Boeing has this week signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding with Ukrainian aerospace giant Antonov that could pave the way for collaboration on a range of defense-related projects including the development of new drone technologies. “This agreement demonstrates our ongoing efforts to find more opportunities to work with Ukrainian industry, which was underscored by our […]
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Ukraine reaches $20 billion debt restructuring deal with key bondholders
Ukraine has struck a deal with a number of private creditors to restructure more than $20 billion in debt and avoid a potential financial crisis that could have had grave consequences for the country’s war effort. According to the preliminary agreement reached on July 22, bondholders have accepted nominal losses of thirty seven percent. The […]
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Germany announces controversial plans to cut funding for Ukraine by half in 2025
Germany has announced plans to reduce military aid to Ukraine by half in 2025, despite fears that US support for Kyiv could potentially diminish if Donald Trump wins America’s presidential election in November. German support for Ukraine is set to fall to four billion euros in the coming year compared to eight billion euros in […]
Posted inGeopolitics
New British government underlines continued commitment to Ukraine
Britain will remain a key supporter of Ukraine, UK government officials have stressed following the Labour Party’s landslide July 4 election victory. Since taking office, Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer has repeatedly emphasized his government’s “unwavering commitment” to Ukraine and has welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Downing Street. Starmer has long been an […]
Posted inSport
Euro 2024: Ukraine’s football stars head to Germany aiming to boost wartime morale
The Ukrainian national football team are heading to the UEFA European Championship in Germany this summer aiming to boost national morale and give war-weary Ukrainian audiences something to cheer. Head coach Serhiy Rebrov’s team claimed a berth at Euro 2024 thanks to playoff victory over Iceland in March. They will now be hoping to build […]
Posted inInfrastructure
Ukrainian drones “have knocked out 600,000 to 900,00 barrels” of Russia’s daily oil-refining capacity
Industry experts estimate that Ukraine’s campaign of long-range drone strikes on Russia’s energy industry has already succeeded in knocking out between 600,000 and 900,000 barrels of Russia’s daily oil-refining capacity, Bloomberg reports. Speaking at a conference in Houston on March 18, Gunvor Group CEO Torbjörn Törnqvist estimated the recent wave of Ukrainian drone attacks had […]
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For the first time ever, Ukraine has passed the winter heating season relying exclusively on domestic gas
The Ukrainian energy sector reached a significant milestone on 1 March, 2024. The arrival of spring meant that for the first time in the country’s independent history, Ukraine passed the entire winter heating season relying exclusively on domestically produced gas. “The first day of spring. This means that we spent the winter entirely on Ukrainian […]
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“One of the dumbest things I’d ever heard”: Tucker Carlson mocks Putin’s “Nazi Ukraine” lies
American media personality Tucker Carlson hoped Vladimir Putin would use their hotly-anticipated February 6 interview in Moscow to accuse the West of provoking the war in Ukraine. Instead, the Kremlin dictator appeared far more interested in reciting Russia’s distant historical claims to Ukraine and portraying the whole invasion as some kind of anti-Nazi crusade. With […]
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Breadbasket of Europe: Ukraine was the European Union’s third largest agricultural supplier in 2023
Ukraine is the third largest agricultural supplier to the EU, according to new figures released by the European Commission in January. Data covering the period from January to October 2023 showed Ukraine in the number three position among agri-food exporters to European Union markets behind first placed Brazil and the United Kingdom, with the United […]
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Britain sends message to Moscow with historic Ukraine defense pact and record military aid
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrived in Kyiv on 12 January aiming to send a “strong signal” to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin that Britain remains fully committed to supporting Ukraine. “It is important that Russia sees we are not moving away and will be with Ukraine not just today, not just tomorrow, but for the […]