As Ukraine’s President Flees in Overthrow, Lessons for Kiev From the Arab Upheavals

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 24, 2014 The dramatic overthrow of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Saturday, as he fled the presidential palace and it was occupied by extreme nationalists, recalls events in the Middle East in 2011. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ukraine Crisis Leaves Western Leaders Scrambling

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 24, 2014 Western governments are pledging money, support and possible EU membership to the country while anxiously watching the response of Russian President Vladimir Putin, "whose protege has effectively been ousted," The Guardian reports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Unidentified Leaker of State Department Call

BLANK Feb 23, 2014 Someone -- maybe the Russians -- leaked an audio recording of a high-ranking State Department official and the American ambassador in Kiev seeming to plot a coup d'etat against the elected government of Ukraine. Someone—maybe the Russians—leaked a recording of a high-ranking State Department official and the American ambassador in Kiev seeming to plot a coup against the elected government of Ukraine. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Still on Top

Joep Bertrams, Cagle Cartoons, The Netherlands Feb 23, 2014 Dig deeper

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and Opposition Leaders Sign Deal to Defuse Crisis

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2014 After an upsurge in violence between Ukrainian government forces and protesters this past week claimed dozens of lives and deepened concerns about the possibility of civil war, at least the semblance of progress was made through diplomatic means Friday. After an upsurge in violence between Ukrainian government forces and protesters this past week claimed dozens of lives, at least the semblance of progress was made through diplomatic means Friday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kiev Violence

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Pavel Constantin, Cagle Cartoons, Romania Feb 21, 2014 Dig deeper

Ukraine Crisis Intensifies as Death Toll Rises, EU Imposes Sanctions

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2014 The relative calm that was achieved in Ukraine earlier this week was a distant memory by Thursday, as clashes between protesters and police claimed at least 22 lives by day's end. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

We Don’t Say ‘Slav’ Democracy Troubled in Ukraine, Why Talk of ‘Arab’ Failures

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 20, 2014 The troubles that Ukraine is having in its post-Soviet politics are very similar to the difficulties that have beset many countries of the Arab world in the past few years. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ukrainian Uprising Takes Violent Turn as Police Attack Protest Camp

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2014 The volatile situation in Ukraine once again erupted into violence Tuesday, after police forces loyal to the country's embattled President Viktor Yanukovych surrounded and stormed an opposition encampment in Kiev's Independence Square. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych Concedes Everything but His Position

Staff / Truthdig Jan 29, 2014 Tuesday was a victorious day for the Ukrainian protesters who have thronged their streets and clashed with government forces for months, as President Viktor Yanukovych handed them some major concessions except for one. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ukrainian Protests Persist Despite ‘Orwellian’ Surveillance, Violence

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Jan 25, 2014 Clashes between the Ukrainian government and demonstrators continued Friday, despite President Viktor Yanukovych offering to give a little ground. The government's creative use of text messaging earlier in the week, not to mention violence, had something to do with the ongoing calls for regime change. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )