Kasia Anderson / TruthdigJul 29, 2014
They're known for their guerrilla tactics and public displays of punk protest, but now two members of the Pussy Riot collective, Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, are using the tools of the system to their advantage. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 21, 2014
The site of downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 became even more politically fraught Sunday, when pro-Russian separatists reportedly took custody of the remains of some 200 bodies of crash victims and obstructed emergency workers' access to the area. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 9, 2014
Ukraine's new Western-backed president, Petro Poroshenko, vowed Sunday to halt by the end of the week nearly two months of bloodshed in the separatist east that have threatened the very survival of the ex-Soviet state. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Donald Kaufman / TruthdigJun 4, 2014
In Warsaw on Tuesday, President Obama announced that he will ask Congress for $1 billion to fund a European Reassurance Initiative. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 23, 2014
Pro-Russian rebels firing mortar shells and grenades killed 17 Ukrainian soldiers Thursday, the blackest day yet for the military and a dramatic ratcheting up of tensions just three days before an election. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 4, 2014
Thousands of pro-Russian protesters assaulted Odessa's police headquarters Sunday, days after deadly clashes and a fire there killed dozens of their comrades in what Kiev charged was a Russian plot to "destroy Ukraine." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 24, 2014
Ukraine's military launched assaults to retake rebel-held eastern towns on Thursday in which up to five people were reported killed, a move Russian President Vladimir Putin warned would have "consequences." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 22, 2014
Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned Russia of isolation if it continues to try to "pull Ukraine apart" and pledged Washington's strong support for Kiev's leaders, as a Cold War-style confrontation over the former Soviet republic ratcheted up. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 16, 2014
Russian leader Vladimir Putin warned that Ukraine is on the verge of civil war, the Kremlin said Wednesday, after the Kiev government sent in troops against pro-Moscow separatists in the east of the country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 15, 2014
Ukraine sent a large armoured column and special forces toward the flashpoint city of Slavyansk on Tuesday as Kiev's fledgeling leaders tried to reassert control over the separatist east. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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 / TruthdigApr 2, 2014
Syrian President Bashar Assad said Wednesday that key ally Moscow had helped re-establish "a multipolar world," as he met with a high-level Russian delegation in Damascus. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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