WhenRussialaunched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was at first cautious when it came to publicly voicing his ambitions about the coastal territory. More on Russia Ukraine needs 'reliable and clear' security guarantees to end war, Zele...
When Russia signed the Treaty of Paris in 1856, accepting defeat in the Crimean War—which had decimated its military and ruined its economy—it agreed to dismantle its naval base in the port city of Sevastopol. These were the terms demanded by Britain, France and their allies, who sought ...
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The geopolitical implications of Russia's invasion of Ukraine This was demonstrated in the surprise occupation of Crimea. Moscow's positioning of 50,000 troops on the eastern Ukrainian border threatens further intervention, the risk of civil war and military conflict with Ukraine. The strategic ......
This essay explores the regional rivalry between Russia and Turkey from the former's annexation of Crimea in 2014 to its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The main argument is that Russia and Turkey have maintained a managed regional rivalry. The two have continuously supported opposing sides...
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said at a press conference on Sunday that martial law will be lifted unless "a large-scale aggression, invasion by the Russian troops" takes place. Poroshenko said that in the last 30 days Russia had amassed 300 tanks 18 km on the Ukrainian border, 80,...
A region and peninsula of southern Ukraine on the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. In ancient times it was colonized by Greeks and Romans and later overrun by Ostrogoths, Huns, and Mongols. Conquered by the Ottoman Turks in 1475, the area was annexed by Russia in 1783. The peninsula was the...
The European Commission plans to begin drafting new sanctions against Russia next week, with the goal of approving the package on Feb. 24 — the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 11:11 PM Ukrainian drone hits large oil refinery in Russia’s Tatarstan, head of Ukr...
that there was no doubt that the ukrainian government was behind them. russia seized crimea from ukraine in 2014 and used it as one of the launchpads for its full-scale invasion of ukraine in february 2022. separately on wednesday, russian emergency services blamed a large fire at a fuel d...