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KYIV BLOG: Brexit on steroids
September 5, 2025
The coalition of the willing Paris summit on September 4 ended in disaster. The European team has been working really hard for several weeks to thrash out a plan to save Ukraine and came together in Paris.
Zelenskiy losing the trust of his people as he adopts more authoritarian ruling style
July 22, 2025
Messages circulating on social media in the last few days claim that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is proposing a new law that makes criticising the president illegal. The claims are almost certainly Russian disinformation.
KYIV BLOG: A night under attack
July 5, 2025
Katia, a 28-year old text editor, had spent Thursday afternoon on the beach by what locals call the Kyiv sea, but which is in fact a huge reservoir formed by the damming of the Dnipro river north of the city.
KYIV BLOG: Never enough arms and ammo for Ukraine
July 2, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been calling for western arms from day-one of the war and has never received enough soon enough.
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.