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Chart of the week: Europe doubles down on US weapons as Russian threat grows
Editor's note: An earlier version of this article stated that there was no public systemic accounting of U.S. weapons sales. It has been updated to state that data on weapons sales is limited. The United States is the biggest exporter of military equipment in the world. But who’s buying? Data on weapons sales is often scarce, with a limited level of detail. A new dataset from the Brussels-based think tank Bruegel released last week helps to fill that gap, revealing a sharp increase in European
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Explosions in Russia's Oryol Oblast following reported Ukrainian missile and drone attacks
Explosions were reported in the Russian city of Oryol overnight as authorities simultaneously declared missile and drone threats in the region, according to local residents and Russian media.
Congress votes to reopen government after longest shutdown in US history
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Nov. 12 to reopen the federal government and end a 43-day shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, multiple outlets reported.
Prosecutors describe influence-peddling network in Ukraine's biggest graft case
The hearings were held after the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) charged eight suspects with bribery, abuse of office, and illicit enrichment in a large-scale corruption case involving the state nuclear power company Energoatom on Nov. 11.
Biggest corruption scandal of Zelensky’s presidency is in his own ranks
During his presidential campaign, Volodymyr Zelensky highlighted two key failings of then-President Petro Poroshenko: corruption and nepotism. Six years into his own presidency, Zelensky has found himself on the receiving end of the exact same criticism, drowning in a corruption scandal. These days, Ukraine is being rocked by the largest corruption scandal of Zelensky’s term. At its center is a close associate of Zelensky — Timur Mindich, his former business partner, co-owner of the Kvartal 95
Two Ukrainian ministers implicated in major corruption scandal step down
Halushchenko is being investigated by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) as part of a large-scale corruption case into Energoatom involving Timur Mindich, a close associate of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Brazilian fighter on South American crime links to foreign volunteers in Ukraine
The Kyiv Independent’s Jared Goyette sat down with Brazilian volunteer fighter Everson Neves about his experience of fighting for Ukraine and the growing concerns over South American soldiers and their possible links to organized crime.
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Get more news like this directly to your inbox every week by subscribing to our Ukraine Business Roundup newsletter. A London court ordered Ukrainian oligarchs Ihor Kolomoisky and Hennadiy Boholyubov to pay more than $3 billion in damages and costs on Nov. 10, marking a major milestone in an almost decade-long saga revolving around once Ukraine's most powerful oligarch. The decision concerns a case involving Ukraine's largest bank, PrivatBank, which the two oligarchs owned before it was nation
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