The crisis in Ukraine is hardly going away — a showdown of two world views that could upend Europe. It carries echoes of the Cold War and resurrects an idea left over from the 1945 Yalta Conference: that the West should respect a Russian sphere of influence in Central and Eastern Europe. Since coming to power in 2000, Russian President Vladimir Putin
Wikipedia The head of the German navy has resigned after coming under fire at home and abroad for saying that Russian president Vladimir Putin “deserved respect” as Russia moved 100,000 troops near to its border with Ukraine. Speaking at an event in New Delhi, India, on Friday, Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schoenbach said the idea that Russia wanted to invade
Germany's new government faced pressure Sunday to take a firmer stance against Russia, after a German navy chief's pro-Moscow remarks angered Kyiv and exasperation grows with Berlin's fence-sitting in the Ukraine crisis. After a week of frantic diplomacy that included a visit to Berlin by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Chancellor Olaf Scholz's
Reading Time: 3 minutes Russia has sent troops more than 4,000 miles to Ukraine’s borders and announced sweeping naval drills as Moscow expands its preparations for a potential attack on Ukraine as negotiations appear at a deadlock. Six Russian landing ships capable of carrying main main battle tanks, troops and other military vehicles travelled through
The British government on Saturday accused Russia of seeking to replace Ukraine’s government with a pro-Moscow administration, and said former Ukrainian lawmaker Yevheniy Murayev is being considered as a potential candidate. Murayev is head of the small pro-Russian party Nashi, which currently has no seats in Ukraine’s parliament. Britain’s Foreign
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Saturday condemned Germany for its refusal to supply weapons to Kyiv, urging Berlin to stop "undermining unity" and "encouraging Vladimir Putin" amid fears of a Russian invasion. With tens of thousands of Russian troops massed on the Ukrainian border, fears are mounting that a major conflict could break out
Reading Time: 3 minutes Joint military exercises between Russia and Belarus in the coming weeks will provide Russian President Vladimir Putin with new options if he decides to attack Ukraine and will further stretch that country’s defences, military analysts say. The “Allied Resolve” manoeuvres will take place near Belarus’ western border with NATO