No ceasefire. Now Russia’s victory parade is a target for drones.

(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); Time is running out for Ukraine and Russia to agree to an aerial ceasefire for Russia’s 9 May Victory Day parade in Moscow Russian forces are bracing for Ukrainian raids on... Read more »

Opinion: Ukraine Is Becoming Europe’s Industrial Defense Partner

Europe has spent three years admiring Ukrainian innovation. It has not yet learned to scale and integrate it. That gap – between recognition and absorption – Is the real challenge facing European... Read more »

Ukraine’s EU membership: when, not if—but 2027 is unrealistic, says veteran MEP

(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); This interview is part of our series Inside the waiting room, which examines the structural, political, and domestic barriers to Ukraine’s EU membership—and the cost of failing to overcome them. Read the previous... Read more »

Russia Rejects Zelensky’s Ceasefire Proposal Ahead of Victory Day Parade in Moscow

As Moscow prepares for its high-profile Victory Day celebrations under tightened security, the Kremlin says it ignored Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s proposed “silence regime” ceasefire while warning of growing security threats around... Read more »

Day 1,533: Russia broke ceasefire moments after it started, Ukraine to act “in kind,” Zelenskyi says

Russia broke a ceasefire moments after it started, Ukraine to act “in kind,” Zelenskyi says. ISW explains what’s behind Russia’s threat to retaliate against Ukraine’s allegedly planned strikes on May 9. The... Read more »

Overcoming stereotypes and ‘skills gap’ critical to attracting professionals aged over 50 to labour market – opinion

Systematic work with citizens over 50 is strategically important for balancing the labor market and Ukraine’s adaptation to demographic changes, said Deputy Minister of Economy Daria Marchak. According to her, the main... Read more »

ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih suspends its mining and steelmaking capacities due to disruptions in provision of logistics services by Ukrzaliznytsia

Kryvyi Rih Mining and Metallurgical Plant, PJSC ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih (AMKR, Dnipropetrovsk region) reports the shutdown of mining and steel production facilities due to disruptions in the provision of logistics services by... Read more »

Ceasefire Violations, Nuclear Missile Tests, and Putin’s Coup Rumors – Ukraine Latest, May 6

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia violated Ukraine’s unilateral ceasefire 1,820 times. Despite Kyiv’s unilateral May 6 ceasefire that’s backed by the West, Moscow continued its attacks unabated, sending drones, missiles, and guided... Read more »

Russian Oil Price Surges to Highest Since 2014 as Kremlin Reaps Iran War Windfall

The average price of Russia’s flagship export oil blend jumped to its highest level since September 2014 in April, as the conflict in the Middle East delivered an unexpected windfall to the... Read more »

Irish Cabinet defends alumina exports to Russia by citing refugees—then evicts 16,000 of them

(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); The Irish Cabinet voted on 28 April to begin evicting 16,000 Ukrainian refugees from state accommodation—27 days after Taoiseach Micheál Martin defended Ireland’s exports to Russia’s missile supply chain by citing... Read more »