Why Did Russia Invade Ukraine When it Did? It all could have come down to Russia’s resources at that moment, Pomeranz said at the time. It might have been the “most opportune time” from Putin’s perspective, he added, because the country had $600 billion in foreign currency reserves ...
Why did Russia invade Ukraine in the first place? It boils down to one person: Russian President Vladimir Putin. Let’s be clear, many Russians did not want an invasion of Ukraine. In an address to the nation on the day of the first attack, Putin said he was launching a “special ...
Ukraine-Russia war: Why has Ukraine launched an incursion into Russia and is it working?Kyiv's attack on the Kursk region caught Russia and the world by surprise. What remains are questions about what Ukraine aims to achieve longer term and how Moscow might respond....
Why Russia Invaded Ukraine Ukraine declared independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991. Its president is directly elected by voters. The prime minister is the head of the central government, which is separated along executive, legislative and judicial branches. The country’s post-Soviet poli...
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is entering a new phase, with a new focus on the east of the country, specifically the Donbas region.Thursday 21 April 2022 11:51, UK Russia Ukraine This is a modal window. Video Unavailable Sky correspondent Mark Stone takes a look at why that region is ...
Switzerland has adopted the European Union’s sanctions against Russia over the invasion and frozen some 7.7 billion Swiss francs ($8.53 billion) in financial assets belonging to Russians, which Gatilov described as “stolen money”. “That’s why we believe that Bern unfortunately devaluated its ...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. and Russian diplomats on Monday had a heated debate at the United Nations Security Council over the Ukraine crisis, with the U.S. side blaming Russia for intending to invade Ukraine and Russian diplomats accusing Washington of "whipping up tensions" over...
“In the hearts of Ukrainians and the eyes of the world, there is nothing strong about what Russia is doing,” Mr. Kerry said during his visit to Kyiv. “在乌克兰人民心里,在世界人民眼里,俄罗斯的所作所为没有什么强大之处,”克里在访问基辅时表示。
Russia just confirmed it will annex more of Ukraine: Here's why it matters A view shows banners and constructions ahead of an expected event, dedicated to the results of referendums on the joining of four Ukrainian self-proclaimed regions to Russia, near the Kremlin Wall and the State Histori...
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