How did the two countries, once tied together by the Soviet Union, get to this point? These are the major events that led to the crisis, along with some key moments since the war began three years ago. Next:Dec. 1, 1991: Ukraine Becomes Independent...
Trump has often been criticised for not calling out Putin for starting the war in 2022, eight years after illegally annexing Crimea. Instead, he again had harsh words for Zelenskyy last night, describing him as "the greatest salesman in the world" - ...
The message they brought was blunt and belligerent, threatening eternal war. "We don't want war, but we're ready to fight for a year, two, three - however long it takes," lead Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky is reported to have said. "We fought Sweden for 21 years. How long ar...
Britannica Quiz A History of War On December 16 Putin offered Ukraine $15 billion in loans and reduced gas prices to offset a shortfall in the country’s finances that had been sparked by the near depletion of its hard currency reserves. The parliament enacted draconian anti-protest laws on...
Russia-Ukraine War - Costs and casualties: the price of Putin’s war: Predictably, neither Ukraine nor Russia was forthcoming with detailed casualty statistics. The United Nations estimated that the conflict in the Donbas had claimed 14,000 lives between
Ukraine launched a surprising August offensive into Russia’s Kursk region near the border – reportedly the largest foreign attack on Russia since World War II – and took control of some Russian territory that analysts suggest they might plan to use to negotiate more favorable terms in the even...
Russia’s war in Ukraine is an ongoing tragedy, destroying lives and livelihoods in Ukraine and altering economic patterns worldwide. In May 2022, we set out an initial analysis of 12 disruptions that the war could unleash. With the passage of time, it seems incr...
Russian invasion of Ukraine: A visual timeline of the warAs the war in Ukraine enters its second year, ABC News tracks the milestones of the conflict and how Ukraine fought back against the Russian invasion.ABCNews.com More than a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launcheda full-scal...
we have also processed data before the beginning of the war, from 1 January 2022, which increases our catalogue by a further 53 daytime explosions, associated with mining and quarry activity in the region (Fig.2). Post-invasion, we observe clusters of activity around the metropolitan areas of...
Finland's historic decision to apply to NATO is one of the biggest geopolitical changes in Europe to come about as a direct result of Russia's war on Ukraine.