After more than three years of war in Ukraine, Russia’s economy is showing severe signs of strain. -Moscow reported a $51 billion budget deficit for the first eight months of 2025, and its central bank has warned of depleted labor,

Almost 900 miles from Ukraine’s borders, a fire erupted at a Russian oil refinery on Saturday. The blaze – a result of a strike by Ukrainian long-range drones, according to sources in the country’s security services – was the third at the facility in the last month alone.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is once again trying to seize through political backchanneling what he has failed to capture by force. According to the Financial Times (FT), Putin once again is trying to entice U.

Kyrylo Budanov, Head of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU), believes that Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries have caused greater damage to Russia's economy than any international sanctions.

Our meta-estimate suggests that, from the beginning of the full-scale invasion to January of this year, Russian casualties amounted to 640,000–877,000 soldiers, of whom 137,000–228,000 have died. By October 13th, those totals had risen by almost 60%, to 984,000–1,438,000 casualties, including 190,000–480,000 dead.

European nations, including France, are among the staunchest supporters of Ukraine in its fight against Russia. Several have also stepped up their imports of Russian energy which pump billions of euros into Moscow's wartime economy.

The decision was made following a call between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, which a U.S. official described as 'productive.'

Leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Ukraine, and the European Union issued a joint statement Tuesday backing Ukraine and endorsing President

Kremlin spokesman shoots back at Trump's suggestion that Russia is "a paper tiger," declaring: "There are no paper bears. And Russia is a real bear."

The US president’s refusal to supply the Tomahawk missiles that would repel Putin’s advance is a lost opportunity – one made more tragic by Europe’s ‘coalition of the willing’ displaying a worrying re

By Ben Aris in Berlin Despite an active reform narrative and growing international engagement, corruption remains the biggest drag on Ukraine’s economic credibility. A recent survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) found that 40% of Ukrainians still believe their country is “hopelessly corrupt,