Economy
Russia
UK Targets Russia’s Shadow Fleet in Major New Sanctions Push
UK slaps 137 new sanctions on Russia’s shadow fleet, targeting $24B in oil exports as part of efforts to drain Putin’s war chest and enforce the oil price cap.
July 21, 2025
Drones
Ukrainian Odd Systems Startup Joins Danish Giant Terma to Build AI Drone Interceptor
A Kyiv-based startup that makes thermal cameras and FPV drones teams up with Denmark’s top defense firm to build a cheap AI-powered drone interceptor to stop Shaheds, Mavics, and more.
July 21, 2025
War in Ukraine
ANALYSIS: Putin’s Economic Façade Cracks as Debt and War Costs Rise
Russian officials insist the economy is stable – but growing bank failures, labor shortages, and Ukrainian drone strikes suggest otherwise.
July 19, 2025
India
India Exploring Energy Alternatives Amid Looming Russian Oil Sanctions
India has benefited from a glut of cheap Russian oil since 2022. New Delhi may now have to find alternative sources as new EU sanctions and looming American sanctions threaten its supply from Moscow.
July 18, 2025
Economy
Ukraine’s Banks Signed Deals Worth $1.7B at Ukraine Recovery Conference
Ukraine’s central bank calls it a record, as another Recovery Conference helps Ukrainian banks boost funding for private capital.
July 17, 2025
Ukraine
EU to Allocate $116B Funding to Kyiv for 2028–2034, If It Follows Commission Plan
With this help, Ukraine would still need to fill a funding gap for 2026-2027, while some members are already backing away from the EU Commission’s ambitious seven-year overall budget.
July 17, 2025
Drones
Teletactica Raises $1.5M Investment to Expand Battlefield Communications Technology
An alumnus from MITS Accelerator, an Estonian-Ukrainian technology startup specializing in electronic warfare, attracted capital from two US-Ukraine based investment funds.
July 17, 2025
Drones
‘Fourth Law’ Defense Startup Unveils ‘Last Mile’ Drone Module, Launches First Funding Round
Apart from news on new financing, the startup also introduced a new “last mile” module for FPV drones capable of homing in on their targets from 500 meters away.
July 17, 2025
Russia
Euroclear Raises Legal Red Flag Over Russian Asset Transfer
“Creation of a [special purpose vehicle] SPV would mean an expropriation of the cash from Euroclear,” said Euroclear CEO Valérie Urbain.
July 16, 2025
Ukraine
EBRD Considers Investing $24.5M in Dragon Capital’s Distributed Energy Generation
Dragon Capital, Nedzhen, and EBRD signed a €21.1M loan mandate to fund Power One, a project for flexible, distributed energy generation in Ukraine.
July 16, 2025
Verkhovna Rada
Ukraine Passes Budget Changes to Finance Extra Defense Needs
Ukraine’s parliament adopted a revised budget plan, reallocating $10 billion to meet defense needs.
July 16, 2025
Ukraine Boosts Birth Payment Nearly 5 Times to Combat Demographic Crisis
Ukraine has unveiled a set of financial aid to support young families and encourage childbirth as part of its broader strategy to address a deepening demographic crisis.
July 15, 2025
Russia
EXPLAINED: What the US Imports From Russia – And How Trump’s Tariffs Could Sting
While US imports from Russia totaled just $3 billion in 2024 – a drop in the bucket globally – the real impact of Trump’s tariff plan depends on how it’s enforced.
July 15, 2025
EU
Ukraine Promises to Create Capital Markets Infrastructure – Again
At the Ukraine Recovery Conference, its economic representatives signed a memorandum with EBRD to create capital markets infrastructure to support the country’s recovery process.
July 15, 2025
War in Ukraine
Kherson Farmers’ Third Watermelon Harvest Since Liberation Underneath Russia’s Drone Terror
Despite severe spring frost that damaged crops and Russian drones targeting workers in the fields, farmers in Kherson managed to harvest tons of watermelons, grain, legumes, and vegetables.
July 15, 2025
Russia
Russian Ruble, Stock Market Bump After Trump’s 50-day Tariff Announcement
Russia’s main stock market index, the MOEX, rose to 2714 points on July 14, 2025, gaining 2.72% from the previous session, after Trump announced a 50-day pause before potential tariffs.
July 14, 2025
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