Ukraine Financial News

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his independent campaign for president Friday and endorsed Donald Trump, a late-stage shakeup of the presidential race that could give the former president a modest boost from Kennedy’s supporters.

North Korea vowed Saturday to advance its nuclear capabilities, reacting to a report that the United States had revised its own nuclear strategic plan. The country will «bolster up its strategic strength in every way to control and eliminate all sorts of security challenges that may result from Washington's revised plan», the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. The New York Times reported this week that a US plan approved by President Joe Biden in March was to prepare for possible coordinated nuclear confrontations with Russia, China and North Korea.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his independent campaign for president Friday and endorsed Donald Trump, a late-stage shakeup of the presidential race that could give the former president a modest boost from Kennedy's supporters. Kennedy said his internal polls had shown that his presence in the race would hurt Trump and help Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, though recent public polls don't provide a clear indication that he is having an outsize impact on support for either major-party candidate. Kennedy cited free speech, the war in Ukraine and «a war on our children» as among the reasons he would try to remove his name from the ballot in battleground states. «These are the principal causes that persuaded me to leave the Democratic Party and run as an independent, and now to throw my support to President Trump,» Kennedy said.

Ukraine is ready to directly engage with India by purchasing Made-in-India products and allowing Indian companies to open in Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday. He also said that Ukraine is also willing to establish companies in India. Zelenskyy held a press conference following a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kyiv, where he was asked if Ukraine is ready to directly engage with India and buy Made-in-India products.

Ukraine on Friday inked four agreements and resolved to enhance their cooperation in a range of key areas including defence, trade, pharmaceuticals, green energy and education with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reaffirming commitment to further develop the bilateral ties. In their wide-ranging talks, the two leaders also expressed mutual interest in working towards elevating the ties from a comprehensive partnership to a strategic one. Underlining the importance of defence cooperation, Modi and Zelenskyy agreed to work towards facilitating a stronger relationship in the sector including through joint collaborations and partnerships for manufacturing of military hardware in India. Modi arrived in Kyiv this morning on a special train on the first-ever visit to Ukraine by an Indian prime minister after it became independent in 1991.

India's stand of "dialogue and diplomacy" and announced every possible assistance to resolve the Russo-Ukraine conflict, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said in Kyiv on Friday following the PM's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The PM, Jaishankar said, stressed «India's willingness to contribute in all ways possible». The two leaders also discussed Modi's conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting in Moscow in July, Jaishankar said, adding India explained its position on energy ties with Russia. Modi invited Zelenskyy to visit India at a mutually convenient opportunity.

Narendra Modi met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy here on Friday, he first shook hands and immediately gave him a warm hug. The hug to the top leader of the war-torn country came barely six weeks after Modi had similarly hugged the leader of Ukraine's arch enemy Russia, President Vladimir Putin. During a media briefing after the Modi-Zelenskyy talks, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was asked about the 'embrace' in a question meant to seek comments on apparent linkages with Modi's meetings with Putin earlier and Zelenskyy now. «In our part of the world, when people meet people, they are given to embracing each other, it may not be part of your culture but I can assure you it is part of our's. In fact, today, I think, I saw, Prime Minister (Modi) also embrace President Zelenskyy,» Jaishankar replied to a specific question by a Western reporter which mentioned in as many words about Modi's embrace of Putin a few weeks ago.

Zelenskyy on Friday said India supported his country's national sovereignty and territorial integrity, underlining that New Delhi's support was «critical» because everyone in the world must equally respect the UN Charter. «Today, history was made. The Prime Minister of India @narendramodi made his first visit to Ukraine since our country's independence, on the eve of our Independence Day,» Zelenskyy posted on X after holding talks with Modi. Modi arrived in Kyiv this morning on a special train on the first-ever visit to Ukraine by an Indian prime minister after it became independent in 1991. Zelenskyy noted that four documents between Ukraine and India, covering the medical field, agricultural cooperation, humanitarian relations, and culture, were signed.

