Ukraine At War

Ukraine Liveblog Day 242: Poroshenko And Putin Talk In Milan

October 17, 2014

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Does Russian Liberalism Still ‘End at Ukraine’?

October 16, 2014

Staunton, October 16 – Since at least the time of the Russian Civil War, it has been common ground among many observers in Moscow and the West that Russian liberalism “ends at Ukraine,” a notion for which Alexey Navalny’s statement that Russia will retain Crimea whatever happens appears to provide fresh evidence. But Navalny’s own […]

Who Are Ukraine’s “Darth Vaders?” The Masks Are Off

Darth Vader is real, and he ran for president of Ukraine. This spring one of the candidates for President was a masked man, wearing a Darth Vader costume, who was running as a member of the Internet Party. He was disqualified because he refused to use his real name, but his candidacy was controversial for […]

Ukraine Liveblog Day 241: Stand-Offs At Donetsk Airport And Bakhmutka Highway Continue

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Ukraine Liveblog Day 240: Ukrainian Forces Attacked And Surrounded In Lugansk Region

October 15, 2014

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Russian Officials from Sochi Olympics Transit Now Working on Kerch Straits

Staunton, October 12 – In a development that some will see as encouraging but most as an indication of more troubles ahead, the officials who handled the development of the transportation network for the Sochi Olympics have now been given the task of improving transit between the Russian Federation and Russian-occupied Crimea via the Kerch […]

Ukraine Liveblog Day 239: Violent Protests Outside Rada

October 14, 2014

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Ukraine Liveblog Day 238: Outgoing Defence Minister Says Russia Withdrawing Troops

October 13, 2014

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Ukraine Liveblog Day 237: While World Speaks Of Russian Promises, Grad Rockets Rock Donetsk

October 12, 2014

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Disconnect Between Russia’s Economic Problems and Support for Putin Reflects ‘Authoritarian Trap,’ Illarionov Says

Staunton, October 13 – All major economic indicators in Russia have been in negative territory this year but popular support for Vladimir Putin remains at an all-time high, a situation that could be described as “’Putin’s scissors,’” Andrey Illarionov says, and one that highlights just how far Russia has fallen into an authoritarian “trap.” In […]