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Russia Picks Food Fight With the West
"The situation now requires us to take retaliatory measures."
By Noah Rayman
August 7, 2014
Livestream: Obama Speaks from Martha's Vineyeard
President Barack Obama is expected to address foreign policy issues followings his phone call with Putin and the collapse of a ceasefire in Gaza.
August 1, 2014
Investigators Reach Malaysia Airlines Crash Site
Clashes between the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatists had kept the team from the site until today
By Noah Rayman
July 31, 2014
Jet-Crash Blame Game Unfolds
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called it a "terrorist action."
July 17, 2014
Ukraine Claims Russia Shot Down Military Jet
The alleged incident is the third this week of a Ukrainian jet being fired upon
By Mirren Gidda
July 17, 2014
Russia Sent Ukraine Tanks
The U.S. confirmed Friday that Russia sent tanks and military equipment to separatist fighters in Ukraine. The delivery of military equipment threatens to further escalate tensions between Russia, Ukraine and Ukraine's Western allies after pro-Russian...
By Noah Rayman
June 13, 2014
U.N.: Rights at Risk in Ukraine
A new U.N. report found that actions by armed groups in the restive east have led to an 'alarming deterioration' of the human rights of local populations
By Barbara Tasch
May 16, 2014
Putin to Ukraine: No More Layaway for Our Gas
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that his country would only deliver crucial gas supplies to Ukraine on a pre-paid basis after June 1 since Ukraine already owes $3.5 billion in pack payments
By Noah Rayman
May 15, 2014
Ukraine Gov't Refuses To Invite Separatists to Peace Talks
Peace talks begin without the leaders of the insurgency in eastern Ukraine, one day after the deaths of up to 8 Ukrainian soldiers near Kramatorsk
By Barbara Tasch
May 14, 2014
Ukraine Separatists Set On Referendum
Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine plan to hold an autonomy referendum despite a request by Vladimir Putin to postpone. The coordinating committee of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic announced that it would hold the vote on Sunday
By Noah Rayman
May 8, 2014
Putin: We're Pulling Back
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on Wednesday that his troops have pulled away from the Ukrainian border
By Eliana Dockterman
May 7, 2014
Dozens Killed in Ukraine Fire
Deadly gunfights between pro- and anti-Russian groups in the Ukrainian city of Odessa erupted Friday, and a fire linked to the clashes killed 31 people
By Noah Rayman
May 2, 2014
Ukraine Reinstates Draft
The reinstatement of military conscription comes in the face of an increasingly empowered pro-Russian separatist insurgency in the country’s eastern regions
By Noah Rayman
May 1, 2014
Pentagon: Russia Violated Ukrainian Airspace
A Pentagon official said Russian warplanes violated Ukrainian airspace several times on Friday and called on Russia to "de-escalate the situation." Ukraine's acting president said his country would treat any incursion by Russian troops across the border as an invasion
By Noah Rayman
April 25, 2014
VICE Journalist Released by Separatist Captors in Ukraine
Simon Ostrovsky was said to be in good health after being released from captivity, three days after he and four other journalists, including TIME's Berlin Correspondent Simon Shuster, were detained Monday evening by Pro-Russia separatist militia
By Noah Rayman
April 24, 2014
Clashes in Eastern Ukraine Kill Up to 5 Separatists
The clashes, the first since the Ukrainian president ordered the resumption of operations against the rebels, raise concerns of a Russian intervention.
By Noah Rayman
April 24, 2014
U.S. Knocks on Russia's Door
The U.S. will deploy about 600 troops for training exercises in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia to reassure NATO and regional allies adjacent to Russia
By Noah Rayman
April 22, 2014
Ukraine Readies for Battle
Ukraine's acting president Oleksander Turchinov ordered security forces to resume "counter-terrorism operations" after two bodies with suspected torture marks were found in eastern Ukraine, where separatists are occupying towns and cities
By Noah Rayman
April 22, 2014
Donetsk Greets the Ukraine Crisis With a Shrug
The fate of eastern Ukraine is being decided at gunpoint in this city, as pro-Russian separatists seize control with political cover from Moscow. But many of the locals are sticking their heads in the sand, having never grappled with the questions of identity this crisis raises
By Simon Shuster
April 19, 2014
Ukraine Calls 'Easter Truce'
Kiev said it was suspending operations in eastern Ukraine cities over Easter, as separatists continued their occupation of government buildings
By Sam Frizell
April 19, 2014
Obama Rules Out Military Intervention in Ukraine
The President said the U.S. won't enter the crisis after the U.S., E.U., Ukraine and Russia agreed to a plan that includes disarming militias in the eastern region who are occupying government buildings, but the insurgents say they'll stay until Kiev's leadership resigns
By Noah Rayman
April 17, 2014
'We Don't Need a War'
President Obama downplayed the chance of a military conflict with Russia over the escalating tension in eastern Ukraine, in an interview that aired Thursday, saying it's not up to either country to decide what kind of relationships Ukraine has with its neighbors
By Noah Rayman
April 17, 2014
Putin: We Don't Spy Like U.S.
