Fake News
Kyiv Independent: Officials believe Baltic Sea cable damage caused by accidents, not Russian sabotage
Bad news for war-mongerers Read HERE
Kyiv Independent
Economics
Kyiv Independent: Trump calls on NATO to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP
As the EU already faces massive budget deficits, this would mean major cuts in expenditures for infrastructure, social services, eductation, and health services. The price for US hegemony Read HERE Berlin, Germany
EU politics
Kyiv Independent: Polish farmers to protest Ukrainian imports, EU policies, in Warsaw on January 3
Polish farmers are planning a large protest in Warsaw to voice opposition to agricultural imports from Ukraine, and EU agricultural policies, Farmer.pl reported on Jan. 2. Read HERE
Geopolitics
Kyiv Independent Ukraine ends year battered, with Russian troops pushing north, east, and south
That Ukraine has lost the war is a well known fact. This report continues to focus on territory gained or lost. That is not what a war of attrition, like the war in Ukraine, is […]
Geopolitics
Kyiv Independent – Ukrainian troops overstretched as Russia picks up speed on battlefield
8 November 2024 With Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential win set to shape the future of Russia’s war against Ukraine, the Kyiv Independent examines the current situation on the battlefield, where Russia is making its fastest […]
Corruption
Kyiv Independent: Anti-money laundering watchdog refuses to blacklist Russia as Moscow cozies up to Iran, North Korea
After days of discussions, the world’s leading anti-money laundering watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), opted last week not to blacklist Russia despite efforts from Kyiv Read HERE Image: Ethanf711/Creative Commons
Geopolitics
Kyiv Independent: State predation threatens to derail Ukraine’s war effort
State predation is not new in Ukraine. Investigations targeting legitimate businesses – aimed at either extorting money or taking over companies at a fraction of their value – have been a feature of Ukrainian business […]
Finance
Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian cyberattack targets Russia’s central bank, source says
Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) on July 29 carried out a cyberattack against the Russian central bank, a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent. Read HERE Main computing centre, Central Bank of Russia […]
Geopolitics
Kyiv Indpendent: Eye of the storm: A day in the life of Ukrainian infantry on the zero line near Toretsk
Another article from the Ukraine pro-govenment Kyi Independent of how Ukraine is losing the war Read HERE
Finance
Kyiv Independent: Ukraine reaches preliminary deal with bondholders on debt restructuring
Kyiv has reached an agreement in principle with some of its creditors to restructure the country’s external debt, amounting to around $23 billion. Read HERE Photo: Francisco Anzola/Creative Commons