Luca Léry Moffat
@lucalerymoffat.bsky.social
economics reporter @kyivindependent.com
formerly @bruegel.org
formerly @bruegel.org
I spoke with Iryna Mudra in an exclusive interview on Oct. 22. Read Ukraine’s official position in the piece below.
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Ukraine wants freedom to use EU loan from frozen Russian assets for US weapons
When Deputy Head of Ukraine's Presidential Office Iryna Mudra suggested to European partners in 2022 that Russia’s frozen assets be used to compensate Ukraine, she says she was met with little enthusi...
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October 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I spoke with Iryna Mudra in an exclusive interview on Oct. 22. Read Ukraine’s official position in the piece below.
kyivindependent.com/exclusive-uk...
kyivindependent.com/exclusive-uk...
European leaders failed to reach a political agreement last night after weeks of jockeying over questions around the financial and legal plumbing of the loan and how the money should be spent.
Conspicuously absent: what does Ukraine think?
Conspicuously absent: what does Ukraine think?
October 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
European leaders failed to reach a political agreement last night after weeks of jockeying over questions around the financial and legal plumbing of the loan and how the money should be spent.
Conspicuously absent: what does Ukraine think?
Conspicuously absent: what does Ukraine think?
Great read, congrats!
June 12, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Great read, congrats!
Number 3: Ukraine’s closer trading relations with the EU.
Over 60% of Ukraine's exports now go to the EU, relative to about 40% before the war.
Reverting to pre-war rules may pose challenges to Ukrainian exporters, who have adapted to trade with fewer tariffs.
Over 60% of Ukraine's exports now go to the EU, relative to about 40% before the war.
Reverting to pre-war rules may pose challenges to Ukrainian exporters, who have adapted to trade with fewer tariffs.
June 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Number 3: Ukraine’s closer trading relations with the EU.
Over 60% of Ukraine's exports now go to the EU, relative to about 40% before the war.
Reverting to pre-war rules may pose challenges to Ukrainian exporters, who have adapted to trade with fewer tariffs.
Over 60% of Ukraine's exports now go to the EU, relative to about 40% before the war.
Reverting to pre-war rules may pose challenges to Ukrainian exporters, who have adapted to trade with fewer tariffs.
Imports of these products did initially spike after tariffs were removed, but then declined.
When Ukraine unblocked Black Sea export routes, it eased the situation.
Unilateral import bans on some Ukrainian products imposed by Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, also contributed to the decline.
When Ukraine unblocked Black Sea export routes, it eased the situation.
Unilateral import bans on some Ukrainian products imposed by Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, also contributed to the decline.
June 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Imports of these products did initially spike after tariffs were removed, but then declined.
When Ukraine unblocked Black Sea export routes, it eased the situation.
Unilateral import bans on some Ukrainian products imposed by Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, also contributed to the decline.
When Ukraine unblocked Black Sea export routes, it eased the situation.
Unilateral import bans on some Ukrainian products imposed by Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, also contributed to the decline.
Number 2: EU imports from Ukraine of all 290 agricultural products for which tariffs were lifted in June 2022.
June 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Number 2: EU imports from Ukraine of all 290 agricultural products for which tariffs were lifted in June 2022.
The influx provoked protests from local farmers who claimed Ukrainian goods were overwhelming markets and lowering prices.
It’s also been touted by politicians as a sign of Ukraine’s incompatibility with the EU.
I spoke with two experts who challenge these claims. See more in the piece.
It’s also been touted by politicians as a sign of Ukraine’s incompatibility with the EU.
I spoke with two experts who challenge these claims. See more in the piece.
June 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The influx provoked protests from local farmers who claimed Ukrainian goods were overwhelming markets and lowering prices.
It’s also been touted by politicians as a sign of Ukraine’s incompatibility with the EU.
I spoke with two experts who challenge these claims. See more in the piece.
It’s also been touted by politicians as a sign of Ukraine’s incompatibility with the EU.
I spoke with two experts who challenge these claims. See more in the piece.
Yesterday, the day after I posted this thread, a high-rise building in Nikopol was hit by a drone.
Here’s a video recorded by a pedestrian.
Source: UNITED24 telegram channel.
Here’s a video recorded by a pedestrian.
Source: UNITED24 telegram channel.
June 3, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Yesterday, the day after I posted this thread, a high-rise building in Nikopol was hit by a drone.
Here’s a video recorded by a pedestrian.
Source: UNITED24 telegram channel.
Here’s a video recorded by a pedestrian.
Source: UNITED24 telegram channel.
Maps from liveuamap.com and DataWrapper.
Source of Columbia University quote and photo: lamont.columbia.edu/news/drones-...
Source of Columbia University quote and photo: lamont.columbia.edu/news/drones-...
June 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Maps from liveuamap.com and DataWrapper.
Source of Columbia University quote and photo: lamont.columbia.edu/news/drones-...
Source of Columbia University quote and photo: lamont.columbia.edu/news/drones-...
“There used to be one or two drones a day, but now it’s sometimes twenty a day.”
I asked her how people in Nikopol respond to the constant threat of drones.
“We may go somewhere inside if we already see it above us. But it’s been three years, we are tired of being scared.” 10/10
I asked her how people in Nikopol respond to the constant threat of drones.
“We may go somewhere inside if we already see it above us. But it’s been three years, we are tired of being scared.” 10/10
June 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
“There used to be one or two drones a day, but now it’s sometimes twenty a day.”
I asked her how people in Nikopol respond to the constant threat of drones.
“We may go somewhere inside if we already see it above us. But it’s been three years, we are tired of being scared.” 10/10
I asked her how people in Nikopol respond to the constant threat of drones.
“We may go somewhere inside if we already see it above us. But it’s been three years, we are tired of being scared.” 10/10
Olena told me:
“We have a tradition after Easter Sunday where everyone goes to the cemetery to remember their relatives and clean their graves. Just before that celebration, the Russians dropped loads of mines from drones into the cemetery, because they knew people would go there.” 9/
“We have a tradition after Easter Sunday where everyone goes to the cemetery to remember their relatives and clean their graves. Just before that celebration, the Russians dropped loads of mines from drones into the cemetery, because they knew people would go there.” 9/
June 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Olena told me:
“We have a tradition after Easter Sunday where everyone goes to the cemetery to remember their relatives and clean their graves. Just before that celebration, the Russians dropped loads of mines from drones into the cemetery, because they knew people would go there.” 9/
“We have a tradition after Easter Sunday where everyone goes to the cemetery to remember their relatives and clean their graves. Just before that celebration, the Russians dropped loads of mines from drones into the cemetery, because they knew people would go there.” 9/
According to Columbia University: “Dropped from the air by the hundreds, they are designed mainly to maim, not kill. Many victims are curious children who pick them up.” 8/
June 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
According to Columbia University: “Dropped from the air by the hundreds, they are designed mainly to maim, not kill. Many victims are curious children who pick them up.” 8/