Ukrainian authorities are pressing ahead with a tax on self-employed entrepreneurs, one of the most contentious policies demanded by the International Monetary Fund to unlock more than $8 billion in wartime financing.
Ukrainian authorities are pressing ahead with a tax on self-employed entrepreneurs, one of the most contentious policies demanded by the International Monetary Fund to unlock more than $8 billion in wartime financing.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at IMF headquarters in Washington in 2023.
In the wake of a damaging corruption scandal, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is increasingly reaching out to potential political rivals as the prospect of an election becomes more likely.
In the wake of a damaging corruption scandal, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is increasingly reaching out to potential political rivals as the prospect of an election becomes more likely.
BOVINGTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 03: General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United Kingdom and former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine looks around the exhibition at The Tank Museum, on April 03, 2025 in Bovington, Dorset. Ukraine: Armoured Warfare in the Modern World is the largest exhibition in the UK focusing on the conflict with Russia. It charts the Russian invasion of Ukraine with a specific focus on the role of armoured vehicles, British assistance in training Ukrainian troops and highlights the devastating impact of the fighting on the Ukrainian people. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)
In the wake of a damaging corruption scandal, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is increasingly reaching out to potential political rivals as the prospect of an election becomes more likely.
In the wake of a damaging corruption scandal, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is increasingly reaching out to potential political rivals as the prospect of an election becomes more likely.
BOVINGTON, ENGLAND - APRIL 03: General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United Kingdom and former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine looks around the exhibition at The Tank Museum, on April 03, 2025 in Bovington, Dorset. Ukraine: Armoured Warfare in the Modern World is the largest exhibition in the UK focusing on the conflict with Russia. It charts the Russian invasion of Ukraine with a specific focus on the role of armoured vehicles, British assistance in training Ukrainian troops and highlights the devastating impact of the fighting on the Ukrainian people. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)
Ukrainian Railways is “temporarily” suspending coupon payments on its dollar bonds due in 2026 and 2028 as Russia’s nearly four-year full-scale invasion ravages its finances.
Ukrainian Railways is “temporarily” suspending coupon payments on its dollar bonds due in 2026 and 2028 as Russia’s nearly four-year full-scale invasion ravages its finances.
A damaged railway following a Russian shelling in Siversk, Ukraine on Feb. 20.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked Ukraine’s head of military intelligence to become his chief of staff, filling one of the country’s most influential positions after Andriy Yermak stepped down amid a corruption scandal.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked Ukraine’s head of military intelligence to become his chief of staff, filling one of the country’s most influential positions after Andriy Yermak stepped down amid a corruption scandal.
Kyrylo Budanov Photographer: Andrew Kravchenko/Bloomberg
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he plans to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump “in the coming days,” signaling optimism about reaching a peace deal to end Russia’s almost four-year war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he plans to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump “in the coming days,” signaling optimism about reaching a peace deal to end Russia’s almost four-year war.
US President Donald Trump, left, and Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine's president, outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. Zelenskiy will be meeting the US leader at the White House on Friday to discuss air defense, long-range weaponry and urgent energy assistance as Moscow intensifies strikes on its water and gas infrastructure before winter.
Ukraine restructured its growth-linked debt into conventional bonds, ditching an instrument that would be “toxic” in a post-war recovery scenario, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said.
Ukraine restructured its growth-linked debt into conventional bonds, ditching an instrument that would be “toxic” in a post-war recovery scenario, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said.
Ukraine restructured its growth-linked debt into conventional bonds, ditching an instrument that would be “toxic” in a post-war recovery scenario, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said.
Ukraine restructured its growth-linked debt into conventional bonds, ditching an instrument that would be “toxic” in a post-war recovery scenario, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said.
Ukraine’s parliament has passed the 2026 state budget, a key step toward securing a new loan from the International Monetary Fund.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a joint press conference with his French counterpart at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on December 1, 2025. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, seeking to shore up European support as US President expressed optimism of a deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine. (Photo by Christophe Ena / POOL / AFP)
Ukraine started a process to exchange securities linked to economic growth into bonds as it seeks to restructure the terms of $3.2 billion in debt after another round of talks with a group of private creditors.
Ukraine started a process to exchange securities linked to economic growth into bonds as it seeks to restructure the terms of $3.2 billion in debt after another round of talks with a group of private creditors.
The NATO sign, EU flags and Ukrainian flags as smoke rises from a fire at the Cabinet of Ministers building after a Russian air strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. Russian forces struck Ukraine’s main government complex in Kyiv for the first time early Sunday in what Ukraine’s foreign minister called a “serious escalation” of the conflict.
Ukraine started a process to exchange securities linked to economic growth into bonds as it seeks to restructure the terms of $3.2 billion in debt after another round of talks with a group of private creditors.
Ukraine started a process to exchange securities linked to economic growth into bonds as it seeks to restructure the terms of $3.2 billion in debt after another round of talks with a group of private creditors.
The NATO sign, EU flags and Ukrainian flags as smoke rises from a fire at the Cabinet of Ministers building after a Russian air strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. Russian forces struck Ukraine’s main government complex in Kyiv for the first time early Sunday in what Ukraine’s foreign minister called a “serious escalation” of the conflict.
The resignation of Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff leaves the Ukrainian president deprived of his most important adviser at a critical moment in the fight against the Russian invasion.
The resignation of Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff leaves the Ukrainian president deprived of his most important adviser at a critical moment in the fight against the Russian invasion.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak in January 2024. Photographer: Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto/Getty Images
Ukraine’s security service claimed strikes on two ocean-going tankers sanctioned for carrying Russian oil, which were hit by blasts off Turkey’s Black Sea coast over the past day.
Ukraine’s security service claimed strikes on two ocean-going tankers sanctioned for carrying Russian oil, which were hit by blasts off Turkey’s Black Sea coast over the past day.
The Kairos oil tanker's route through the Black Sea
The International Monetary Fund has announced an agreement with Ukraine on a new financing program, sending a positive signal to the war-torn nation’s international allies.
The International Monetary Fund has announced an agreement with Ukraine on a new financing program, sending a positive signal to the war-torn nation’s international allies.
The International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington.
The International Monetary Fund has announced an agreement with Ukraine on a new financing program, sending a positive signal to the war-torn nation’s international allies.
The International Monetary Fund has announced an agreement with Ukraine on a new financing program, sending a positive signal to the war-torn nation’s international allies.
The International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington.
Ukraine and its European allies signaled that key sticking points remained in US-brokered peace talks even as senior officials hailed progress in winning more favorable terms for Kyiv from a proposal backed by President Donald Trump.
Ukraine and its European allies signaled that key sticking points remained in US-brokered peace talks even as senior officials hailed progress in winning more favorable terms for Kyiv from a proposal backed by President Donald Trump.
Andriy Yermak and Volodymyr Zelensky. Photographer Oscar Del Pozo/AFP/Getty Images
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told lawmakers that he’ll stand by his powerful chief of staff despite mounting pressure to oust him in response to a growing corruption scandal.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told lawmakers that he’ll stand by his powerful chief of staff despite mounting pressure to oust him in response to a growing corruption scandal.
Andriy Yermak and Volodymyr Zelenskiy Photographer: Sergei Gapon/AFP/Getty Images
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