26 August, 2025
$60 billion: This is the colossal sum that foreign companies have paid in taxes to Russia since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.In 2024 alone: $20 billion, enough to fund more than a million Russian soldiers.
The new report by B4Ukraine, KSE Institute, and Squeezing Putin—a coalition of which Stand with Ukraine is a member—reveals that 17 of the 20 largest foreign taxpayers in Russia come from the G7 or the EU.In short: while Russia wages a hybrid war against our democracies: disinformation, cyberattacks, political destabilization, our own companies continue to fuel the Kremlin's war budget.France is directly affected:• Leroy Merlin → $6.8 billion in revenue in Russia in 2024 → $128 million in corporate income tax (5th largest foreign taxpayer).• ...
Learn more
24 August, 2025
Tonight, the Eiffel Tower was adorned in yellow and blue to celebrate Ukraine's Independence Day.A powerful symbol in the heart of Paris, a reminder that Ukraine's fight for freedom is also Europe's.A huge thank you to the City of Paris and to France for this gesture of solidarity and loyalty. Your support warms the hearts of Ukrainians and gives strength to those who defend Ukraine every
Learn more
24 August, 2025
August 24 – Ukrainian Independence Day
In 1991, Ukraine declared its independence.
Since 2014, and even more so since February 24, 2022, Russia has been trying to wrest it from it.
But in the face of tanks, missiles, deportations, and crimes, a people has risen up.The Ukrainian resistance—soldiers, volunteers, doctors, students, teachers, artists, displaced persons, exiles—today embodies the dignity of a country determined to continue resisting for its freedom and independence.
In Mariupol, buried under ruins, in Bakhmut, in Buchá, in liberated Kherson, in Kyiv, in every city and village, this resistance is the voice of freedom.
It proves to the world that independence is not a word in a history book, but a daily struggle, waged with courage and sacrifice.On Augus...
Learn more
