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47 Candidates for Each Job: The kremlin Hides the Collapse of the Labor Market

Just a year ago, employers in russia were literally scrambling to hire workers. Now, the situation has completely reversed. In some segments of the labor market, the number of job openings has dropped by 25–40% year-on-year, while the number of active job seekers has increased by 30–39%.
5/25/2026
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Symon Petliura: Two Years Before His Assassination

The archives of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine contain a number of documents relating to Symon Petliura’s time in exile from 1920 to 1926. These documents do not cover all of the activities undertaken by the Chief Otaman of the Army of the Ukrainian People’s Republic in organizing the work of the government-in-exile. At the same time, they demonstrate that S. Petliura remained the leader of the struggle for the Ukrainian cause.
5/25/2026
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A Slowdown in China’s Economic Dynamics Could Cost the World New Trade Wars

April data from China’s National Bureau of Statistics came in worse than even cautious analysts had expected. Industrial production rose by only 4.1% year-on-year, down from 5.7% in March – the weakest result since July 2023.
5/25/2026
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Today, Everyone in the World Who Will Not Stay Silent and Chooses to Help Ukraine Is a Defender of Life – Address by the President

It is critically important to continue working to secure air defense for Ukraine, especially anti-ballistic capabilities. Having Russia next door is a constant threat, and our people in Ukraine will hold that threat back and are stopping it. But the world should clearly see who it is dealing with.
5/25/2026
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Thailand “russian-Style”: Businesses, Real Estate, and Propaganda Under the Palm Trees

russia has long understood that modern expansion is not just about tanks and missiles. It’s also about money, real estate, tourism, businesses, culture, and “soft power”. And while the world watches the front lines in Ukraine, moscow is quietly and methodically extending its tentacles into Southeast Asia. One of the most striking examples is Thailand.
5/24/2026
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russian Businesses Have Acknowledged the Failure of Import Substitution

83% of russian businesses have acknowledged that the “national regime” in public procurement is not working – 61% consider the mechanism ineffective, and another 22% have seen no effect from it.
5/24/2026
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Today Saw Our Successful Long-Range Sanction against Russia – A Distance of 1,700 Kilometers from Our State Border – Address by the President

There can be no complete European project without Ukraine, and Ukraine’s place in the European Union must also be complete – full and equal. It is important to open the clusters. It is important to make meaningful progress in the negotiations. It is important to work at one hundred percent for security and for our people.
5/23/2026
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The kremlin Has Sent a General with No Experience to Run a Frontline Region

The governor’s first practical decision set clear priorities. The authorities have stopped paying compensation to residents whose cars were damaged by drone and missile strikes.
5/23/2026
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Down by a Third: russia’s Small Businesses on the Brink of Mass Closures

In the first quarter of 2026, the number of new companies fell by 26.8% year-on-year. Every fifth entrepreneur estimates the chances of survival at 30% or lower.
5/23/2026
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Since the Beginning of the Year, 590 Square Kilometers of Our Territory Have Been Liberated; The Trend Is Certainly Not in the Occupier’s Favor – Address by the President

I am grateful to all our Airborne Assault Forces and our assault troops. I am grateful to all units that are effectively repelling Russian assaults. I also thank everyone who supports our army and our Security Forces.
5/22/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

The US Department of State has approved a potential sale to Ukraine of equipment for maintaining existing Hawk air defense systems, totaling $108.1 million.
5/22/2026
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russia Continues Its Steady March Toward Technological Suicide

Starting May 27, moscow is banning parallel imports of a wide range of electronic products. The ban covers Intel processors, SanDisk storage devices, SK Hynix memory, Acer and Asus laptops, and equipment from Samsung, Hewlett Packard, and Fujitsu.
5/22/2026
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Kindrat Poluvedko. The Arrest in Kharkiv as an Echo of the High-Profile Murder in Rotterdam

The discovery and analysis of the multi-volume “Pavlo” case in the archives of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine allows us to learn more about the involvement in the “Stavka” special operation of another nkvd agent– Kindrat Poluvedko.
5/22/2026
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From Freezing Cold to Scorching Heat: russia’s Infrastructure Is Collapsing Nonstop

For decades, russian infrastructure has operated in a mode of patching up holes. Repairs were being postponed, networks were aging, and the housing stock was falling into disrepair. If the state is unable to provide basic living conditions for its own citizens, then what is this entire structure actually built on?
5/22/2026
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Today, in Slavutych; It Is Important to Support Our People Here and Strengthen Defenses – That Is Exactly What We Are Doing – Address by the President

There were many questions from communities bordering Belarus. And, of course, air defense must be strengthened very significantly – exactly as people said. The Minister of Defense of Ukraine knows this priority – there must be an allocation of additional equipment, and there will be. We have this capability.
5/21/2026
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Ukraine and the World – Against russia’s Aggression. Sanctions in Action

The russian presidential administration demands from state-run and loyal media outlets to avoid the word “ban” in their publications and to completely exclude it from headlines. This directive came as “united russia”’s approval rating fell to its lowest point since the start of the full-scale war against Ukraine.
5/21/2026
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A Loss on Every Liter: The “Petrol Station Nation” Is Learning to Sell Petrol at a Loss

Filling station operators are losing an average of 84 kopecks on every liter of AI-92 – the country’s most popular brand of fuel. AI-95 yields a symbolic 47 kopecks in profit per liter, which, given current inflation and borrowing costs, is the economic equivalent of zero.
5/21/2026
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Türkiye Is Positioning Itself As a New Energy Corridor Between the East and the West

Ankara is purposefully building its role as an intermediary between resource-rich regions and European consumers. The military fuel pipeline strengthens its position within NATO not merely as an ally with a vote, but as an operationally critical link.
5/21/2026
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Andriy Melnyk in Documents and Photographs from the Archives of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine

In connection with the transfer of the remains of Head of the OUN Andriy Melnyk and his wife Sofia Fedak-Melnyk from Luxembourg to Ukraine and their solemn reburial at the National Military Memorial Cemetery, the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine is publishing a series of documents and photographs from the five-volume operational case against the OUN Leader on which the nkvd/kgb had been working for several decades.
5/21/2026
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We Are Receiving Signals That the Opening of Clusters for Ukraine in the Negotiation Process with the European Union Is Drawing Closer – Address by the President

We are receiving signals that the opening of clusters for Ukraine in the negotiation process with the European Union is drawing closer. This is important – very important for us. Ukraine has fulfilled everything required for this progress.
5/20/2026