List of ukraine-russia articles
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A Ukrainian military serviceman walks near the front line. Why Is Putin Acting Now?
Multiple factors are driving Russia’s escalation against Ukraine.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet during the U.S.-Russia summit in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 16, 2021. Biden Ponders the Sanctions Doomsday Device
Washington has created and tested a powerful toolkit of sanctions—but never applied them at scale.
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A new volunteer recruit of the Ukrainian army 'Donbass' battalion flashes a 'victory sign' during a military oath ceremony of the National Guard near the Novi Petrivtsi village not far from Kiev, on June 23, 2014. Ukraine Is Betting on Militias to Bleed Russia
Ukraine hopes 130,000 new civilian defensive forces will make Putin think twice.
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Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's envoy to the Iran nuclear talks in Vienna. The Iran Nuclear Talks’ Breakout Player
Love him or hate him, Russia’s man in Vienna has become the Iran deal’s unofficial spokesman.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks in Moscow. Putin’s Calculus Over Ukraine
The Russian leader risks huge casualties and painful sanctions if he invades, but he’s left himself little room to de-escalate.
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Ukrainian soldiers take part in a military training exercise. Britain, Canada Flex Hard-Power Muscles in Showdown With Russia
Other NATO allies deploy fighter jets and naval forces to shore up its eastern flank.
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People with Ukrainian flags attend a rally. There’s Plenty of Blame to Go Around on Ukraine
Focusing on U.S. idealism ignores Russia’s own agency.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Stop Panicking About Ukraine—and Putin
Russia has its own limits and logic that make war unlikely.
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A view of the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv. U.S. Orders Diplomats’ Families to Leave Ukraine Amid Russian Invasion Fears
High-level diplomatic talks between the United States and Russia have failed to defuse the crisis.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attend a news briefing following the Ukraine-EU summit in Kiev on Oct. 12, 2021. The West Fell Into Putin’s Trap
Even if Russia never invades Ukraine, it is accomplishing one of its major goals in Europe.
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Wheat harvest in Ukraine A Russia-Ukraine War Could Ripple Across Africa and Asia
Beware of food price spikes and revolutions if Ukrainian grain deliveries are disrupted.
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Ukrainian soldiers dig a trench. Half Measures Are Worse Than Nothing in Ukraine
Weak commitments may make the crisis spiral further.
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Historical T-34 tanks move through Red Square. What a ‘Minor’ Russian Incursion Into Ukraine May Look Like
Don’t expect Russian ground forces to try to hold territory.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) at the G-20 Leaders’ Summit in Buenos Aires on Nov. 30, 2018. A ‘New Cold War’ to Decide the Future of Europe—and the World
Trump’s ambassador to the OSCE says a Russian invasion of Ukraine is an attack on “all of America’s allies.”
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Ukrainian servicemen taking part in the armed conflict with Russia-backed separatists in Donetsk region of the country attend the handover ceremony of military heavy weapons and equipment in Kiev on November 15, 2018. The West’s Weapons Won’t Make Any Difference to Ukraine
U.S. military equipment wouldn’t realistically help Ukrainians—or intimidate Putin.
