Russia-Ukraine Relations

One year on, Russia-Ukraine war turns into test of resolve

While Putin believed he could win the war in a matter of weeks, Ukraine has proved to be a formidable opponent with powerful backers

Con Coughlin 24 February 2023

41 year-old Halyna Voitiuk, holding an Ukrainian flag mourns with relatives and friends during the funeral of her husband Oleh Voitiuk, in Lviv cemetery.

In Lviv, residents worry that those who fled Ukraine war will never come back

Ukraine pleads for more weapons ahead of spring operations

Shelly Kittleson 24 February 2023

Ukrainian refugees arrive at Amsterdam Central station by train from Berlin, on March 28, 2022, amir Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Ukraine: Refugees, reconstruction, and the wait for peace

Neither international donors nor local investors will invest in projects that they cannot guarantee will survive potential political or security fluctuations

Al Majalla - London 24 February 2023

First anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine War

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Petro Poroshenko (C) attends the session of Parliament in Kyiv, Ukraine, October 31, 2019. (Getty)

The Oligarchs Who Lost Ukraine and Won Washington

A congressional impeachment inquiry seeks to determine whetherU.S.PresidentDonald Trumpextorted a foreign leader, withholding a covetedWhite Housemeeting andU.S.military aid in order to promulgate…

Michael Carpenter 07 December 2019

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) before their meeting at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on June 17, 2019 in Paris. (Getty)

How to End the War in Ukraine

For more than five years, Russian forces and their proxies have waged a bloody war against Ukrainian forces in the Donbas region of easternUkraine. The conflict has claimed more than 13,000 lives,…

Steven Pifer 30 November 2019

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