By Kevin Zeese, MintPress NewsFeb 6, 2015
When it comes to Ukraine, Noam Chomsky and Henry Kissinger essentially agree with each other. They disagree with the more hawkish Obama administration and the even more extreme Sen. John McCain—who are both escalating the conflict in their own ways. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigNov 5, 2014
This weekend some truly bizarre elections, featuring armed soldiers and artillery fire, were held in the self-styled People's Republic of Donetsk and the People's Republic of Luhansk. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigSep 25, 2014
After nearly a year of internal turmoil and several months of bloody conflict, Ukraine might be headed for more peaceful times, if President Petro Poroshenko's hopeful prognosis bears out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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William Pfaff / TruthdigSep 10, 2014
It seems evident that Barack Obama today still does not understand how much he owes to President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigSep 4, 2014
In an expected show of solidarity, President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Francois Hollande and other NATO delegates meeting in Wales on Thursday agreed to disagree with Moscow over the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and readied new sanctions against Russia. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigSep 4, 2014
Next week, the United States will send 200 troops to Ukraine to participate in training exercises. Yes, the same Ukraine engaged in civil war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigSep 3, 2014
The Kremlin stated Wednesday that although Russia "is not party" to the ongoing battles in the Donbass region of Ukraine, Presidents Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko "coincided significantly" on ways to "settle the conflict" during a morning phone conversation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigAug 5, 2014
The beefed-up presence of Russian forces on the Russia-Ukraine border in recent days has gotten the attention of NATO officials, who have counted some 20,000 troops in "battle-ready formations," the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 1 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 )
Scott Tucker / TruthdigMay 30, 2014
Armed shock troops in key cities of Ukraine may yet provoke a civil war. Ukraine is now a disputed territory between two oligarchic regimes, one based in Ukraine and the other in the Russian Federation. But there is also a collision of imperial spheres of interest in this region. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigMay 29, 2014
In country after country, the hallmarks of democracy are being dangerously subverted and co-opted by powerful elites. Dig deeper ( 6 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 )
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