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Why Ukraine could start losing Western aid for the first time

by Luca Léry Moffat

For more news like this directly into your inbox, subscribe to our weekly Ukraine Business Roundup newsletter. Billions in urgently needed financing to Ukraine are at risk as a deepening political crisis jeopardizes access to aid — all while Hungary continues to block a separate financial lifeline. Ukraine has so far failed to implement reforms needed to unlock almost $4 billion in World Bank and EU loans, putting it on track to permanently lose access to some earmarked funds for the first tim

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Editor's note: This article is a shortened on-site version of KI Insights' public newsletter, The Week Ahead, covering events from March 23-29. Sign up here to start your week with an agenda of Ukraine-related events delivered directly to your inbox every week. Audio version of The Week Ahead is now available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Ukraine's delegation is set to take part in talks in the United States this weekend, March 21–22. Meanwhile, the Russian side has announced a paus

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Ukrainian negotiators traveling to the U.S. on March 20 will present the Trump administration with a proposal for expanded drone cooperation, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in response to a question from the Kyiv Independent. The initiative centers on sharing Ukraine's battle-tested drone technology — particularly systems designed to counter Iranian-made Shahed-type attack drones — at a time when the U.S. faces similar threats in the Middle East. The push reflects Kyiv's broader strategy to

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