FinanceRussia doubles down on Ukraine war while EU leaders are divided on how to finance weapons – POLITICOMarch 21, 202432But they disagreed on the bigger picture of a grand push for European financing of weapons to Ukraine, for example...
MoneyVon der Leyen’s Ukraine ammo plan is facing resistance – POLITICOMarch 14, 202443The debate centers on whether to use this money — over €4 billion in 2024 — simply to support Ukraine’s budget...
MoneyThe bloc agrees on a €5B weapons fund – POLITICOMarch 13, 202447France, backed by Cyprus, held up an agreement by insisting that the fund be used to reimburse only EU-made equipment...
FundsDespite lack of funds to replenish US stockpile, Pentagon to give Ukraine $300 million in weaponsMarch 12, 202459The Pentagon will rush about $300 million in weapons to Ukraine after finding some cost savings in its contracts, even...
BankingUS presses Austria’s Raiffeisen to quit Russia – POLITICOMarch 11, 202457On the surface, that change of ownership removed an obstacle to the swap. But Iliadis was founded only seven months...
EconomyAmid Ukraine war, EU Commission adopts plan for European war economyMarch 7, 202458Delegates take their seats at the EPP Congress in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. On March 5, the European...
MoneyEurope starts war machine to wean itself off US weapons – POLITICOMarch 4, 202439The EU’s executive branch insists it is not overstepping. Defense "must remain a national responsibility,” Breton told French media Monday....
BankingWestern aid to Ukraine exceeds Marshall Plan, EBRD boss says – POLITICOFebruary 13, 202456EU leaders finally approved €50 billion in funding for Kyiv until 2027 in early February after Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán...
MoneyHamburg bank suspected as ‘financial hub’ for Iranian terror – POLITICOFebruary 9, 202479Bafin has yet to complete its investigation into Varengold, and so far no individuals from the bank have been accused...
MoneyUkraine hopes to avoid economic doomsday of not getting Western financial aid – POLITICOJanuary 29, 202444Kyiv currently uses what money it can raise domestically to run its own arms industry, pay its soldiers and other...