Amy B. Zegart
Ukraine's wartime banking sector will get a new player after an obscure fintech's bid to enter the country's market was finalized on Jan. 15.
Iute Group, headquartered in Estonia, signed the final stage of acquiring a Ukrainian banking license during …
Germany’s defense conglomerate Rheinmetall has received an order to supply Ukraine with equipment for an ammunition plant and says it is fulfilling those commitments.
Ukraine’s government has allocated a site for a new Rheinmetall ammunition factory, …
At the cemetery historically known as the Field of Mars, a sea of flags snap and ripple in the wind, and names appear faster than the city can make space for them.
Photographer Anastasiia Smolienko, who returns here several times a month, says, “This …
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Poland’s government says Russia sought, through hybrid attacks, to cause a cascading shutdown of electricity across the country.
Poland reported an attempted large-scale cyberattack from Russia that could have led to a nationwide blackout in late …
Russia’s occupation forces have dismissed Lt. Gen. Sukhrab Akhmedov, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy for coastal and ground forces. He was awarded the title “Hero of Russia” in the summer of 2025. The announcement was made by the Azov …
Russia will not participate in the TRIPP initiative, which is designed to connect Azerbaijan with the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic through Armenia.
The launch of the “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity” (TRIPP) underscores shifting …
Kazakhstan has lodged a protest over attacks on oil tankers and Russian oil infrastructure used to export Kazakh crude.
Astana reacted after drone strikes on tankers bound for the CPC terminal in the Black Sea, voicing “serious concern” without …
A U.S. invasion of Greenland would be "one of the worst things" any American president has done in recent years, Republican Representative Don Bacon told the Kyiv Independent on Jan. 14, as White House escalates rhetoric toward Denmark's autonomous …
Fears that the new Czech populist government would add another brick to the anti-Ukraine camp appear to be premature — at least, for now.
Petr Macinka, Czechia's new foreign minister, who visited Ukraine on Jan. 9 mere hours after a Russian Oreshnik …
