Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) has seized freight cars and other assets belonging to the Aurum Group, a company owned by the daughter of former Defense Minister, Pavlo Lebedev, PGO said in a statement on June 13.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has instructed the cabinet to tackle the fuel shortages experienced across the country’s gas stations. 

Russia earns around $500 million from oil exports, daily. And while the world is weaning itself off the Russian supply, some are eager to continues propping up Moscow’s coffers.

Ukraine is the world's largest producer and exporter of sunflower oil. Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, exports have stopped. European countries are already preparing for a shortage of this product.

The EU is expanding its infrastructure to absorb more liquid natural gas (LNG) from the United States, Qatar, and other countries, which would allow the bloc to reduce its reliance on Russian state-owned natural gas company Gazprom. Could Ukraine leverage these new LNG terminals to its benefit?