ukraine

Not to Reason Why: A New Crimean ‘War’?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 24, 2014 The Russian-speaking population of the Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine is upset by the popular movement in the West of the country that has overthrown President Viktor Yanukovych and is said to be forming militias. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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 )

Rifts Deepen Between Pro- and Anti-Government Factions in Venezuela

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2014 As clashes between government forces and protesters in Venezuela continued through the weekend, civilians took sides in rival marches held Saturday, each pointing to the other as the catalyst of the country's recent wave of unrest. Dig deeper ( 2 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 )

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

Shortly After Disappearing, Ukraine’s President Yanukovych Impeached

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2014 Ukraine's parliament, now controlled by government opposition leaders since President Viktor Yanukovych fled Kiev, passed a number of speedy measures Saturday, the most important being his removal from office. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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 )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Ukraine, Facebook and WhatsApp, Climate Change

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the political protests in Ukraine, the privacy implications of Facebook's $19 billion acquisition of the texting service WhatsApp and billionaire hedge fund manager Tom Steyer's promise to spend as much as $100 million during the 2014 election to pressure candidates to tackle climate change. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )