Crimea has been a very important strategic outpost for Russia, which is why Moscow is threatening “doomsday” if Ukraine attacks.
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Ukraine is losing this war at the moment. The west needs to massively step up its military aid to the country.
Russia’s military machine is finding the terrain in the Donbas region extremely challenging.
A digest of the week’s coverage of the war against Ukraine.
A digest of the week’s coverage of the war against Ukraine.
Both sides are now bracing for a long and bloody war of attrition.
The sort of scenarios that might lead to the use of nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war would require a significant deterioration in Russian fortunes — and greater western involvement in the conflict.
Russia’s annual Victory Day parade is being seen as a symbol of how well the Ukraine war is going.
As Russia prepares to take more Ukrainian territory, Moldova could be next on Putin’s target list.
Ukraine and Russia have already been facing off in Donbas for eight years. Now the stage is set for a crucial confrontation there.
In the midst of the Ukraine-Russia war, we should pay more attention to the evolution of Russia’s official rhetoric and military actions in former Soviet states.
Russia’s playbook for taking control of the Donbas and now Kherson province could be used beyond Ukraine.
The reasons for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are complicated and based on centuries of history between the two countries. A Ukrainian scholar provides some background.
The existing conflict between the Donbas and Ukraine, explained.
Vladimir Putin has sent troops into the eastern Ukraine regions known as the Donbas. Here’s what life has been like for people living in the separatist territories.
The current move is probably what markets have been expecting for several months. Here’s what it will take for a panic to set in.
Putin’s latest speech revealed that the dispute with Ukraine is just part of his challenge to the current international order.
The previous, Minsk II agreement has failed to bring peace for seven years.
As Russia threatens to invade Ukraine, Ukrainians wonder about the worth of a 1994 agreement signed by Russia, the US and the UK, who promised to protect the newly independent state’s sovereignty.
Given the disconnect between Russia and the US and its NATO allies, it is puzzling why the talks happened at all, and what might possibly be gained from them.
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