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Why did Russia invade Ukraine? FAQs about the conflict that has shocked the world

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has put the world on edge. The military move by Russian President Vladimir Putin has left many people looking for information on how and why the conflict started. Here are answers to some key questions.

The Conversation

Jay Ambrose: We can win this Cold War, too

Some years ago, when I was editor of a now-defunct newspaper in El Paso, Texas, my wife and I bought a house with a deteriorated, spider-filled, filthy, underground fallout shelter in the backyard. It made me shudder, not because of its appearance, but because it represented past fears of the…

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Ashton Kutcher voices support for wife Mila Kunis' native Ukraine after invasion

Mila Kunis was born and raised in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, which was part of the Soviet Union until 1991. The actress and her parents, along with her brother, moved to America when she was seven years old

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Russian threat is forcing a rewrite of US defense plans

WASHINGTON — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will trigger a revision of U.S. defense strategy and budgets, experts say.

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Russian threat is forcing a rewrite of US defense plans - Roll Call

U.S. defense planners and lawmakers are readjusting their plans and budgets after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Roll Call

Israel Seeks ‘Delicate Balance’ in Ukraine Crisis

With Russian forces in neighboring Syria, Washington its unswerving ally and about a million citizens with ties to the former Soviet Union, Israel is seeking a delicate balance in the Ukraine crisis. For residents of Bat Yam, just south of Tel Aviv and home to many Jews with roots in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Nixon library marks 50 years of US-China relations amid low point for diplomacy

YORBA LINDA, Calif. — Fifty years ago, President Nixon landed in Beijing in a historic visit to China that opened the door to diplomatic relations between the two countries, shifting the power dynamics of the Cold War and undermining the Soviet Union's global influence.

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Emily Sheffield: If Putin has miscalculated on Ukraine, this invasion will be his downfall

In 1999, as a journalist working for this newspaper, I flew into Ukraine for a short trip to report on the situation there. In the throes of a financial crisis, soaring inflation had rendered their currency worthless, eight years after they had voted overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union.…

Evening Standard

Putin Waves Nuclear Sword in Confrontation with the West

It has been a long time since the threat of using nuclear weapons has been brandished so openly by a world leader, but Vladimir Putin has just done it, warning in a speech that he has the weapons available if anyone dares to use military means to try to stop…

Asharq Al-Awsat

When the Soviet Union ended and the countries that were in it

Vladimir Putin and Russia's invasion of Ukraine may well spring in part from his desire to re-establish the Soviet Union

Wales Online

Effort under way to challenge Russia’s right to seat on UN security council

In wake of Ukraine invasion, diplomats consider if Russia can be removed as one of five permanent security council members

The Guardian - US

The Simpsons showrunner Al Jean responds to viewers saying episode predicted Russia-Ukraine crisis

‘To me, this is sadly more the norm than it is the prediction,’ says showrunner Al Jean

The Independent UK

Putin waves nuclear sword in confrontation with the West

It has been a long time since the threat of nuclear weapons has been brandished by a world leader , but Russian President Vladimir Putin has just done so, warning that he has the weapons available if anyone using military means tries to stop the takeover of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Explainer-Why Russia and Ukraine are fighting for Chernobyl disaster site

Russian and Ukrainian forces fought on Thursday for control of Chernobyl, the still radioactive site of the world's worst nuclear accident and a factor in the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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Why is Russia's Vladimir Putin so obsessed with invading Ukraine?

Why is Russian President Vladimir Putin so obsessed with Ukraine?

The Conversation

Why Vladimir Putin won't back down in Ukraine

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shocked the world, but in many ways Vladimir Putin has been building up to this for some time.

Tribune News Service

Carl P. Leubsdorf: A different Europe faces this Russian aggression

In the 1950s and 1960s, revolutions started by nascent independence movements in Hungary and Czechoslovakia prompted the Soviet Union to unleash its military might to squash them.

The Independent UK

What really happened at Chernobyl? How the world’s worst nuclear accident happened

Decades after the catastrophe, now a byword for state secrecy, crucial elements remain a mystery, Andy Gregory writes

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Ukraine: Torn Between Russia and the West

Ukraine, sandwiched between Russia and the European Union, has since independence in 1991 been torn between its former Soviet master Moscow and the Western institutions it wants to join. Here is an overview: - Independence and nuclear arsenal scrapped - In December 1991, Ukraine votes in favor of independence from…

Daily Mirror

Britain could soon be directly at war with Russia after Ukraine invasion, general warns

General Sir Richard Shirreff said it is "entirely plausible" that Russian President Vladimir Putin could be aiming to revive the Soviet Union as thousands try to flee Ukraine

Wales Online

Boris Johnson to make statement as 'Britain could soon be at war with Russia'

Sir Richard said it is “entirely plausible” that Russian President Vladimir Putin could be aiming to revive the Soviet Union

The Guardian - UK

Understanding Putin’s narrative about Ukraine is the master key to this crisis

His bulwark against Nato is to create a ‘frozen conflict’, like those in Georgia and Moldova, says former Moscow correspondent for the Guardian Jonathan Steele

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trudy Rubin: Why Putin's Ukraine aggression will change the world — an explainer on how we got here

The world is reacting to Vladimir Putin's new invasion of eastern Ukraine, as Western nations try forestall a wider invasion. I just returned from two weeks in Ukraine and Lithuania, where I spoke to leaders and everyday citizens about the crisis. Here is some background context to help untangle the…

Bangkok Post

How to protect the sovereignty of Ukraine

Ukraine's Western friends claim that they are protecting the country by defending its right to join Nato. The opposite is true. In defending a theoretical right, they are jeopardising Ukraine's security by raising the likelihood of a Russian invasion. Ukraine's independence could be defended far more effectively by reaching a…

Chicago Sun-Times

Ukrainian Americans are committed to preserving an identity Putin wants to destroy

The Ukrainian American diaspora, topping 1.1 million people, live primarily in big cities like New York, Chicago and Philadelphia. Many fled political persecution or are descendants of those who did.

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