on a war zone? "Estonia is no longer a digital tiger," the CEO says. "We should learn from Ukraine."
Applications fall despite rising military pay as Ukraine’s demographic crisis bites (INFOGRAPHIC)
Even salaries exceeding the IT sector can’t overcome the risk calculation.
War forced Ukraine to build a banking system the EU doesn’t have (INFOGRAPHIC)
The country’s crisis-forged financial infrastructure is now a model for nations facing cyber threats and infrastructure attacks.
Russia imports more food, fewer machines as sanctions tighten (INFOGRAPHIC)
First full-year trade data show Moscow choosing survival over industrial future.
Ukraine’s economy adapts to war, but hits a ceiling money can’t break (INFOGRAPHICS)
Record December confidence, yet forecasters still cap growth at 2%.
Did 2025 break Russia’s oil revenue model? (INFOGRAPHIC)
Kremlin budgeted for $70 oil. Ukrainian strikes and Western sanctions ensured it got $35.
Treasury trumpets Iran sanctions but delists ex-Sberbank executive quietly
The press release made no mention of delisting a former Sberbank executive.
Is Ukraine’s wartime economy becoming female-led? The numbers say yes (INFOGRAPHIC)
The gender transformation since 2021 reflects necessity, not optimism.
Who buys Ukrainian weapons next? SAFE’s €150 billion loans pull in 15 EU countries
Ukraine shifts from being an aid recipient to an arms supplier under the EU procurement system.
Ukraine lawmaker says he blocked reactor deal amid corruption allegations (INFOGRAPHIC)
The corruption network he warned about proved real. His sabotage claims remain unverified.
Help wanted, Ukraine: why employers can’t find workers (INFOGRAPHICS)
War didn’t create mass unemployment. It created a labor crisis.
Ukraine holds at 15.5% as Russia’s rate swings
Ukraine’s central bank voted 10-1 to hold its key rate at 15.5%.
Russia’s 2026 outlook: war spending climbs as reserves drain
Both may be right—and that’s exactly the problem. “Russia has the upper hand. And they always did. They’re…