Crimea has been a battleground and a playground. Why it's coveted by both Russia and Ukraine
Russia's illegal seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine exactly 11 years ago on March 18, 2014, was quick and ...
Beleaguered Russian army resorts to deploying horses, donkeys on Ukraine battlefield to dodge drones
The Moscow mules have allowed Russian forces to sneak by Ukraine’s high-tech defenses and dodge drones that have become ...
Explainer-Where Is Crimea and Why Is It Contested?
The United Nations General Assembly, the United States and many other countries condemned the annexation, and the U.S. and the European Union imposed sanctions on Russia over its moves. Few countries ...
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The Russian Delusion About Ukraine
Behind Putin’s war—and any discussions about peace—is a two-century-old fiction about the two countries’ unity.
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Losing can be dangerous too
Putin invaded Ukraine because his primary goal, that which has guided his dictatorship from the beginning, is to put the ...
Trump, Too, Had Ambitions To Expand His Empire Into Ukraine. Here’s Why They Never Materialized
The Trump Organization explored real estate deals in Kyiv and Yalta, but investor concerns about his finances kept them from moving forward.
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Do US-Russia talks on Ukraine mark a reappearance of colonial power play?
The unexpected negotiations between the United States and the Russian Federation that began in Saudi Arabia in February were strange. A Ukrainian delegation, led by First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia ...
Where is Crimea and why is it contested?
The Crimean peninsula, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014, is at the centre of the worst East-West standoff since the Cold War.