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Despite wartime reforms, Ukraine’s state-owned company clean-up still misses the mark
Ukraine’s reset of its state-owned companies has won back some of the trust from Western partners after the country’s worst wartime corruption scandal, but critics warn it doesn’t do enough to address the main issue — government interference. State-owned companies, which in Ukraine dominate the energy, banking, and infrastructure sectors, have often become battlegrounds for control of their resources. The country's reformers and international partners favor independent supervisory boards to mit
Slovakia, Hungary want to inspect Druzhba pipeline as Zelensky invites Fico to Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky invited Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to visit Ukraine in a phone call on Feb. 27, amid a row between Kyiv, Budapest, and Bratislava over a key oil pipeline.
Russia, Ukraine, agree to 'local truce' at occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to repair key backup power line
"Demining activities are ongoing to ensure safe access for the repair teams," said IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi.
Ukraine uncovers $1 million embezzlement in major Kyiv power plant restoration, SBU says
The Trypillia Thermal Power Plant, the main power supplier to Kyiv, Zhytomyr, and Cherkasy oblasts, was destroyed in a Russian strike in the spring of 2024.
Zelensky sees 'window' for peace deal before US midterms
According to Zelensky, the U.S. has the power to bring the war to an end but only by exerting stronger pressure on Putin through sanctions and supplies of advanced weapons to Ukraine.
From Starlink to 'digital officers,' Fedorov on first month as Ukraine's new Defense Minister
The first month of the ministry's renewed team was focused on improving Ukraine's air defense capabilities.
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The plant, legally owned by Energoatom, once employed 159 licensed specialists — the only people authorized to directly operate the plant’s six nuclear reactors, which, prewar, provided over a fifth of Ukraine’s electricity.
