In the last year, Ukraine's government has accelerated efforts to paint the country as a bankable foreign investment destination to help with its $524 billion recovery needs — but it’s overlooking smaller investors in favor of the financial elite. Most of the advertised projects, like industrial parks and energy facilities, are geared towards cash-rich companies and international financial institutions (IFIs) that can take on bigger risks. Smaller foreign investors and businesses are largely le

"Viktor, I do not like hearing about this — I am very angry about it. Tell Slovakia you are my great friend," Trump wrote in response to a complaint about the strikes from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

"This was an ordinary civilian facility with American investment. They produced everyday household items, such as coffee machines," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Following a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, U.S. President Donald Trump has dropped demands for a ceasefire in favor of a comprehensive peace deal that would include giving up unoccupied Ukrainian territories to Russia — but he promises that security guarantees will be part of the deal. The Americans rolled out the red carpet for Putin as he arrived in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15 for a bilateral summit on ending the war in Ukraine. The two leaders spoke for three hour

In Ukraine, the morning of Aug. 16 began in suspense. Soon after waking, many rushed to anxiously check the outcome of the Alaska summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, which had unfolded overnight in Ukrainian time, as the two leaders discussed a path toward ending Moscow’s war. Although no breakthrough agreement was reached and details were scarce immediately after the summit, more information emerged during the day as Trump briefed President V

The summit restored a "full-fledged mechanism for meetings" between the two presidents, without "ultimatums and threats," Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev wrote on his Telegram channel on Aug. 16.

The joint statement by several European leaders was published on Aug. 16, shortly after their phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Zelensky said he supports Trump’s proposal for a trilateral meeting between Ukraine, the U.S., and Russia, noting that the three leaders can cover the “key issues.”

Trump published the full text of the letter to his Truth Social account on Aug. 17, in response to criticism of his warm reception of the Russian president.

President Donald Trump is reportedly considering offering Moscow access to Ukraine’s natural minerals in the Russian-occupied territories, a move Ukrainians say would be illegal and damaging to Washington’s reputation. The news comes as Trump is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Aug. 15 to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, without inviting Kyiv. According to the Telegraph, Trump’s team is putting together proposals to incentivize Putin to reach a peace deal that include

The financing will help Ukraine better prepare for the autumn and winter months as the country's gas storage reserves fall to their lowest level in at least 11 years due to Russian attacks.

Ukrainian businesses are increasingly recruiting workers from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nepal to fill the labor shortage brought on by Russia's war, four Ukrainian labor and business organizations told the Kyiv Independent. Workers are mostly sought for seasonal work and entry-level positions in manufacturing, construction, logistics, and agriculture, they said. "The demand for international recruitment is growing steadily," Mykola Zazulyak, CEO and founder of recruitment company Nuwork

Oleksandr Tsyvinsky takes the reins of the Economic Security Bureau after the government controversially blocked his appointment on July 8, citing his estranged father's Russian citizenship as a security concern.

After a seven-month delay, Ukraine’s government has finally launched a competition for a State Customs Service director to tackle illegal smuggling that costs the country billions of dollars every year. The news comes as Ukraine faces pressure at home and abroad to push ahead with delayed reforms. The government’s decision to curtail the independence of two anti-corruption agencies on July 22 sparked the largest street protests since the start of the full-scale invasion and criticism from Kyiv’

Ukraine’s economic crimes watchdog nominees said he is likely to be appointed next week following international pressure on the government to accept his candidacy. Oleksandr Tsyvinsky, who was nominated by an independent selection committee on June 27, agreed to take a polygraph test to prove that he has no ties to Russia after a what he called a "constructive" phone call with Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko on Aug. 1, Tsyvinsky told the Kyiv Independent. The prime minister's sudden about-fac