IMF predicts scale of Ukrainian recession

The economy will contract by 35% this year, while inflation will skyrocket, the report says Consumer prices in Ukraine may surge by more than 20% this year, according to an IMF forecast released on Tuesday. The fund also expects a significant slowdown in the country’s economy.

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NATO prepares for nuclear drills

Canceling the exercise would send a “very wrong signal” to Russia, the military alliance’s chief said NATO has confirmed that it’s sticking to plans for its annual nuclear drill, even as the escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict spurs fears of a direct and catastrophic confrontation between Moscow and the Western military bloc.

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How the Nobel Peace Prize Committee has managed to unite Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian elites in collective anger

The decision by the Norwegian judges has been met with a frosty reception in all three former Soviet states This year, the Nobel Peace Prize has gone to Russia for the fourth time in history and for the second year in a row. But not only that, together with the ‘Memorial’ human rights society, the…

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