Andrey Medvedev, the former Wagner Group commander who made headlines in January 2023 for escaping to Norway, had his asylum request rejected by Norwegian authorities, his lawyer told Reuters on Feb. 6. Since Medvedev’s first arrival in Norway, he spok…
China warned Ukraine that the inclusion of 14 Chinese companies on Ukraine’s “international sponsors of war” list could potentially harm relations between the two countries, Reuters reported on Feb. 1, citing unnamed Ukrainian sources. The “internation…
The EU plans to train another 20,000 Ukrainian soldiers as part of its training mission.
Source: Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, after a meeting of EU defence ministers, as reported by European Pravda
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“We are all inside a train that is headed towards an abyss. There are firemen in the locomotive who continue to shovel coal into the firebox. And there is also a restaurant car where people continue to live normal lives as if everything is fine.
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The bilateral security agreement between Ukraine and the UK stipulates not only support for Ukraine, but also that Ukraine would support the UK in the event of aggression against it.
Source: Denys Shmyhal, Ukrainian Prime Minister, on the national join…
Lithuanian food company Viciunai Group has been added to Ukraine’s list of “international sponsors of war” for its continued activities in the Russian market, the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) announced on Jan. 4. The “international s…
Editor’s Note: This is issue 114 of Ukrainian State-Owned Enterprises Weekly, covering key events in the domain of SOEs, state-owned banks, and privatization in 2023. The Kyiv Independent is reposting it with permission.Ukrainian SOE Weekly is an indep…
Payment issues have caused delays in shipments of Russian Sokol crude oil to India, forcing Indian Oil Corp (IOC) to purchase more oil from the Middle East, Reuters reported Dec. 26, citing sources close to the matter. IOC is India’s largest ref…
Taiwan expanded its sanctions against Russia and Belarus to include additional high-tech goods that could be made into weapons, the country’s Economy Ministry announced on Dec. 26. Taiwan has supported Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invas…
Russian forces attacked 15 different locations over the past day in Kharkiv Oblast, killing one person and injuring at least one, as well as causing damage to houses and other buildings, the regional police said on Dec. 26.An early morning Russi…