On the tarmac, Ukraine's President Zelenskyy, in a suit, embraces him. Some observers said they could see tears in his eyes. A week earlier, Russian President Putin had withdrawn the last of his forces from eastern Ukraine after a bitter winter battle in which an estimated 40...
Motyl, Alexander J
The war in Ukraine began in 2014 as a civil conflict when Russian-speakers in the east resisted a coup that overthrew a democratically-elected president. The post-coup state then launched a war against the resisters for eight years, a war which Russia entered nine months ago on Feb. 24. I...
This week on The Stack we speak with Philipp Vlasov, editor in chief of ‘Vogue Ukraine’. Plus a new ‘Washington Post’ bureau in Kyiv and ‘Wyrd Science’, a new…
Ukraine is still reeling from the apparent loss of Crimea and trouble on its Eastern borders, but economic battles may ultimately be more important.
President Zelenskyy's relentless efforts to secure international support for Ukraine were crucial to ensure Ukraine's survival, but as the war morphs into a more static phase, what next? Neither side are likely to achieve their objectives, and a prolonged conflict will probably favour Russia ...
But problems faced by the current administration will still be there for the next President, and if her tainted legacy from the 1990s is raised by the opposition, the situation in Ukraine could once again deteriorate," commented Shen Dingli, director of the Center for American Studies at Fudan...
who has suggested that such a move would threaten Russia. Several recent speeches given by President Putin also have emphasized an outdated and archaic view of Ukraine; Putin has alleged that Ukraine had no history and is not a true country. The guise of “peacekeeping” for separatists in the...
at least the 1980s, and government bonds are on course for their worst year since 1949. Alongside some $40trn of losses there is a queasy sense that the world order is being upended as globalisation heads into retreat and the energy system is fractured after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine....
Currently, major options for retired athletes include being coaches or referees, participating in variety shows and television series, like former diver Tian Liang who is now an actor, or creating their own brands, such as former champion...