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Economy Minister Oleksiy Sobolev in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 3, 2026.
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Exclusive: US fund to make 'big' investment in Ukraine's critical minerals this fall, economy minister says

by Luca Léry Moffat

A fund set up by Kyiv and Washington will make its second investment in the fall, this time backing a critical minerals project, Ukraine's economy minister said. "In the fall we will announce a big investment into critical minerals," Economy Minister Oleksii Sobolev told the Kyiv Independent in an in-depth interview, in which he spoke at length about how Ukraine is a market economy at the cutting edge of learning to live in a more uncertain world.  Sometimes referred to as the "minerals deal,"

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How a street check in Lviv became a warning sign for Ukraine's mobilization system

About 200 people clashed with military recruitment personnel and police in Lviv on July 8 after a document check related to Ukraine's mobilization campaign escalated into a public confrontation. The incident, one of the most visible eruptions yet in Ukraine's long-simmering mobilization crisis, has raised alarm that those tensions could escalate into a security threat if left unaddressed. The assessment comes from Yurii Honcharenko, chairman of the Ukrainian Security Club, who told the Kyiv In

Ukraine war latest: Putin calls for Crimea fuel subsidies as Ukraine once again hammers shadow fleet

Key developments on July 9: * Putin calls for Crimea fuel subsidies as Ukraine once again hammers shadow fleet * 'No evidence' of Kyiv's involvement in Nord Stream sabotage, Ukrainian prosecutors say * Sham Russian court sentences Ukrainian marine commanders to life imprisonment for Mariupol defense * Russian attacks kill at least 12, injure 100 across Ukraine as NATO allies pledge new defense aid Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on his government to provide subsidies for people

How Ukraine lets citizens marry and divorce online

Ukraine has pioneered governmental digital services for Ukrainians, and not long ago, people primarily turned to their smartphones to quickly obtain certificates or official extracts. It was already a remarkable shake-up of the system, as Ukraine had all but abolished the long queues and red-tape headaches that once came with the simple act of getting one's papers in order, yet we planned to do more. Today,  the Ukrainian government can even support people through life's most important moments

A bride and groom kiss during their wedding in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 18, 2024.

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