The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) expects to invest €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) into Ukraine annually for the coming two years, Reuters reported on Sept. 18. However, the figure could increase “if reconstruction really started …
Episode 1 of the Londongrad investigation caused a considerable stir, but mainly among so-called Russian liberals.
But part two of the story about Russian oligarchs and their London assets has every chance of resonating with the Ukrainian public – not …
The Russian military targeted a civilian cargo ship in Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa on Aug. 24, the U.K. Foreign Office said[1], citing newly obtained intelligence.Ukraine’s air defenses shot down all Russian missiles heading towards the port, whi…
Türkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan calls on G-20 leaders to meet some of Russia’s demands to renew the grain agreement.
Source: Bloomberg
Details: The media, citing three Turkish officials, notes that Türkiye is asking world leaders to help insure …
The UK is preparing to announce a global event dedicated to the Russian Federation’s Black Sea blockade at the Group of Twenty (G20) leaders’ summit in India on 9-10 September.
Source: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to make the announcement,…
The UK government has cited figures that Russian strikes on ports and grain elevators have reduced Ukraine’s ability to export grain by a third in two months.
Source: Bloomberg; UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in a press release
The UK government’s…
British American Tobacco (BAT), one of the world’s leading tobacco companies, said[1] it would sell its Russian and Belarusian businesses to a consortium led by its Russian management team.Following the transaction’s completion next month, the c…
Lloyd’s of London is in talks with the United Nations about insurance coverage for Ukrainian grain shipments if a new agreement on the Black Sea Grain Initiative is reached.
Source: John Neal, CEO of Lloyd’s of London, to Reuters
Quote: “Are we happy a…
In early February 2023, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gathered together some journalists from leading Ukrainian media outlets in his office for a conversation.
The president had a request for the media: that they tone down their criticism of corr…
U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken is meeting the Ukrainian leadership as part of his two-day visit to Kyiv to discuss the counteroffensive and Ukraine’s recovery efforts, the U.S. State Department announced[1] on Sept. 6.”Returned to Kyiv toda…