In Ukraine, Ties to Russia Still Bind.In Ukraine, Ties to Russia Still Bind.The article reports that Ukraine's pro-Western government signed an association agreement with the European Union and passed a law that calls for the removal of all Soviet symbols from the public sphere.EBSCO...
annexed the crimea region of ukraine in a move widely condemned by the international community. at about the same time, russia fomented dissension in the donbas area of eastern ukraine, backing a separatist movement in the regions of donetsk and luhansk that resulted in armed conflict. the ...
"Now we've seen a total reversal. We've seen them occupy Luhansk and there is very slow attritional, but still somewhat consistent, progress in Donetsk, so the Donbas campaign is going a bit better — but now they're vulnerable in the south." In July, Ukraine announced with great fanfa...
Kharkiv and Mariupol are both still in Ukrainian hands but have been blasted for weeks by Russian artillery, killing civilians and defenders alike. Ukraine's government this week refused a Russian demand that it surrender Mariupol. Russia claims that it isn't using artillery against civilian targets...
Ukraine has also been very late in reinforcing its own defensive positions. In a way, this is understandable. The government still dreams of a new counter-offensive, and dreads the idea that the current front line may harden into something very like a border, one that lops off a fifth of...
"Russia received an offer from Ukraine, these proposals are necessary, but still insufficient for concluding a peace agreement," he said. While the results of the ongoing talks and statements made by both sides prompted "cautious optimism," it is also clear that both Moscow and Kiev are making...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in his office in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, April 9. (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP) In the early morning hours on Sunday in Ukraine, these are the latest developments in the war: ...
Also known as: 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Written by Michael Ray Michael Ray is an assistant managing editor who has worked at Britannica since 2003. In addition to leading the Geography and History team, he oversees coverage of European history and military affairs... Michael...
Ukraine has not fallen due to the grit of its people and unprecedented assistance from its western partners, but it has lost nearly 20 per cent of its territory and tens of thousands of citizens, including soldiers and civilians. And with Russia still on the march, the war is far from ove...
Why Ukraine is still not (yet) RussiaShairbek Juraev