Every democracy faces a test: can institutions investigate the powerful? The answer reveals whether you have a state of law or a state of protection. Ukraine faced this test in July 2025. The government claimed anti-corruption investigators were compromised by Russia. Raids came overnight. Legislation stripping the agencies of independenceContinue Reading
London’s High Court finalized a ruling requiring oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky and his partner Hennadii Boholiubov to pay PrivatBank over $3 billion in compensation and legal costs. The 10 November ruling marks the culmination of an eight-year legal battle that began when Ukraine nationalized the country’s largest bank in December 2016Continue Reading
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Every time North Korea deepens its support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, South Korea promises to “reconsider” arming Kyiv directly. The announcements come with stern language about crossing red lines. Then nothing happens. But focusing on what Seoul isn’t doing misses what it has accomplished: pioneering an indirect support modelContinue Reading