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Ukraine wants foreign investors to buy its state assets. So far, they’re not biting
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Ukraine wants foreign investors to buy its state assets. So far, they’re not biting

by Dominic Culverwell

Subscribe to the Newsletter Ukraine Business Roundup Subscribe Ukraine's government wants to sell thousands of state-owned assets that are overwhelmingly unprofitable, inefficient, or nonoperational — sometimes all three. But it's facing a problem. Low prices aren’t enough to attract the foreign investors Ukraine wants most, particularly those from Europe. As Ukraine positions itself as an investment opportunity rather than a charity case to foreign partners, the country's State P

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Zelensky's Serbia gamble puts Ukraine's principles to the test

President Volodymyr Zelensky's first official visit to Serbia was a diplomatic gamble. Ukraine needs partners wherever it can find them, including states that maintain close ties with Moscow. But Serbia is not becoming a conventional Ukrainian ally. Belgrade nominally supports Ukraine's territorial integrity and has provided humanitarian assistance, while Serbian-made ammunition has reached Ukraine through third countries. At the same time, Serbia has not joined the European Union's sanctions

Ukrainian soldier on surviving 200 days in the kill zone

In this interview, the Kyiv Independent’s Kateryna Hodunova speaks with “Khvoryi,” a soldier in Ukraine’s 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade “Kholodnyi Yar,” about what it takes to survive for more than six months at a combat position.

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