Ukraine At War

Ukraine Live Day 282: Heavy Fighting In Lugansk Region

November 26, 2014

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Ukraine Live Day 281: Shell Strikes Bus Killing Two In Donetsk

November 25, 2014

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Western Sanctions Hurt Russia But Saved Putin, Kashin Says

November 24, 2014

Staunton, November 24 – No one can deny that Western sanctions and the declining price of oil have had a negative impact on Russia, but few recognize the other side of the coin: Western sanctions saved Vladimir Putin by allowing him the opportunity to shift blame for what has gone wrong in Russia away from […]

Putin’s Loose Talk About Nuclear Weapons Threatens Russia and Putin Himself

Staunton, November 24 – Loose talk by Vladimir Putin and others in Moscow about using nuclear weapons has not only united the West in ways that nothing else, including Russian aggression in Ukraine, could, but it is spreading fear among those near Putin about their future prospects in such a brave new world, according to […]

Ukraine Live Day 280: 3 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed Over Last 24 Hours

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Ukraine Update Day 279: Situation ‘Tense’

Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. An archive of our liveblogs can be found here. For an overview and analysis of this developing story see our latest podcast. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. View Ukraine: April, 2014 […]

Dagestan Becoming a ‘Second Syria,’ Moscow Analyst Says

November 23, 2014

Staunton, November 22 – Under the impact of Moscow media, Russians have become accustomed to thinking that anti-Russian militants in the North Caucasus are bearded men who fight in the forests. But recent events in Dagestan suggest, Vladislav Maltsev says, that in that republic, they are now an urban street movement capable of fighting local […]

Ukraine Update Day 278: Lavrov Says Western Sanctions Are About Regime Change In Moscow

November 22, 2014

Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here. An archive of our liveblogs can be found here. For an overview and analysis of this developing story see our latest podcast. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. View Ukraine: April, 2014 […]

‘Americans are Prepared to Die for Latvia,’ Nuland Says

Staunton, November 22 – When the Ukrainian crisis began, some commentators in the West suggested that NATO would not in the end fight to defend the Baltic countries even though the latter are full members of NATO by asking “who is prepared to die for Narva?” But now a senior US State Department has given […]

A Resident Of Gorlovka Says Separatists Have Brought “Hunger, Suffering and Destruction”

Rare Video Footage from Inside Rebel-Held Gorlovka 2014-11-19 02:12:08 A rare video titled “Truth” from inside rebel-held territory in southeastern Ukraine was uploaded to YouTube on November 17 by Info Lugansk. It was made by an anonymous citizen reporter, a Russian speaker who is angry that independent Ukrainian TV channels have been closed down and […]