Ukraine

Russia has moved warplanes to Crimea and bases near Ukraine to an extent greater than has previously been disclosed, adding to its capability for political intimidation or military intervention, according to commercial satellite photos of areas being used for the military buildup. The photos, which were reviewed by The Wall…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike while behind bars, was moved to a hospital in another prison after his doctor said he could be near death, his lawyer said Monday. Navalny was transferred Sunday from a penal colony…

Russia has been holding last-minute military exercises near commercial shipping lanes in the Black Sea that threaten to strangle Ukraine's economy, according to an internal document from Ukraine's ministry of defense reviewed by Axios. Why it matters: With the eyes of the world on the massive buildup of troops in eastern…

WASHINGTON — The number of Russian troops deployed in occupied Crimea near Ukraine’s border has steadily increased over the past two weeks and has surpassed the size of the force that annexed the peninsula in 2014, the Pentagon said Monday. Press secretary John Kirby declined to provide specific numbers on…

BRUSSELS—As the Kremlin threatens Ukraine and Russia’s main opposition leader’s health deteriorates, some European countries want to follow the Biden administration’s lead and take a tougher line toward Moscow. But the European Union’s major powers, France and Germany, want to stake out their own, more diplomatic relationship with Russia, independent…

Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. RUSSIA has set up a new military camp in Crimea as war fears with Ukraine continue to grow, according to German reports. PUBLISHED: 01:28, Mon, Apr 19, 2021 | UPDATED: 11:34, Mon, Apr 19, 2021 Link copied Russia: Expert discusses tensions with…

Dublin City University says it is "astonished" over a complaint made by the Embassies of Georgia and Ukraine in Ireland about the university's teaching of a course on the geopolitics of the Caucasus and Ukraine. The two embassies sent a joint letter to the President of DCU, Professor Dáire Keogh,…

Russia is menacing Ukraine’s borders, China is sending increasingly ominous signals over Taiwan and Iran is accelerating its uranium enrichment to unprecedented levels. The big picture: Ukraine, Taiwan and Iran’s nuclear program always loomed large on the menu of potential crises President Biden could face. But over the last several…

/ Europe Issued on: 18/04/2021 - 08:57 French President Emmanuel Macron giving a statement at the Élysée Palace in Paris on February 4, 2021. © Ludovic Marin, AFP French President Emmanuel Macron said the international community has to "define clear red lines with Russia," in an interview extract released Saturday,…

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