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Prigozhin's High Stakes Play May Be Working May 09, 2023

Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Sunday that the mercenary fighters would receive "as much ammunition and weapons as we need."...

Yevgeny Prigozhin

Battle for Bakhmut Has Exposed Russia’s Fault Lines March 22, 2023

Opinion | The fight for the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, which started in the summer of 2022, continues unabated....

In Ukraine, Russia Weaponizes Fake News to Fight a Real War April 03, 2017

Fake news is a major tool in Kremlin's propaganda to deceive its enemies, a Ukrainian journalist and army combat veteran says....

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Ukraine Fights for the Status Quo February 09, 2017

It is all too easy to think the Kremlin is escalating the fighting in eastern Ukraine to test a Trump administration widely believed to be pro-Russian....

A Test for Donald Trump in the Donbass February 06, 2017

Washington appears to be moving toward decoupling sanctions on Russia from the Kremlin's implementation of its political obligations in Donbass....

Is Russia Killing Off Eastern Ukraine’s Warlords? October 25, 2016

After a string of brutal murders, Donbass leaders are worried that someone very powerful wants them dead....

Is Ukraine About to Blow? August 10, 2016

Countless omens signal a new war on its way, from troop movements to Russia\'s “August Curse.” But this time they may be more smoke than fire....

Guns of August: Fears of Full-Scale War Return in Ukraine August 09, 2016

The armistice is unraveling fast as fighting between Ukrainian government forces and Russia-backed separatists has escalated to levels not seen since more furious phases of the conflict in the Donbas -- where the separatists hold parts of the Donetsk...