Behind the difference looms the specter of Russia, which each side sees in increasingly opposing terms.
- Associate Professor of Instruction in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, University of South Florida
Trump is a transactional president, and US companies could profit if the country aligns with Russia – or backs Ukraine, depending on what is involved for the US.
In power since 1994, Belarus’ Alexander Lukashenko has aligned the country with Russia in an ideological battle with the West.
Experts on politics in Canada, Germany, Chile, Belarus and the Philippines weigh in on what to expect as each country’s voters prepare to head to the ballot box.
L’élection de Donald Trump, connu pour ses propos élogieux envers Vladimir Poutine, est souvent perçue comme une très mauvaise nouvelle pour l’Ukraine. Or ce ne sera pas nécessairement le cas.
Donald Trump ha prometido llevar la paz a Ucrania. Pero las conversaciones sobre un «acuerdo» han suscitado dudas sobre el compromiso de Trump con Kiev.
Donald Trump has vowed to bring peace to Ukraine. But talk of a ‘deal’ has led to questions over Trump’s commitment to Kyiv.
President Joe Biden is expected to soon sign the total $95 billion foreign aid package that covers Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.
There are several reasons why supporting Ukraine helps the US too, including creating a deterrent for China, Russia and other potential adversaries.
A scholar of Eastern Europe spent time talking with Ukrainians in Kyiv during a recent trip and observed that people are scarred from the war – but still determined to fight back against Russia.
Lack of control over its borders and corruption are two of the issues that could complicate Moldova’s bid to join the EU.
Moldova’s government has said that Russia is trying to overthrow its Western-leaning government and set up its own leaders there.
Since Russia first invaded Ukraine in 2014, more and more Ukrainians say that they feel pride for their country.
While some parts of eastern Ukraine have been under partial Russian control since 2014, other sections continue to fight back. Most residents overall have said they don’t want to be part of Russia.
El Kremlin mira la pequeña región escindida de Moldavia como lugar ideal para amplia su ofensiva más allá de Ucrania.
Military tensions and political concern are heating up in Transnistria, a breakaway state of Moldova that borders Ukraine. An Eastern European expert answers four key questions about this region.
Belarus’ alliance with Russia is a strategic factor in the Ukraine war. The country’s long-term dictator, Alexander Lukashenko, has indicated he will do as Russian President Vladimir Putin says.
Rusia parece estar cada vez más cerca de invadir Ucrania, a pesar de las advertencias de Estados Unidos y otras potencias occidentales. He aquí algunas ideas clave para ayudar a entender el origen de esta crisis.
Russia appears inching closer to invading Ukraine, despite warnings from the US and other Western powers. Here are a few key ideas to help better understand what led to this looming crisis.
Belarus has created a migrant crisis at its border in an apparent move to punish the European Union for its opposition to the country’s leader.
Some tension was inevitable at the June 16 US-Russia summit. But Vladimir Putin’s defiant support for Belarus’s rogue regime now pits him harder against the West.
Has Europe’s last dictator finally gone too far?
Pres. Lukashenka of Belarus has stayed in power for 26 years by being a master tactician. But he has seriously mishandled opposition protests, says a Belarus-born scholar of Eastern European politics.
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