Ukraine registered 1,344 money laundering (Article 209) cases in 2025—up from 283 in 2019, almost a 5-fold increase. The estimated value of laundered assets reached UAH 12.35 billion, while only UAH 590 million was frozen. Meanwhile, 609 cases reached court, compared with just 88 six years ago. (⁠Opendatabot) At first glance, this looks like an explosion in financial crime. It isn’t that simple. The surge is driven by three structural changes: • Legislative reform (2020): Art

U.S. oil giant Chevron and U.S.-linked private equity firm Quantum Capital Group are reportedly collaborating on a $22 billion bid for the international assets of Lukoil, one of Russia’s largest oil companies Chevron is interested in Lukoil’s 5% stake in Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oilfield, which Chevron partially owns and operates, as well as in refining facilities and over 2,000 filling stations across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Quantum was founded by Texan oil tycoon Wil

During wartime, governments often face difficult trade-offs between transparency and security. Ukraine is no exception. According to a recent Opendatabot analytical review , 2025 saw a further reduction in the availability of certain open datasets that had previously supported public oversight, business analysis, and market intelligence. While some of these decisions are linked to security considerations, the result is a narrower open-data environment that will require system

The Ukrainian foreign trade through the Black Sea ports is gaining momentum despite the ongoing war and Russian efforts to undermine it....