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Analyses |
| Sławomir Matuszak
On 10 October, the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) enacted a law amending Ukraine’s tax code during the period of martial law, which raises taxes for individuals and sole proprietors, while also increasing the tax on bank profits.…
OSW Commentary |
| Agata Łoskot-Strachota, Sławomir Matuszak, Filip Rudnik
Ukraine’s seizure of a portion of Russian territory containing strategically important gas infrastructure assets has not resulted in a reduction of Russian gas flow to EU consumers. However, the rising security risks along this route in…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk, Sławomir Matuszak
On 26 August, Russia carried out another large-scale attack on Ukraine’s infrastructure, primarily targeting the energy grid, using a record number of weapons (see chart). According to the Ukrainian Air Force Command, a total of 127…
OSW Commentary |
| Sławomir Matuszak
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused a surge in Polish-Ukrainian trade, mainly due to an increase in Polish exports which grew by more than 80% between 2021 and 2023. Poland’s imports have remained at pre-war levels, with the…
Analyses |
| Sławomir Matuszak, Marcin Jędrysiak
20 June saw another combined rocket and UAV strike on energy infrastructure facilities. Since March 2024, when Russia resumed its massive shelling campaigns, Ukraine has lost around half of its installed capacity, resulting in power…
Analyses |
| Marcin Jędrysiak, Sławomir Matuszak, Iwona Wiśniewska
During the summit in Apulia from 13–15 June, the G7 group decided to launch a mechanism to aid Ukraine, effectively offering it $50 billion by the end of 2024. The Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration Loans for Ukraine (ERA) involves…
Analyses |
| Sławomir Matuszak
In April, Ukraine sold 13.2 million tonnes of goods worth $3.4 billion abroad. Exports increased by 1.3 million tonnes (10.8%) compared to March this year, and by 5 million tonnes (62%) compared to the same month of 2023. Ukraine’s deputy…
Analyses |
| Sławomir Matuszak
Over the past three weeks, Russia has employed a new tactic: targeting Ukraine’s critical infrastructure facilities by aiming to destroy its power plants. This has proved more effective and devastating than the tactics it used in late 2022…
Analyses |
| Sławomir Matuszak
22 March saw the biggest attack on the Ukrainian electricity infrastructure since the beginning of the war, during which Russia launched 151 rockets and UAVs. Just like the shelling carried out during the previous heating season, the main…
Analyses |
| Sławomir Matuszak
In 2023, EU exports to Ukraine rose significantly, while its imports from this country fell. Sales from member states to Ukraine rose by 29.8% to €39 billion, and imports shrunk by 17.3% to €22.9 billion, mainly due to the low global…