As expectations mount over the prospect of fresh peace talks in 2025 to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, the idea of Ukraine’s possible Finlandization has once again resurfaced. Finnish officials have been quick to reject such suggestions, warning that forcing neutrality on Ukraine “will not bring about a peaceful solution to the crisis with Russia.” […]
Russian invasion of Ukraine
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GlobalGiving provides a lifeline for Lifeline Ukraine
Back in the late summer of 2019, the team that would become the backbone of Ukraine’s first national suicide prevention hotline gathered in a hotel conference room in Kyiv to begin the training program that would set them on the road to saving the lives of many of their fellow Ukrainians. As the founder of […]
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Five things Russia’s invasion has taught international audiences about Ukraine
The war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine almost three years ago is rightly recognized as one of the great crimes of the twenty-first century. Understandably, little attention has been paid so far to the impact the conflict is having on Ukraine’s international image. And yet amid the trauma and horror of Russia’s invasion, there are […]
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Kyiv real estate market awaits potential peace dividend in 2025
Whenever people ask me how the Kyiv real estate market is doing, I typical reply that it really depends on who you are in the market. For sellers, prices in the historical center of the city started to slide down significantly in the second half of 2024, and eventually began to approach the deep crisis […]
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Saint Javelin: the remarkable rise of Ukraine’s most iconic wartime meme
As the storm clouds of war gathered over Ukraine in early 2022, Canadian Christian Borys found himself glued to his phone and expecting the worst. A former journalist with ancestral ties to Eastern Europe, he had worked as a Ukrainian correspondent for the international media from 2015 to 2018, an experience that he says left […]
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Ukraine aims to build on its burgeoning reputation as a global defense tech hub in 2025
The experience of the past three years has underlined the critical importance of technological innovation for the Ukrainian war effort as the country seeks to overcome the significant material advantages enjoyed by Russia in key areas including manpower, equipment, firepower, and funding. While this emphasis on innovation cannot completely even up the odds, defense tech […]
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Time to make the West great again
Following Donald Trump’s presidential election win, the United States now has a unique opportunity to bring peace to Ukraine and play an enhanced role in restoring the Western-led global system of deterrence and security that has fueled decades of growing prosperity around the world. The war unleashed by Russia in February 2022 has evolved into […]
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Energy infrastructure investments: guidelines for Ukrainian businesses
During 2024, a significant number of Ukrainian companies began investing in the domestic energy industry, with prominent Ukrainian businesses such as OKKO, BGV, and Nova Poshta all constructing power generation facilities and opening energy trading branches. The reasons behind this developing trend are fairly obvious. First and foremost, all businesses care about safeguarding secure energy […]
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New personal insurance option for wartime Ukraine
The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to an unprecedented influx of international companies and organizations engaged in everything from aid work and investment initiatives to reforms and reconstruction. With hostilities ongoing in parts of the country and transport links disrupted by wartime conditions, providing comprehensive personal insurance coverage for staff and contractors operating […]
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JTI plans to invest $60 million in Ukraine over next two years
The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has created unprecedented challenges throughout the Ukrainian business environment. What have been the biggest issues encountered by JTI? The full-scale war in Ukraine has had an impact on the entire business community in terms of reduced production, logistical problems, labor shortages, rising energy and raw material costs, and complex […]