Ukraine, in particular, is a “critical element” of this ambition, Bowman adds. Putin has a history of invading and occupying countries that approach NATO membership. Russian armies invaded the former Soviet state of Georgia in 2008 as that country was pursuing membership in the alliance. They ...
Not according to Russia's President Vladimir Putin, who all but denies that Ukraine is its own country. "A stable statehood hasn't been built in Ukraine," Putin said this past week, trying to justify his invasion of Russia's neighbor. "It is an inherent part of our own history, cultur...
I analyse the different discourses and the Ukrainian and Russian historical narratives, politics of history and competing memories. The Russian鈥揢krainian relationship was and is still characterized by an obvious asymmetry, a hegemony of Russia over Ukraine. Russia uses the Orthodox Church and the ...
The Cuban Missile Crisis, though 60 years ago, remains relevant today. Current U.S. leaders should learn from history that Russian authorities are willing to do anything in the face of provocation or threat. It should be noted this opinion was already voiced by then U.S. Ambassador to Russ...
Bluntly put, history can be a kind of territory. In Ukraine, it is not just the country’s land which is being tussled over. It is the country’s past as well. If Russia and Ukraine are to live as respectful neighbours side by side, they will have to find a way to live with each...
for fear that Ukraine will launch a military operation. Feb.19th, Russian troops are again massed on Ukraine’s borders, the fault lines that reflect the regions tumultuous history. Feb.21st, Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, declared the recognition of “People’s Republic of Donetsk” and...
Locals erect huge anti-tank traps during the Nazi invasion of Ukraine in 1941.Photo by Bettmann Archive via Getty Images From the Ukrainian side of the debate, the country’s wartime history is more complex. Are the nationalists “bad guys” because they participated in the Holocaust...
The question of where Russian history ends and Ukrainian history begins has not yet received a satisfactory answer. Generations of historians referred to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, as the starting point of the Muscovite dynasty, the Russian state, and, ultimately, the Russian nation. However,...
Ukrainian soldiers are seen with new military weapons in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on May 14, 2022. Diego Herrera Carcedo | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images An elderly woman takes refuge in the basement of an apartment during ongoing mortar shell explosions in Severodonetsk ...
“History will determine why Finland needed to turn its territory into a bulwark of military face-off with Russia while losing independence in making its own decisions,” it added. Copyright 2022 TheAssociated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or...