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Russian attacks on U.S. firms in Ukraine have intensified recently, including against business giants like Coca-Cola and Cargill.
Some worry the goal is to deter U.S. investment in Ukraine. Meanwhile, the White House has remained silent.
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A $106 billion EU loan to Ukraine that is heavily weighted toward defense spending reflects what many officials have expressed privately for months: with a peace settlement looking increasingly illusory, Ukraine must prepare for a prolonged war.
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Ukraine wants to privatize state assets to raise money and prepare for closer economic integration with the West.
But two major obstacles could deter investors: the war and corruption.
The sale of a huge fertilizer producer near Odesa is a test case.
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Ukraine’s strikes on Russian oil terminals don’t immediately affect gov revenue, which comes from extraction taxes.
Kyiv's goal is to sustain the strikes long enough to create export chokepoints that will force Russia to pump less oil and cut gov revenue.
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BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has been enlisted to help build Ukraine’s recovery plan.
Some fear it is part of a Trump administration effort to steer the effort toward American business interests.
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Ukraine awarded a bid to mine a major state-owned lithium deposit to investors that include a billionaire friend of President Trump -- a move likely to resonate with the business-focused American leader as Kyiv seeks his backing in ongoing peace talks.
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3 Nov 2025
Emmanuel Carrère’s best sellers on Russia grew out of a deep affection. Since Moscow invaded Ukraine, he has traveled to the war-torn country to rethink his views.
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Since Trump returned to power, Kyiv has sought his favor by appealing to his business mindset with lucrative deals.
Leading the charge is Ukraine’s new prime minister, Yuliia Svyrydenko, who brokered a high-stakes minerals deal with the U.S. this spring.
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23 Sep 2025
Want to understand Ukraine's war? Call at one of its gas stations.
This is where soldiers stop as they come back from the battlefield and where volunteers hand over pickups to the army. Many stations near the battlefield stay open as long as they can.
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2 Sep 2025
The best security guarantee against Russia? A strong army, Ukraine says.
Kyiv is pursuing a multibillion-dollar arms buildup that would be funded by Europe, seeing it as a stronger deterrent to Moscow than any Western pledges of protection.
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22 Aug 2025
How do Ukrainians keep track of the situation at the front? They turn to @Deepstate_UA , a map using geolocated videos and tips from army sources that has become the go-to resource for monitoring the shifting battle lines.
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14 Aug 2025
Ukraine's frantic week of diplomacy as it tried to avoid being sidelines in peace talks. Zelensky spoke with nearly 30 world leaders, while his top advisers met online and in person with senior European and American officials.
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Russia is pressing its advantage on the battlefield before the Trump-Putin summit. Its forces have broken through a section of Ukraine's defensive lines near Pokrovsk and advanced roughly 10 miles in recent days.
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7 Jul 2025
We spent some time near the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka, a prime target of Russia's summer offensive.
Soldiers say they are relentlessly targeted by Russians drones, making resupply missions and medical evacuations nearly impossible.
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7 Jul 2025
A new feature of the front is the growing presence of fishing nets stretched above roads to protect them again Russian drones filling the skies.
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27 Jun 2025
Russia Seizes Key Lithium Field in Challenge for U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal
The capture highlights a core problem in the agreement: The more territory Moscow grabs, the fewer resources Kyiv can offer to Washington.
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26 Jun 2025
A family of five Ukrainians was killed by an Iranian missile strike in Israel earlier this month, in a tragic intersection of two wars.
They had fled war in Ukraine. It caught up with them in Israel.
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16 Jun 2025
Ukraine approved today the first steps to allowing private investors to mine a major state-owned lithium deposit.
Kyiv is trying to show the Trump administration that it can deliver on the U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal.
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11 Jun 2025
Amid Russian Strikes, a Remote Corner of Ukraine Beckons
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27 May 2025
Satellite Images Suggest a Russian Plan to Restart Seized Ukrainian Nuclear Plant
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