And on February 19, 2022, before the start of Russia’s special military operation, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky announced at the Munich Security Conference that Ukraine has the right to abandon the Budapest Memorandum, which proclaimed the country’s nuclear-free status. Read more Dead ...
Located in eastern Europe, Ukraine is the second-largest country on the European continent after Russia.
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...
U.S., the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Italy, Germany and Japan. A meeting of the leaders of those countries, along with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel concluded before 10:30 ...
Ukraine, leading to his removal from power, a move that angered Moscow. Russia accused the West of orchestrating a coup in Ukraine, which it denied, and soon after invaded and annexed Crimea. Russia also supported pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine before it invaded the country in 2022...
Caesar is a devoted member of the Orthodox Church and is nostalgic for the Tsarist era that predated the Soviet Union. His unit is well-equipped with modern armored vehicles, gunsights and the latest automatic weapons. Previously engaged in bitter fighting south of Bakhmut, the Freedom for ...
The U.S. has urged its citizens to leave Ukraine, saying it believes Russia is preparing to target civilian and government infrastructure as Ukrainians celebrate the 31st anniversary of their independence from the Soviet Union. The warning followed a ban by the Ukrainian governm...
Speaking before the release of a comprehensive UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) report on the territories Russia occupied in its full-scale invasion since 2022, the mission's head, Danielle Bell, said Russia's breaches of rights there were used to terrify local residents in...
On Monday, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said Beijingrespects the sovereign state statusof ex-Soviet Union countries. Link Copied! 6:43 p.m. 6:33:40, April 24, 2023 Ukraine builds up troops near Huliaipole, close to southern front line, Russian-installed local official says ...