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
Staff / TruthdigMar 6, 2014
As certain Western news outlets get completely exercised about the possibility of a Cold War redux, less flashy but more measured voices, such as that of Russian analyst Ruslan Pukhov, offer some important points to consider about what Russian President Vladimir Putin is up to in Ukraine. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigMar 4, 2014
Ever fervently stated that a country shouldn't militarily intervene in another country's internal affairs, especially without pretext, and then invaded a nation anyway? Vladimir Putin and John Kerry know how you feel. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Mike Whitney, CounterPunchMar 1, 2014
Obama and Co. have ousted Ukraine’s democratically elected president, Viktor Yanukovych, with the help of ultra-right, paramilitary, neo-Nazi gangs who seized and burned government offices, killed riot police, and spread mayhem and terror across the country. These are America’s new allies in the Great Game. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigFeb 28, 2014
“I am the legitimate president of Ukraine,” the deposed Ukrainian president said Friday at a news conference in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 26, 2014
"Possessing the Ukraine without massive force is a fool's errand," exclaims the pundit. "There are too many borders, it just passes back between East and West." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigFeb 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 )
Juan Cole / TruthdigFeb 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 )
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