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KYIV BLOG: How is Ukraine going to fund the rebuild and a growing trade deficit?
May 23, 2025
The money the West grants to support Ukraine’s economy and military campaign gets a lot of attention. So far, the West has sent a total of $133bn to Ukraine over the last three years, according to the Ministry of Finance.
KYIV BLOG: Trump has done a deal with Putin. Now he’s trying to force Europe and Ukraine to accept the terms.
April 19, 2025
There seems to be some confusion over where the Russo-Ukraine ceasefire talks are. Bottom line: Trump has done a deal with Putin, but needs Europe to cooperate to make it work. Brussels is unwilling, so Trump is turning the screws to make it happen.
KYIV BLOG: Ukraine’s worst nightmare becomes real
February 28, 2025
It’s everything we feared Trump would mean. He held his first Cabinet meeting yesterday and plainly said that the US is out of the Ukraine conflict and it's up to Europe to support and protect Ukraine going forward if it wants to.
KYIV BLOG: It’s time to drop the charade that Ukraine can join Nato
December 4, 2024
World leaders are meeting for a Nato summit and Ukraine is top of the agenda. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is calling for accelerated accession to Nato, but it will never happen.
KYIV BLOG: Odesa, bombarded but unbowed
November 13, 2024
Sporadic Russian missile attacks have become part of everyday life in Odesa, Ukraine’s main Black Sea port city.