Russian historians wrote detailed accounts of Russia's takeover of the Crimea, Finland, Ukraine, Poland, and other lands, but they did not describe these areas as Russian colonies. Instead, mainstream Russian historians argued that 'Russia colonized itself'. The discourse of self-colonization was ...
(In annexing Crimea, Russia itself broke a promise: In the Budapest Memorandum, a treaty Russia signed with the U.S. and U.K. in 1994, it committed "to respect the independence and sovereignty and the existing bord...
(Reuters) - The U.S. government is studying ways it could ease sanctions on Russia's energy sector as part of a broad plan to enable Washington to deliver swift relief if Moscow agrees to end the Ukraine war, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Reu...
Currently, Russia has established de facto control over all local state structures on the peninsula. From 1954 until the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, Crimea was part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. When Ukraine gained independence in 1991, Crimea became an “autonomous republic...
Days later, Russia illegally annexed Crimea, and its proxies seized government buildings in Donetsk and Luhansk in the east of Ukraine, declaring themselves independent of Ukraine. They met little formal resistance: Under Yanukovich, Ukraine’s armed forces and intelligence agencies had been gutted...
“Russia has already invaded Ukraine. They did it in 2014, occupied illegally Crimea and Donbas. This is a further invasion of their sovereign territory," Wallace said. Whatever the description, the latest developments were enough to force the 27-nation bloc into a mode of high alert, an...
How did we get here? The roots of the Ukraine-Russia crisis can be traced back all the way to the two countries’ origin stories, with many of the Russian nationalists backing Putin citing a unique historical bond that began in the ancient world. Arguably more important, though, is the ...
This highly sensitive work continues to shape important Ukrainian decisions about the course of the war, says Mr Hnizdovsky. This includes potential future strikes on Russia's Kerch Bridge, which is the only direct land link between Russia and Crimea. ...
After international sanctions were imposed on Russia following its annexation of Crimea in 2014, the Russian government started promoting the idea of itsown sovereign internet, the RuNet. The war with Ukraine and the consequent sanctions have given new life to the concept. In March 2022, the Krem...
Labor did win the UK elections, Trudeau and Macron are both floundering, and North Korea was quiet – other than the unexpected late-year move to send troops to help Russia in its war efforts. China/U.S. relations were relatively quiet, but again, stay tuned to 2025 and the new Tru...