Ukraine
EU unanimously approves opening of first accession talks cluster with Ukraine and Moldova
Decision moves the accession process for the two countries beyond the legislative screening stage and into substantive negotiations aimed at aligning their laws and institutions with EU standards.
Ukraine eyes bank privatisations and PrivatBank IPO as foreign investors circle
Ukraine is preparing a new phase of banking sector reforms that could see major state-owned lenders privatised and shares in the country's largest bank offered to investors.
RAGOZIN: Talk of a turning point in Ukraine is a dangerous gamble
Compromised politicians in Ukraine and Europe see the continuation of the war as a lifeline for their expiring careers.
Most Russians are not closely following the war in Ukraine - Levada
Two thirds of Russians are no longer paying close attention to the war in Ukraine, according to the latest survey from the independent Levada Center, up from a third in March.
European envoys seek Moscow talks after London summit demands on Ukraine
The ambassadors of France, Germany and the UK have requested a meeting with Russia’s foreign ministry following an E3 London summit at which the three European leaders issued a five-point list of demands to end the Ukraine war.
Ukraine needs €197bn to rebuild. EU budgets for only €89bn
Who is going to pay for rebuilding Ukraine after the war is over? The cost of the rebuild is about €200bn but the EU has budgeted for €90bn. The private sector is supposed to come up with the rest, but the prospects of that happening are thin.
Bulgaria will no longer supply weapons to Ukraine
Bulgaria's new PM Rumen Radev has repeatedly questioned Western weapons deliveries to Ukraine and warned against long-term security commitments to Kyiv.
KYIV BLOG: Ukraine peace deal goes back to square one at London summit
The E3 European leaders met in London over the weekend to thrash out a new formula to take to the Kremlin and end the war in Ukraine. Unfortunately, the document they produced takes us all the way back to the very beginning of the process.
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Colombia counts 173 dead and 670 missing in Russia-Ukraine war
Colombia has recorded 173 citizens dead and 670 missing in the Russia-Ukraine war, the most detailed official accounting yet of a conflict that has turned the South American country into one of the largest sources of foreign fighters.
Ukraine’s energy future hinges on reform as war damage tops $88bn - KSE
Ukraine’s ability to keep the lights on through another wartime winter will depend as much on reform as reconstruction, according to a new report by the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE).
Europe's E3 leaders meet with Zelenskiy to set conditions for Ukraine peace deal with Russia in London summit
The leaders of Ukraine, the United Kingdom, France and Germany emerged from Downing Street on June 7 with a joint statement that lays down five conditions to underpin any sustainable settlement to Russia's war.
Explosion of Ukrainian naval drone in Romania’s Constanța port triggers fresh tensions
Russian strikes close to Romanian territory and Ukrainian counter-operations highlight the growing complexity of security challenges facing Romania as the war increasingly affects the wider Black Sea region.
Investment in a time of war: Ukraine's resilient economy
“The Ukraine is under pressure and external financing remains critical,” said Odile Renaud-Basso, the President of the EBRD at the Ukraine session at the EBRD’s annual meeting on June 6.
EBRD2026: EBRD pledges continued support for Ukraine, Middle East as global turbulence deepens
EBRD president Odile Renaud-Basso says helping countries respond to conflict and economic crises are development bank's priority.
EBRD puts Ukraine at the heart of its annual gathering in Riga
It was deliberately symbolic that the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) chose Riga for its 35th annual meeting. Latvia, one of the EBRD's earliest countries of operation is an example of the EBRD's successes.
Zelenskiy urges faster Patriot deliveries as Europe’s PULR programme weapons funding dries up
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pressed Nato allies to accelerate deliveries of Patriot missile interceptors, as Ukraine’s stocks start to run dangerously low, warning that funding alone will not solve growing shortages.
Middle East conflict and energy shock slow growth across EBRD regions
Bank warns higher energy costs are reigniting inflation, weakening industrial competitiveness and straining already fragile public finances
Ukraine drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal as Russia's SPIEF investment forum kicks off
Ukraine hit St Petersburg oil terminals on the morning of June 3 just as Russia’s flagship St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) kicks in a message designed to show that nowhere in Russia is safe from Ukraine’s long-range drones.
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MOSCOW BLOG: Germans return to SPIEF as Russia sanctions resolve starts to fray
German businessmen are going to the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russia’s premier investment forum, in a public show of the fraying commitment to cutting off commercial ties under the sanctions regime.
Kremlin collects $3bn from Russia’s oligarchs in "voluntary contributions" to the budget
Russia has collected RUB225bn ($3.1bn) in "voluntary contributions" from major businesses as of late May as the Ministry of Finance (MinFin) scrambles to raise more money for the increasingly pressured budget.