Indian community in Ukraine. While Indian medical students were evacuated, long-term Indian residents faced stark choices, unable to abandon businesses and connections they had built over decades. Many, like Nagender Parashar, had to relocate their operations within Ukraine to ensure continued support for both their employees and local communities, as reported by TOI. «I had to shift my factory from Kyiv to Marshyntsy in Chernivtsi Oblast near the border with Romania. So many of my workers and their family members depended on me. I couldn’t abandon them,” says Parashar, whose prosthetics manufacturing business has become a crucial support system for Ukrainian amputees affected by the war. “Slowly, I had to bring my staff to Marshyntsy and continue my work.” For other long-term Indian residents like Ram Dange, the challenges were immense. “There were around 2,500 long-term Indian residents in Ukraine before 2022. Many of us got married and have families here. The outbreak of full-fledged war divided our families because we had to relocate our loved ones to safer locations and countries. But we had to stay behind for the sake of our businesses.»

Tim Alper is a British journalist and features writer who has worked at Cryptonews.com since 2018. He has written for media outlets such as the BBC, the Guardian, and Chosun Ilbo. He has also worked...

Modi on Thursday reiterated India's previous standing of supporting dialogue and diplomacy and said India is willing to help Ukraine and nations West Asia revolve its conflicts. While speaking at the joint press briefing with Polish PM Donald Tusk, the PM further said that India does not believe war to be a solution. «The ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia are a matter of deep concern for all of us. India firmly believes that no problem can be solved on the battlefield. The loss of innocent lives in any crisis has become the biggest challenge for the entire humanity. We support dialogue and diplomacy for the early restoration of peace and stability. For this, India is ready to provide all possible cooperation along with its friendly countries,» he said. The prime minister's comments came ahead of his first visit to war-torn Ukraine on Friday by the invite of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. PM Modi also thanked PM Tusk for playing a crucial role in facilitating the evacuation of Indian students from Ukraine during the initial months of the start of the its war with Russia in 2022.

In November 2022, after acquiring Twitter, Elon Musk joked to his millions of followers: “Wait, if I Tweet does that count as work?" An account secretly run by a Russian intelligence agency tried for a humorous reply: “Your boss will be angry." The awkward joke got zero likes. Russian trolls are ramping up their efforts again on social media ahead of another U.S. presidential election, and they seem desperate for influencers to notice them.

The war, largely a grinding artillery and drone battle across the fields, forests and villages of eastern Ukraine, escalated on Aug. 6 when Ukraine sent thousands of soldiers over the border into Russia's western Kursk region. For months, Ukraine has also fought an increasingly damaging drone war against the refineries and airfields of Russia, the world's second largest oil exporter, though major drone attacks on the Moscow region — with a population of over 21 million — have been rarer.

The price of gold hit an all time high this week

Santosh Rao, Head of Research, Manhattan Venture Partners, says more than 50 basis points rate cut by Fed would cause panic. It means the economy is deteriorating and they do not want that to happen. As long as they keep cutting rates, 25 bps, gold will be steady. But if they cut a lot, gold will go spike much higher. $3000 is in the bag at that point. What do you make of gold at $2,500? We understand that investors are looking at the Fed's rate cut decision to major escalations in the Middle East and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but to what extent do geopolitical tensions drive these prices, and for how long will gold remain at these elevated levels? Santosh Rao: There is a fundamental shift in the way investors are looking at gold. It was a safe-haven trade in the past, but now it has become a big part of a diversified portfolio. It does move with the stock market, but not one-to-one correlation. When the stock market fell recently in the US, gold fell as well, but not as much. So, it outperformed the broader indexes.

Mint columns that I debunk the super cycle theory in oil and gas. Part of the reason is I have seen the sale of “ghost ships" grow exponentially in the past 10 years. Most of the spike came after the Covid lockdowns in 2020.

Azerbaijan has formally applied to join the BRICS group of developing economies, a day after Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s visit to the oil-rich South Caucasus country to shore up regional ties and secure Moscow’s under-pressure trade routes

German officials have rejected suggestions that national budget constraints could hurt weapons deliveries to Ukraine

Poland's prime minister has reacted to reports that revived speculation about who blew up the Nord Stream pipelines in 2022

Gold pared gains after hitting another record as traders look ahead to a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell later this week.

Google beta app for Android version 15.32.37.28.arm64. While Google is reportedly working on many layouts, none of them feature the search bar at the bottom of the page.Also Read | Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s startup White Stork aims to arm Ukraine with AI-powered attack dronesWhile Google hasn't officially confirmed the new change, let alone given a reason for removing the familiar search bar, the tipster suggests that the new UI changes are driven by data analysis and "modelled after how actual users interact with the app".This doesn't mean that the search bar will no longer be available in the Google app.