Its experience in a string of wars led to the conclusion that attacking civilian populations was not only acceptable but militarily sound.
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For a Ukrainian Poet, Putin’s War Is All Too Familiar
Ihor Kalynets, 83, spent a lifetime resisting Soviet domination. Now, he says, he’s not going anywhere.
Evgeny Maslin, Russian General Who Secured Nuclear Arsenal, Dies at 84
He persuaded Ukraine and other post-Soviet states to give up their weapons, then worked with the U.S. to safeguard and dismantle thousands of them.
Food Companies, Long Symbols of the West in Russia, Pause Operations
After years of cultivating the Russian market, McDonald’s, Starbucks, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola said they would temporarily close locations or stop selling products there.
Ukraine War Forces a Question: How Far East Does Europe Go?
After Russia invaded, Ukraine asked to join the European Union, quickly. Moldova and Georgia have asked, too. Member states would rather not answer.
Biden’s Strategy for Dealing With Russia Is Containment for a New Era
President Biden’s plan to counter Russia faces obstacles in an interconnected world. Russia also has a new, if not very enthusiastic, partner in standing up to the West: China.
Russians Now See a New Side to Putin: Dragging Them Into War
The autocrat who has steered Russia for 22 years was embraced by many Russians for what they saw as his rationality and astute risk management. That image has been upended.
Putin Calls Ukrainian Statehood a Fiction. History Suggests Otherwise.
In a speech, President Vladimir V. Putin bent Ukraine’s complex history into his own version that served as a justification for his cleaving off more of its territory.
Putin Calls Ukrainian Statehood a Fiction. History Suggests Otherwise.
In a speech, President Vladimir V. Putin bent Ukraine’s complex history into his own version that served as a justification for his cleaving off more of its territory.
In Ukraine Crisis, the Looming Threat of a New Cold War
If he invades, President Vladimir V. Putin is inviting a new global struggle with the West. He should think about how the last one ended, analysts say.