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Ukraine is receiving more Western military aid today than in the early stages of Russia’s full-scale invasion, but delays in delivery remain a critical weakness, according to…
Category: 6. Opinion
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Euromaidan chose freedom. Russia chose war. Why Russia went to war with Ukraine in 2014—not 2022.
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Twelve years ago today, snipers opened fire on unarmed protesters walking up Instytutska Street in central Kyiv. Forty-eight people died on 20 February 2014 alone—the…
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Ukrainian businesses take on long-term debt during war—then can’t find workers to hire
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Ukrainian businesses borrowed at interest rates above 15% throughout 2025 and increasingly turned down cheap government subsidies to do it—a sign they see returns worth the…
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Three-year loans up 50%, five-year up 72%—but Ukraine’s workforce just keeps shrinking
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Ukrainian businesses borrowed at interest rates above 15% throughout 2025 and increasingly turned down cheap government subsidies to do it—a sign they see returns worth the…
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New Zealand sanctions 100 Russian shadow fleet vessels and cuts oil price cap to $44.10
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New Zealand expanded its sanctions against Russia, blacklisting 100 shadow fleet vessels, 23 individuals, and 13 entities spanning four countries while cutting the Russian oil…
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Trump extends all US sanctions against Russia for another year, calling it an “extraordinary threat”
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US President Donald Trump extended for another year the sanctions against Russia imposed over its aggression against Ukraine, according to a notice published in the US…
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Russia offered $100,000 per kill: Joint Ukrainian-Moldovan operation dismantles assassination network targeting public figures
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Ukrainian and Moldovan law enforcement jointly dismantled a criminal network of ten people who were preparing contract killings of prominent Ukrainian citizens on orders from…
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ISW: New 20-point peace plan claws back key Ukrainian concessions — but Russia still wants its 2022 war goals
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 23 December released the latest US-Ukrainian-European 20-point peace plan, which the US will reportedly present to Russia,
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“Even if IOC betrayed them, I will not”: Heraskevych announces legal action after disqualification for memorial helmet
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Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych has announced that his team plans to take legal action after the International Olympic Committee disqualified him. The…
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Rheinmetall says its new FV-014 drone has “combat experience”: There’s only one place where that could have happened
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The German defense giant Rheinmetall has released the first test footage of its FV-014 strike unmanned aerial vehicle. Defense Express has suggested that the system’s trial…
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