Crimea
By Arshad Mohammed and Alexei Anishchuk The United States, Russia, Ukraine and European Union together called on Thursday for an immediate halt to violence in Ukraine, where Western powers believe Russia is fomenting...
Rivals show force in eastern Ukraine before talks
By Gabriela Baczynska and Thomas Grove Ukrainian government forces and separatist pro-Russian militia staged rival shows of force in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday amid escalating rhetoric on the eve of crucial four-power...
Russia’s changing relations with the West
Former Cyprus ambassador Andrestinos Papadopoulos speaks to Russian ambassador Stanislav Osadchiy about the implications for Cyprus of recent events in Crimea How does the deterioration...
Ukraine accuses Russia of orchestrating separatist moves
By Richard Balmforth and Lina Kushch Police detained 70 people occupying a regional administration building in eastern Ukraine overnight, but pro-Moscow protesters held out in a standoff in two other cities in...
Moscow protesters declare separatist Republic; Kiev warns of invasion plan
By Richard Balmforth and Lina Kushch Pro-Moscow protesters occupying a government building in eastern Ukraine declared the creation of a separatist republic on Monday, in...
McDonald’s quits Crimea as fears of trade clash grow
By Natalia Zinets McDonald’s announced on Friday it had closed its restaurants in Crimea, prompting fears of a backlash as a prominent Moscow politician called for all the...
NATO to bolster forces in East Europe, sees no Russian pullback
By Adrian Croft NATO studied new steps to bolster its military presence in eastern Europe on Tuesday while saying it saw no sign that Russia was withdrawing tens of thousands...
Reporting from the frontline
By Constantinos Psillides ON MARCH 16 the people of the Crimea in Ukraine became the epicentre of world news interest. Following unrest in the country...
Resetting US-Soviet relations needs a dose of realism
By Angela Stent WITH UKRAINE in turmoil and the United States and Russia warily eyeing each other’s every move, the world seems to be on...
How strategic is Putin?
The judgment that Russia’s incursion into Crimea resulted from American weakness downplays more influential factors. The role that Ukraine plays in Russia’s narrative of post-Soviet...