Read More 3 minute read Money Matters Black Sea attacks delayed up to 2.5 million tons of wheat bound for Asia Russian attacks on Ukraine’s ports and Black Sea ships surged from 14 in all of 2025 to 124 this July. Up to 2.5 million tons of wheat bound for Asia is delayed. byPeeter Helme
Read More 3 minute read Money Matters Russia will read shops’ cash registers to police food prices it can’t tame Unable to bring down food prices, Russia is building a system to watch them instead. byPeeter Helme
Read More 5 minute read Money Matters Ukrainian strawberry prices drop 21%—but carrots and potatoes climb Cheaper berries, costlier carrots—Ukraine’s wartime produce market moves in different directions in the same week. byPeeter Helme
Read More 5 minute read Money Matters Overcrowded, understaffed, overpriced: Kyiv’s wartime kiosk wave collapses An oversaturated market, customers who got poorer, workers who aren’t there, and then the electricity bill. byPeeter Helme
Read More 3 minute read Money Matters Why Ukraine may lose a fifth of its harvest—and what two wars have to do with it? Two wars have halved Ukraine’s fertilizer output and spiked import costs 54%. The farm lobby says a 20% harvest loss is likely. byPeeter Helme
Read More 3 minute read Money Matters Six times more than in America: the heartbreaking math behind Ukraine’s wartime Christmas dinner (INFOGRAPHIC) Fourth wartime holiday reveals crushing gap despite record harvest holding prices flat. byPeeter Helme
Read More 4 minute read Latest news Ukraine cuts inflation forecast to 9.7% despite ongoing war Country defies economic patterns typically seen in countries fighting for survival byPeeter Helme
Read More 2 minute read Latest news UN diplomat: Russia’s war is global catastrophe, not regional conflict Bob Rae says Moscow’s war fueled chaos far beyond Ukraine. byOlena Mukhina