The government has announced an IMF program worth $8.4 billion. Analyst Oleksandr Paraschiy notes that these funds will mainly be used to repay previous debts.

#economy #Ukraine #warinUkraine #news
https://zn.ua/eng/an-expensive-creditor-what-ukraine-really-gainsand-losesunder-the-new-imf-programme.html

Parliament has approved the 2026 budget with populist “guts” and without sufficient sources to cover the deficit. Yulia Samayeva analyzes what this will cost Ukraine during the war.

https://zn.ua/eng/phantom-elections-beat-real-waror-what-you-would-rather-not-know-about-the-2026-budget.html
#warinUkraine #economy #budget

#Trump speaks of #Zelensky's “ingratitude,” while the West counts its blessings. Mark Dixon says in his article that it is #Putin who should be grateful.

https://zn.ua/eng/trump-trash-talking-zelensky-only-helps-putin.html
#WarInUkraine #USA #Russia

Yermak's resignation was forced: what happens next and will it change the government — in an article by Inna Vedernikova.

https://zn.ua/eng/the-system-has-fallen-what-comes-next.html
#politics #Ukraine #Yermak #Zelensky #corruption

Oleksiy Kushch analyses why Ukraine's Makhno-style economy fails to overcome inequality and what this means for the country's future.

#Economy #warinUkraine #corruption
https://zn.ua/eng/mindich-style-makhnonomicsan-inevitable-consequence-of-irrational-economic-model.html

The High Council of Justice notes increasing pressure on judges, ranging from surveillance to cyberattacks. Why these cases often go unresolved is explained in Vladimir Gurzhy's article.

https://zn.ua/eng/from-beatings-to-fake-wills-inside-the-pressure-campaign-against-ukrainian-judges.html
#court #law #judges #Ukraine

What will be the socio-psychological consequences of Operation Midas?
The opinions of sociologists and psychologists on this subject are presented in an article by Alla Kotlyar.

https://zn.ua/eng/mindichgate-how-society-will-react-protests-power-struggles-and-plunging-ratings.html
#corruption #anti-corruption #warinUkraine #energy

The authorities are focusing on PR projects, while, according to Tetiana Bohdan, the government should focus on social and humanitarian issues and the growing poverty among its employees

https://zn.ua/eng/losses-for-workers-and-gifts-for-the-chosenthe-contrast-between-government-pr-projects-and-reality.html
#economy #finance #warinUkraine

People died as a result of the night shelling of Ternopil on November 19. The city, like the country, continues to recover from the attack. Tetyana Sheptytska writes about historical parallels.

https://zn.ua/eng/after-russian-shelling-morning-reflections.html
#warinUkraine #drones #Russia

Operation Midas is being called brilliant, but key questions remain: why is Timur Mindich not in the High Council of Justice, was there a leak of information, and who can stop the investigation For more details, see Inna Vedernikova's article.

https://zn.ua/eng/operation-midas-how-absolute-power-was-built-one-dollar-at-a-time.html
#corruption #energy #Ukraine #anti-corruption

Due to the loss of its own production, Ukraine plans to import gas, but the main problem is a lack of funds. For more details, see Sergey Makogon's article.

#energy #gas #warinUkraine #attacks
https://zn.ua/eng/financing-ukraines-winter-gas-imports-who-will-pay-for-heat.html

Bill No. 14048 has been called a victory for decentralization, but experts see it as a threat to reform. Read more in Inna Vedernikova's article.

#politics #Ukraine #warinUkraine #reforms
https://zn.ua/eng/a-blow-to-decentralization-the-syndrome-of-expired-power.html

The European Commission is concerned about the slowdown in reforms and pressure on anti-corruption bodies. For more details, see Karina Aslanyan's article.

#Ukraine #EU #European Commission #report #reforms
https://zn.ua/eng/the-war-discount-is-not-endless-eu-demands-ukraine-accelerate-justice-reforms.html

When one court is in ruins and another is empty, reform becomes inevitable. How to make justice more accessible and effective — in an article by Svitlana Maystruk and Kari Kislainen.

#court #law #Ukraine #reforms
https://zn.ua/eng/judicial-map-reform-why-ukraine-needs-to-optimize-its-court-network.html

Yulia Samayeva reminds us that the funds in the “Kudritsky case” were returned to the state several years ago. She speculates on why the proceedings were opened now and where Tomas Fiala and their joint energy project fit into this story.

https://zn.ua/eng/the-kudrytskyi-case-why-presidential-office-persecutes-former-head-of-ukrenergo.html
#politics #Ukraine #Ukrenergo

Parliament moves on to the second reading of the state budget for 2026. In her article, Tetiana Bohdan analyzes the document and outlines its strengths and weaknesses.

https://zn.ua/eng/budget-2026-pros-and-pitfalls.html
#economy #warinUkraine #finance #budget

The harvest of autumn crops, which will form the agricultural sector's foreign exchange earnings in 2025, is underway. The key crops are sunflowers, corn, and soybeans. The campaign has been complicated by the weather. For details, see Larisa Huk's article.

https://zn.ua/eng/rain-ruins-autumn-marathon-of-crop-champions.html
#agriculture #harvest #Ukraine

Every time Ukraine's GDP approaches $200 billion, a crisis or war breaks out. Oleksiy Kushch analyzes whether the economy is capable of growing without new setbacks — after all, this year we are once again approaching the “cursed” mark.

#economy #Ukraine #finance #warinUkraine
https://zn.ua/eng/groundhog-day-can-ukraines-economy-grow-without-rollbacks.html

Luhansk and Donetsk — eleven years under occupation. ZN.UA have compiled a chronicle of Donbas — life, figures, survival. An article by Yevgeny Shibalov about the world that once belonged to us.

#warinUkraine #Luhansk #Donetsk
https://zn.ua/eng/mutilated-souls-what-russian-world-brought-to-donbas-a-portrait-in-numbers-and-stories.html

During the shelling of Kharkiv, Ukrainian scientists grew crystals for the Large Hadron Collider in the basement of the institute. Project manager Oleg Sidletsky described how this occurred.

#science #technology #war
https://zn.ua/eng/ukrainian-crystals-for-the-large-hadron-collider-when-science-is-stronger-than-war.html