Category: 2. RussianAggression

Taking Russia’s reins a quarter-century ago, Vladimir Putin said Russia had chosen democracy and vowed to protect basic freedoms he called the “fundamental elements of a civilized society.” What went wrong? Here are some of the key developments in Russia over the past week and some of the… Continue Reading

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on January 1 that the end of natural gas supplies to Europe via a major pipeline traversing Ukraine is a major defeat for Russian President Vladimir Putin. When Putin became president of Russia more than 25 years ago, the amount of natural gas… Continue Reading

Ukraine’s northern city of Chernihiv was hit in wave of renewed Russian missile attacks across the country. The January 3 attack destroyed or damaged dozens of homes, killing at least one resident, local officials said. A survivor recounted fumbling in the dark to escape the damage. Continue Reading

Russia’s defense ministry said on Saturday that Russian forces had taken control of the village of Nadiya in Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region and had shot down eight U.S.-made ATACMS missiles. Reuters could not immediately verify the battlefield reports. The ministry said its air defense… Continue Reading

When Russian natural gas stopped flowing westward across Ukraine on January 1, it was the end of an era. It was also a blow to Moscow, underscoring how President Vladimir Putin’s decision to wage all-out war against Russia’s neighbor has undermined its ability to use energy supplies as a… Continue Reading

Ukraine claims that for the first time one of its sea drones has downed a Russian military target in the air during a day of intense attacks by both sides as the war edges closer to its three-year anniversary. Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (GUR) said in a post on Telegram on December… Continue Reading

Kyiv, ukraine —  Moldova faces a security crisis, Prime Minister Dorin Recean said Friday, after its separatist pro-Moscow Transdniestria region, cut off from supplies of Russian gas, closed factories, restricted central heating and imposed rolling power blackouts. Flows of Russian gas via… Continue Reading