Ivo Mijnssen / TruthdigSep 3, 2014
Within the same news conference, President Obama declared economic sanctions against Russia a huge success and said Russia had invaded Ukraine. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Ivo Mijnssen / TruthdigJul 22, 2014
A barrage of mutual accusations and contradictory accounts has followed the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Eastern Ukraine on July 17. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Ivo Mijnssen / TruthdigApr 15, 2014
In the midst of unrest in Eastern Ukraine and the threat of a new Russian intervention, the transitional government in Kiev is preparing for the election of a new president on May 25. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
By Ivo Mijnssen and Philipp CasulaMar 6, 2014
Ukraine's neighbors are forcing the country to play a zero-sum game in which it must choose sides without getting much in return. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Ivo Mijnssen / TruthdigSep 12, 2013
U.S.-Russian relations are worse than they have been in decades, a situation not helped by the openly hostile rhetoric of the two countries' presidents. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Ivo Mijnssen / TruthdigJun 27, 2013
Although gay Americans have cause for celebration this week, Russia's parliament has unanimously passed a blatantly homophobic law. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Ivo Mijnssen / TruthdigMay 15, 2013
The collapse of the Cypriot banking system reveals much about the complex relationship among ordinary Russians, "offshore oligarchs" and a political system that depends on both. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Ivo Mijnssen / TruthdigMar 7, 2013
Russia’s weapons merchants are back in the international limelight and the industry is booming. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Ivo Mijnssen / TruthdigDec 18, 2012
Russia is cracking down further on political dissent by requiring foreign humanitarian workers to register, more or less, as spies. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Ivo Mijnssen / TruthdigSep 25, 2012
For motives that are not entirely clear, Vladimir Putin's Russia has overcome stiff opposition at home and in the United States to take its place in the World Trade Organization. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Ivo Mijnssen / TruthdigAug 21, 2012
The Pussy Riot case has become an international PR disaster for the Russian government, but domestically Russia's conservative majority is rallying behind Vladimir Putin.The Pussy Riot case has become an international PR disaster, but Russia's conservative majority is rallying behind Vladimir Putin. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Ivo Mijnssen / TruthdigJul 6, 2012
Ukraine and Poland had to overcome great prejudice and skepticism to pull off the Euro 2012 soccer tournament. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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