Theatrical meetings and dubious battlefield reports have shaped the Kremlin’s narrative that war is being pushed on it by a United States determined to destroy Russia.
Tag: Luhansk (Ukraine)
Ukraine Enclaves Long Steeped in Conflict Face New Peril
A decision by Russia to recognize two separatist territories and order in troops raises the risks of intensified fighting in an already fraught region where violence has defined life for nearly a decade.
Putin Orders Forces to Russia-Backed Ukraine Regions
The moves by the Russian leader were his most blatant yet in a confrontation with the West that threatens to escalate into the biggest military action in Europe since World War II.
Why Donetsk and Luhansk, in Donbas Region, Matter in Ukraine
The act of recognition is fraught with meaning because the borders claimed by the Russia-backed leaders of the two breakaway regions extend into space controlled by the Ukrainian army.
If War Flames in Ukraine, These 2 Little Enclaves May Be the Spark
Russian-backed separatists in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions once got just passing attention. They loom much larger now as many fear what may come next in Ukraine.
A Press Tour Turns Frantic in Ukraine As Russia-Backed Shelling Intensifies
As shelling intensified in eastern Ukraine, a seemingly routine press tour turned into a frantic rush to safety.
Shelling Escalates in Ukraine as Thousands Flee, Fearing Attack
Western leaders repeat calls for a diplomatic resolution to the crisis. Russia fires missiles in a blunt warning of where the conflict could lead.
Ukraine Accuses Russia of Sending Mercenaries to Rebel Territories
The claim of soldiers for hire joining Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine adds fuel to fears that Moscow will start a new offensive.
Here’s One Way Russia and Ukraine Could Go to War
How hostilities might start has been, by design, something of a guessing game. But a Russian proposal suggests one possibility.
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.