The Russian leader responds to NSA leaker Edward Snowden's question about whether the state intercepts citizens' communications "in any way"
By Noah Rayman
April 17, 2014
Clash in Ukraine
Amid mounting tensions, pro-Russian protesters in three eastern Ukrainian cities clashed with police as they waved Russian flags, called for independence and stormed government buildings in the cities of Donetsk, Luhansk and Kharkiv
By Sam Frizell
April 6, 2014
Obama to Putin: Diplomatic Solution 'Possible'
President Obama told Russian leader Vladimir Putin Friday that a diplomatic solution to Ukraine's crisis could be reached if Russia "does not take any steps to further violate Ukraine’s territorial integrity"
By Noah Rayman
March 28, 2014
U.N. General Assembly: Crimea Referendum Illegal
The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution Thursday that said Crimea's Russian-backed referendum to secede from Ukraine was a violation of the country's territorial integrity and international law
By Noah Rayman
March 27, 2014
IMF Agrees on $27 Billion Lifeline for Ukraine
Ukraine's prime minister had said his government is on the edge of bankruptcy.
By Noah Rayman
March 27, 2014
'Not Another Cold War'
In a speech in Belgium, President Obama said that the Ukraine crisis is not the start of a global power struggle between the U.S. and Russia. But letting Russia get away with its annexation of Crimea would send a dangerous message to the world
By Zeke J Miller
March 26, 2014
Russia a 'Regional Power'
President Obama downplayed the threat posed by Russia after its annexation of Crimea and threatened to enact new sanctions if the country goes "further"
By Zeke J Miller
March 25, 2014
Russia Booted From G8
Western powers are shifting their G8 summit in Sochi to a G7 meeting in Brussels following Russia's aggressive annexation of Crimea
By Zeke J Miller
March 24, 2014
VIDEO: Ukraine Foreign Minister Says Threat of War is 'Growing'
Ukraine Foreign Minister Andrii Deshchytsia said Ukraine would continue using diplomatic and economic tactics to contain Russia, but added that “the people are also ready to defend their homeland.”
By TIME Video
March 23, 2014
Russian Forces Storm Ukrainian Base
Belbek Air Base, one of the last remaining Ukraine-held bases in Crimea, is taken by Russian forces amid gunfire. An Ukrainian base commander said that one serviceman was injured and that he was being taken by the Russian forces for talks
By Noah Rayman
March 22, 2014
Russia OKs Monitors in Ukraine
The move could ease tensions in the region and allay Western fears that Russia plans to grab more Ukrainian territory
By Noah Rayman
March 22, 2014
Ukraine Won't Surrender Crimea
Lawmakers defiantly say Ukraine won't give up the autonomous peninsula being annexed by Russia even as its military prepares to pull back
By Noah Rayman
March 20, 2014
Crimea Wants Out
Voters in the autonomous and contested southern peninsula of Ukraine overwhelmingly approved a referendum on Sunday to secede from Kiev's government and join Russia despite strong condemnation by the U.S. and European powers
By Sam Frizell
March 16, 2014
Gunmen Storm Crimea Hotel
A day before the breakaway leaders of Crimea stage a referendum on their secession from Ukraine, roughly two dozen commandos took over a major hotel on Saturday night in the Crimean capital of Simferopol, where dozens of journalists — including a TIME correspondent — are staying
By Simon Shuster
March 15, 2014
Crimea Awaits Conquest
Archbishop Kliment of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church became a national hero to protestors at Maidan Square. Now, his church faces the prospect of being wiped off the map, as his homeland of Crimea prepares to vote for annexation by Russia
By Simon Shuster
March 15, 2014
NATO Deploys Planes to Monitor Ukraine Border
Surveillance planes will fly over Poland and Romania, but NATO says they will not enter Russian or Ukrainian airspace.
By Nate Rawlings
March 12, 2014
Ukrainian Prime Minister to Meet With Obama
Ukraine's interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk plans to travel to Washington D.C. on Wednesday to discuss the crisis in Crimea and potential international support for his country's struggling economy with President Barack Obama
By Sam Frizell
March 9, 2014
Ukraine Wins 5 Medals On Paralympics' First Day
Amid the growing tensions involving Russia, Ukraine scored five medals at the Sochi Paralympics, with Olena Iurkovska winning the bronze in the women's six-kilometer sitting competition and dedicating her victory to her country's independence
By Sam Frizell
March 8, 2014
Timeline: Crisis in Crimea Unfolds
Russia and Ukraine share a long and interconnected history, shaped by a common Slavic culture and the ambitions of Moscow's imperial rulers. The current crisis in Crimea is rooted in that history, but represent the...
By Corey Protin
March 8, 2014
Ukraine Will Play in Paralymics
Despite Russia's military forces moving into Crimea, Ukraine has decided to participate in the Winter Paralympics in Sochi just hours before the opening ceremonies and had earlier consulted with athletes
By Eliana Dockterman
March 7, 2014
Obama, Putin Talk Diplomacy
The U.S. and Russian Presidents spoke over the phone Thursday, with Obama proposing an end to Russia's occupation of Crimea
By David Winograd
March 6, 2014
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