Ukraine
KSE: Russia’s military-industrial expansion may be unsustainable
Russia’s wartime economy has delivered a dramatic expansion in defence production since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. But according to KSE, this growth could prove both unsustainable and destabilising in the medium term.
Trump to shorten Russia’s 50-day ceasefire deadline to 10-12 days
US President Donald Trump he will greatly reduce a 50-day deadline for Russia to sign a ceasefire with Ukraine and end hostilities there, because he was “disappointed” with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Reuters reports on July 28.
Ukraine’s EU bid should remain linked to Moldova’s accession - Zelenskiy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told French President Emmanuel Macron that Ukraine’s EU accession bid should remain linked to Moldova’s in a wake of the passage of the controversial Law 21414 that guts Ukraine’s anti-corruption reforms.
Russia pulling ahead of Ukraine in optical fibre drone arms race edge
Ukraine’s early advantage in battlefield drone technology is eroding as Russian investment, industrial scaling, and technological innovation reshape the aerial landscape of the conflict, particularly in the deployment of fibre-optic UAVs.
Ukraine’s top general Zaluzhnyi warns war could last a decade without systemic Western support
Ukrainian former top general and current UK ambassador Valerii Zaluzhnyi has given another controversial interview accusing Nato allies of “strategic infantilism” that could drag out the fighting for another decade.
Intense fighting around Pokrovsk as Russia targets logistics hub
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on July 26 that fierce battles are raging around the key logistical hub eastern city of Pokrovsk, which Russian forces make making an intensified effort to capture.
IPCC releases dire sixth climate update in run-up to COP30
“Any further delay in global action to slow climate change and adapt to its impacts will miss a brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all”.
Kyiv mayor Klitschko and former president Poroshenko face criminal charges
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has chosen to end what was probably his worst week in office since he was elected in 2019 by sparking a fresh scandal. Prosecutors are preparing criminal charges against two of his biggest political rivals.
China is supplying Russia with new decoy drones and engines to boost Russia’s production
China is covertly supplying a new decoy drone using entirely Chinese technology as well as engines sent to Russia’s state-owned drone manufacturer Kupol that has allowed russia to boost drone strikes to 500 per day, NV reports.
Ukrainian President Zelenskiy backtracks on law enforcement bill following mass protests
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy seeks to restore the independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies after a controversial law gutting Ukraine’s anti-corruption reforms sparked protests.
ICJ declares healthy environment is a human right in landmark climate ruling
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has issued a historic advisory opinion recognising a clean and sustainable environment as a human right, declaring that states which fail to curb emissions may be in violation of international law.
COMMENT: The war in Ukraine is over and its EU aspirations are dead for now
Ukraine’s war with Russia increasingly looks like it is lost. Ukraine is losing ground in the battle with Russia, albeit slowly. At the same time, Kyiv’s EU accession bid appears to be dead following a new law that guts anti-corruption efforts.
Earth overshoot day is already long past – Statista
July 24 marks this year's Earth Overshoot Day, the day that humanity’s demand for ecological resources exceeds the resources Earth can regenerate within that year, Statista reports. That day has already long passed.
Serbia facilitated arms transit to Ukraine despite Russian warnings
Serbia continued to permit arms shipments destined for Ukraine to transit its territory even after receiving direct warnings from Moscow, according to a BIRN investigation.
Zelenskiy faces EU backlash over bill that guts Ukraine’s anti-corruption efforts
The mood has shifted fast as European leaders lined up to criticise, albeit in mild tones, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s decision to sign into law a controversial bill rammed through the Rada on July 23.
Kyiv sees first anti-government wartime protests as Zelenskiy attempts to gut anti-corruption bodies
Ukrainian lawmakers forced through a controversial law giving unlimited power to the general prosecutor that civil rights groups say will gut Ukraine’s anti-corruption reforms, sparking anti-government protests.
World has less than three years to avert worst climate impacts, scientists warn
A new global climate report warns that the world is on the brink of irreversible damage. The findings come amid sluggish international action ahead of COP30.
Ukraine’s key logistical hub of Pokrovsk falls to Russian forces
Ukraine’s key logistic hub of Pokrovsk has fallen to the Armed Forces of Russia (AFR) after more than a year of fighting marking a major strategic defeat for Kyiv. Russian forces have entered the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk.
Ukraine’s NGOs up in arms over a new law that guts anti-corruption reforms
Ukraine’s NGOs are up in arms over a new law No. 12414 passed on July 22, which they say will destroy Ukraine's anticorruption reforms.
COMMENT: Ukraine faces budget test this year as growth slows
Ukraine’s slow post-war economic recovery and growing fiscal demands have placed new pressure on the government in Kyiv to secure additional international funding, with analysts at ICU warning of a looming $10bn to $15bn shortfall for 2026.