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.
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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.
Russia’s smart power attacks are crippling Ukraine’s economy
European steel supply chains face disruption as mining giant reports worst quarter since invasion.
EU to lend Ukraine €90B — and most of it is for weapons
The loan, structured as "limited recourse" financing, would only require repayment if Russia eventually pays war reparations, with Brussels reserving the right to use immobilized Russian assets to cover the debt.
Ukraine’s e-commerce goes a full quarter with no bankruptcies
Pet supplies and cosmetics boom as Ukrainians shop from home.
Moscow’s boom, the provinces’ bust: Russia’s war economy turns predatory (MAP)
Civilian sectors starve as military spending and debt service take 46% of federal spending.
Ukraine hits 8% inflation as economy shrinks to fit its workforce (INFOGRAPHIC)
Non-food prices flatline, but the reason isn’t reassuring.
Ukraine’s watchdog closes Energoatom probe as criminal investigation expands
Detective who exposed $100 million scheme says main suspect “wasn’t the key figure”.
Kyivstar starts 5G pilot as Ukraine hardens networks for war and recovery
Borodyanka, flattened by Russia in 2022, is next in line.
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.