Adam Brown
After 35 years travelling the world for Bloomberg, The Associated Press and Brightwire, Adam founded Ukraine Rebuild Newswire to hold the West to its promise to "build Ukraine back better."
Exclusive: Tetra Tech lays off dozens of workers in Ukraine; US prime contractors face local office closures as work goes unpaid
Tetra Tech, the global consulting and engineering firm, has laid off dozens of workers in Ukraine and faces tens of millions of dollars in costs locally due to the USAID cuts, including a payment freeze on work completed, according to sources familiar with the matter. The company is one of
5 communications tips for foreign investors aiming to help rebuild Ukraine, from the head of Neo-Eco's hit PR effort
When Neo-Eco, a French SME with over 50 full-time staff, entered Ukraine in 2022, few in Central or Eastern Europe had heard of it. Less than three years later, the company has earned a media presence beyond its size. It has been featured in 100 articles and interviews in Ukrainian
US envoy arrives in Moscow to seek Russian agreement to 30-day ceasefire
Steve Witkoff, the US envoy assigned to the Ukraine-Russia war, landed in Moscow on Thursday to press talks for a ceasefire, after securing Ukraine's agreement, the Russian news agency Interfax reported, citing "aviation services." The reported arrival comes after Witkoff joined a delegation in Jeddah Saudi
Take-up of Kyiv warehouse space surged 63% last year to near pre-war levels, CBRE says
The annual take-up of warehouse space in the Kyiv market returned to near pre-war levels last year, driven by a surge in pre-leases for developments nearing completion, according to a study by CBRE Ukraine. Annual take-up in Kyiv totaled 167,000 in the year, an increase of 63% from 2023
5 security tips for investors in the reconstruction, from the ex intelligence officer who led Healix's war-time Ukraine operation
When foreign investors consider joining the reconstruction, they often fearfully imagine Russian missiles hitting their offices, land mines crippling employees or drone strikes destroying warehouses. Not to fear, says George Janjalia, the former Georgian military intelligence officer who led security in Ukraine for a globally famous AI company through three
Norway more than doubles budgeted 2025 aid for Ukraine to €7.8 billion
Norway will more than double the amount of aid budgeted for Ukraine this year to about €7.8 billion, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced after a meeting with leaders in parliament. "‘We are contending with the most serious security situation in Norway since the Second World War,"
29% of Ukrainians rank US as 'hostile nation' after Trump-Zelensky spat, survey shows
After the public spat between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week, a survey suggests more Ukrainians regard the US as a hostile country than a friendly one. A survey of 1,000 Ukrainians by Gradus Research suggests the United States has dropped from its position
Astarta to invest $76 million to build new seed crushing plant in western Ukraine
Astarta, the Ukrainian agro-industrial holding company, announced plans to invest $76 million to build a multi-seed crushing facility in the western Ukrainian region of Khmelnytsky. The plant, slated to be commissioned next year, will be able to process 400,000 tons of oilseeds a year, including rapeseeds and soybeans, the
France and UK to propose 1-month truce in air and sea attacks, but not ground fighting, Macron says
France and the UK plan to propose a one-month truce in Ukraine that would only cover air and sea attacks and assaults on energy infrastructure, French President Emmanuel Macron told the French newspaper Le Figaro. The truce would not affect ground fighting, Macron told a reporter from Le Figaro on
US State Department cuts USAID staff in Ukraine to 8, scraps energy grid program, sources say
The US State Department ended a USAID initiative that allocated hundreds of millions of dollars to helping Ukraine restore its war-damaged energy grid, NBC News reported, citing two unnamed USAID officials who work on the agency's Ukraine mission. The sources also said that USAID staffing levels in Ukraine
Italy agrees to contribute €13 million to Ukraine Energy Support Fund
Italy has agreed to contribute €13 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund to help rebuild the energy sector after a year of withering Russian attacks, the Ukrainian government said. The agreement was signed late Friday between Italian Ambassador to Ukraine Carlo Formosa and Deputy Energy Minister of Ukraine Roman