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Russia's decision to recognise two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine means that the Kremlin has taken another step towards the revival of the Soviet Union, Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Tuesday.

The Ukraine Crisis Should Force New Delhi to Rethink Its Russia Policy

Putin sees himself not only as the leader of Russia – but also as the defender of Russians or Russian speakers living in Ukraine and elsewhere, writes David Keys

As Russia masses forces and equipment on Ukraine’s border, international tensions over a possible invasion intensify almost daily. Ukraine has emerged as ground zero of what some pundits have dubbed a new Cold War between Russia and the West.

The Estonian prime minister on the Baltic state’s precarious position and why many European nations misread Moscow

An invasion is not the only way the crisis in Ukraine can play out.

Almost no one in D.C. is eager for war with Russia — but they're eager to justify the bloated military budget

The buildup of Russian forces near Ukraine's border has led to fears of a new war. But the conflict is hardly new, and nor are Russia's objectives. Ukraine, which has been indirectly controlled or directly repressed by Moscow-based governments for centuries, wants Nato to protect it from future Russian incursions,…

The relationship between Russia and Ukraine is a very long and complicated one, causing much anxiety among observers who fear it could spill over into outright war