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Ukraine Expects Top US Envoys in Kyiv This Month to Reboot Talks

Ukraine expects top envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to lead a US delegation to Kyiv this month, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff said, as efforts to resume peace talks get underway.

Kyrylo Budanov, head of the office of the president of Ukraine, during an interview at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, April 4. Photographer: Andrew Kravchenko/Bloomberg

Ukraine Is Running Out of Cash to Pay for the War as Aid Falters

27. März 2026 um 07:15
Ukraine risks running out of money to pay for its defense against Russia within two months as a multitude of factors converge to threaten tens of billions of euros in assistance from the country’s key donors.

Soldiers test fiber optic drones before using them on the front line in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Photographer: Jo Colon/Anadolu/Getty Images

Zelenskiy Kicks Off Surprise Gulf States Tour With Defense Pitch

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy kicked off a surprise visit to the Gulf region as he seeks to offer his nation’s anti-drone expertise in exchange for defense support.

highway traffic queues following rainfall near the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. Saudi Arabia plans to stick to elevated spending and active borrowing to keep economic diversification at the forefront of the kingdom’s agenda — despite the challenge of lower oil prices.

IMF Raises Alarm Over Aid to Ukraine With Parliament in Gridlock

The International Monetary Fund raised concern about Ukraine’s ability to continue receiving aid from its $8.1 billion package as lawmakers stall on measures needed to release the financing, its representative said.

Workers clear damaged pipework at the Darnytsia Thermal Power Plant following Russian air strikes in Kyiv on Feb. 4. Photographer: Andrew Kravchenko/Bloomberg

Ukraine Warns Oil Price Surge Set to Boost Putin’s War Chest

Ukraine’s central bank chief said the US-led campaign against Iran risks piling additional pressure on the country’s war-devastated economy while handing a boost to Russian President Vladimir Putin in the fifth year of his invasion.

Andriy Pyshnyi, governor of Ukraine's central bank, speaks at the 8th NBU-NBP Annual Research Conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday, June 21, 2024. Ukraine said Russia targeted energy facilities overnight as President Vladimir Putin’s forces continue attacks to disrupt the country’s power system.
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  • Ukraine Central Bank Chief Slams Hungary Over $82 Million Heist
    The two armored trucks set off to Kyiv from Austria loaded with $82 million worth of gold and banknotes for their routine run to replenish Ukraine’s war-torn economy. They never arrived. In a daytime heist along a route of about 1,300 kilometers (800 miles), the couriers were beaten and the cargo seized.
     

Ukraine Central Bank Chief Slams Hungary Over $82 Million Heist

The two armored trucks set off to Kyiv from Austria loaded with $82 million worth of gold and banknotes for their routine run to replenish Ukraine’s war-torn economy. They never arrived. In a daytime heist along a route of about 1,300 kilometers (800 miles), the couriers were beaten and the cargo seized.

The seized euros and bars of gold. Source: Government of Hungary

EU Mulls Aid to Fix Ukraine Oil Link at Center of Loan Delay

The European Union is considering providing Ukraine with financial help to repair the Druzhba oil facility as Hungary and Slovakia block support for Kyiv and sanctions on Russia until supplies through the pipeline resume.

An oil reservoir on fire at a Druzhba pipeline facility southwest of Brody, Ukraine.

IMF’s Board Said to Meet to Consider Ukraine’s Loan on Feb. 26

20. Februar 2026 um 13:19
The International Monetary Fund’s board will meet on February 26 to consider a four-year, $8.1 billion loan program for Ukraine, people familiar with the matter said.

KOSTYANTYNIVKA, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 13: Volunteers speak with a local resident near damaged residential buildings in Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk region as Russian shelling continues to impact civilian infrastructure and evacuation efforts intensify amid ongoing fighting on February 13, 2026 in Kostyantynivka, Ukraine. (Photo by Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images)

Ukraine Says IMF Softens Its Key Conditions for New Loan

14. Februar 2026 um 07:55
Ukraine says its new program with the International Monetary Fund will be discussed in the coming weeks without any so-called “prior actions” such as tax changes Kyiv should have taken this month.

Pedestrians walk past a residential building with a patriotic mural depicting a Ukrainian soldier in Kyiv on Jan. 28.
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