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...
China doesn't really care who wins the war in Ukraine — it just wants to win the peace, analysts say China's special representative on Eurasian affairs, Li Hui, is also set to visit Poland, France, Germany and Russia as part of Beijing's bid to foster talks "on a political settlement...
Russian lawmaker Andrey Kartapolov, who heads the lower house of parliament's Defense Committee, said on Friday that U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to allow Ukrainian forces to use U.S. weapons inside Russia will not impact the course of the war. "It will not affect the course of...
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This conflict has had a profound impact on many levels, including from the perspective of the political economy. For example, the Russia-Ukraine conflict will bring about conflicts in the world energy supply chain, leading to global energy price fluctuations and subsequent economic chain reactions. ...
For example, catastrophic flooding due to damage to the Dnieper HES during World War II and the spread of radionuclides through water as a result of the catastrophe at Chernobyl NPP indicate the spatial extent of potential impacts in cases when large reservoirs or NPPs are affected by military ...
The report, "Global Impact of War in Ukraine on Food, Energy and Finance Systems," is the first product by the Global Crisis Response Group that Guterres established in March 2022.■
Ambassadors were briefed by the UN political affairs chief, who pointed to the recent agreement on the safe resumption of grain exports via the Black Sea as a bright light in the conflict, though acknowledging the dim prospects for peace. ...
"We will return with better insight on how Congress can and should continue to support the Ukrainian people and our NATO allies and see firsthand the heartbreaking humanitarian impact of Putin's war of aggression," the 10 senators wrote in a joint statement ahead of their trip. ...
For weeks, a question has hung over the war: When will Ukraine launch its long-anticipated counteroffensive? Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has tried to pour cold water on the matter on a number of occasions, claiming that his forces needed “a bit more time” to wait for equipment...