Ukraine’s Powerful Rebuke to American Hegemony

Kevin Zeese / Popular Resistance Apr 22, 2019 Volodymyr Zelensky has ousted corrupt puppet president, Petro Poroshenko, in a landslide victory. We should have seen this coming. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ukraine Presidential Vote Begins Under Bribe Claim Cloud

YURAS KARMANAU / The Associated Press Mar 31, 2019 Voters in Ukraine are casting ballots after a campaign that produced a comedian with no political experience as the front-runner. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ukraine’s Ultra-Right Increasingly Visible as Election Nears

The Associated Press Mar 27, 2019 The presence of ultranationalist groups in the Eastern European nation is growing, posing a dilemma for the West. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ukraine’s Leader Backs Trump on German Gas Deal

The Associated Press Jul 12, 2018 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says the natural gas pipeline venture between Germany and Russia "is an absolutely political project" and poses a "danger" for Europe's energy security and competitiveness. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

U.S., Allies Punish Russia in U.K. Spy Case

JOSH LEDERMAN / The Associated Press Mar 26, 2018 Reacting to the poisoning of an ex-spy in Britain, the White House says 60 Russian diplomats will be expelled; Canada and 14 EU nations also order expulsions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Moscow and Kiev in ‘Positive Mood’ After Talks in Paris on Ending Ukraine Conflict

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 4, 2015 Russian and Ukrainian officials expressed cautious optimism following discussions in which Russia pushed for Ukraine to take back legal control of eastern territories. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The War Zone of Donetsk, Ukraine

By Halyna Mokrushyna, CounterPunch May 17, 2015 When the people of the Donetsk area protested imposed changes, Kyiv launched an “anti-terrorist” operation against them. I saw firsthand these “terrorists,” who had decided to build something different from the oligarchic regime. Theirs is an enormous and difficult task. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Surge in Fighting Puts Ukrainian Truce in Doubt

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 3, 2015 Civilians are fleeing parts of east Ukraine as fighting there reaches its worst point since a shaky cease-fire was established in February. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ukrainian President: Enormous IMF Loan Won’t Help Ordinary Ukrainians

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 15, 2015 Petro Poroshenko admits that a $17.5 billion International Monetary Fund loan and its associated austerity measures won’t improve the lives of ordinary Ukrainians -- but will help pay foreign creditors and fund the country's ongoing civil war. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Stepping Back From the Precipice in Eastern Europe

William Pfaff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2015 What has the past year of war inside Ukraine been about? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Will the Ukrainian Cease-Fire Hold?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 14, 2015 Jeffrey Sommers, senior fellow at the University of Wisconsin’s Institute of World Affairs, is “cautiously optimistic” that a deal aimed at ending hostilities in Ukraine’s Donbass region will terminate the nearly yearlong civil war. (Pictured is Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Gives Putin His Opinion on Ukraine Clash

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Feb 11, 2015 President Obama tackled what was no doubt one of the more daunting items on his to-do list Tuesday when he called up his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, and presented his take on what Putin should do about Ukraine. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )