Staff / TruthdigMar 10, 2014
Victims of Stalin's mass deportations in 1944, Crimea's Tatar Muslim minority look warily on next week's referendum on joining Russia, which could well bring the crisis on the tense peninsula to new heights. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Juan Cole / TruthdigMar 8, 2014
Russia has arranged for its supporters in the Crimean state parliament to vote to secede from Ukraine and join Russia. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Mark Fiore / TruthdigMar 6, 2014
After Kiev erupted in protest, then open revolt that caused Yanukovych to flee and Putin to barge into Crimea, it's time to play catch up about a part of the world we generally ignore. Dig deeper
Juan Cole / TruthdigMar 6, 2014
Hawks are complaining that Europe has been insufficiently belligerent in its response to Russian moves in Crimea, blaming the declining military budgets in most European countries. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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