After months of tuning out American warnings that Vladimir Putin was preparing to invade Ukraine, Russians now realize that “this is not a game.”
Tag: Crimea (Ukraine)
Can Sanctions Work?
Yes, but they often don’t.
The Limits of a Europe Whole and Free
Vladimir Putin sets down a marker in Ukraine. Does the West have the means to stop him?
Putin’s Baseless Claims of Genocide Hint at More Than War
The invocations serve to justify not just Moscow’s actions in Ukraine, but also its wider quest for a new imperial identity rooted in Russian ethnicity.
With Buildup on Land and Sea, Russia Closes in on Ukraine
Military drills in Belarus, deployments in western Russia and Crimea, and planned naval exercises in the Black Sea gave an ominous undertone to a continuing diplomatic scramble.
Russian Troops in Final Stages of Readiness Add to Worries for Ukraine
Though the Kremlin’s intentions are unclear, Ukrainian officials are newly worried about the Crimean Peninsula, where Russia has deployed 10,000 additional troops, they said.
In the Trenches of Ukraine’s Forever War
Russian belligerence has drawn the world’s attention back to the eight-year-old secessionist rebellion in the Donbas region: a deadlocked, time-warped conflict with no end in sight.
Putin and Xi Hold Video Summit
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Xi Jinping of China, meeting in a video summit, sought mutual support in their conflicts with the West but have not yet declared a formal alliance.
British Warship Deliberately Sailed Close to Crimea, U.K. Officials Say
The action, meant to demonstrate support for Ukraine, incited an international incident after Russia scrambled warplanes and Coast Guard vessels.
British Warship Deliberately Sailed Close to Crimea, U.K. Officials Say
The action, meant to demonstrate support for Ukraine, incited an international incident after Russia scrambled warplanes and Coast Guard vessels.