20/02/2026

What has four years of war done to Ukraine's economy? In a rare interview finance minister Sergii Marchenko explains that a strong economy means a strong army, but that his country is reliant on help from its friends abroad.

We also hear from people on the street of Kyiv about how the impact on their own finances, and the president of the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Gennadiy Chyzhykov, tells us about the difficulties of keeping a company going during wartime.

And the president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Odile Renaud-Basso, lays out why foreign companies are still investing in a war zone. What has four years of war done to Ukraine's economy? In a rare interview, finance minister Sergii Marchenko explains that a strong economy means a strong army, but that his country is reliant on help from its friends abroad.