Politics & Economics

Russian President Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials have explicitly rejected any concessions in future peace talks or accepting any peace proposals from the United States, Europe, or Ukraine. This is stated in a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), as reported by Ukrinform. During a visit to the Moscow office of the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation on March 6, Putin emphasized that Russia has no intention to "give it to anyone" or make any compromises in future peace negotiations. He added that Russia must choose a peace settlement option that "best suits" Russia and…

As expected, inflation continued to grow at the start of the year, including due to the growing impact of underlying factors. Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Andriy Pyshnyy stated this at a briefing at the central bank, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. Inflation accelerated to 12.9% yoy in January and, according to preliminary estimates, continued to rise in February. “Temporary factors were the main drivers behind the increase in consumer inflation. Such trends had been expected and were generally in line with the NBU’s forecast. At the same time, the impact of underlying inflationary factors increased as businesses’ expenses…