Staff / TruthdigApr 4, 2014
Ukraine's Western-backed leaders on Thursday blamed Russian agents and the country's ousted president for organizing two days of bloodshed during February protests that claimed nearly 90 lives. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 18, 2014
The White House vowed on Tuesday to level more sanctions against Russia for its moves to take over Crimea. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 17, 2014
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Moscow on Sunday to pull back Russian forces to their bases in Crimea in return for constitutional reforms in Ukraine to protect minority rights. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigMar 17, 2014
Crimeans voted overwhelmingly Sunday to join former political master Russia as tensions soared in the east of the splintered ex-Soviet nation, the epicenter of the worst East-West crisis since the Cold War. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 13, 2014
Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk arrived at the White House on Wednesday to accept President Barack Obama's personal stamp of approval for the government in Kiev. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 1, 2014
President Obama appeared on television Friday to discourage any world power considering military intervention in Ukraine, specifically Russia that had been rumored to have soldiers in Crimea. Hours later, Russian President Vladimir Putin gained the approval of his country's parliament to deploy troops. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 26, 2014
"Possessing the Ukraine without massive force is a fool's errand," exclaims the pundit. "There are too many borders, it just passes back between East and West." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigFeb 24, 2014
The Russian-speaking population of the Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine is upset by the popular movement in the West of the country that has overthrown President Viktor Yanukovych and is said to be forming militias. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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