Tag: ukraine
Ukraine has a month to avoid default
War is still exacting a heavy toll on Ukraine’s economy. The country’s GDP is a quarter smaller than on the eve of Vladimir...
How Ukrainian farmers are using the cover of war to escape...
Since Russia began its invasion in 2022, Ukraine’s economy has shrunk by a quarter. But the ravages of war are not the only...
Russia’s gas business will never recover from the war in Ukraine
When Russia’s leaders stopped most of the country’s gas deliveries to the EU in 2022, they thought themselves smart. Prices instantly shot up,...
Frozen Russian assets will soon pay for Ukraine’s war
After Russia destroyed the Trypilska power plant on April 11th, Ukraine blamed a lack of anti-missile ammunition. The country’s leaders are also desperate...
Ukrainian drone strikes are hurting Russia’s oil industry
Selling more oil at higher prices ought to be the stuff of dreams for a petrostate. But for Russia it is a sign...
What do you do with 191bn frozen euros owned by Russia?
The question that now confronts Western policymakers
The Ukraine war offers energy arbitrage opportunities
Europe had weathered one winter since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. But although gas prices had returned to Earth, they were sure...
