Matt Frei
Looking for answers in the fog of Ukraine’s crisis
A thick fog has descended on Kiev and its politics, as Ukraine waits to see what Vladimir Putin will do next.
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US pushes Russia to engage in ‘direct talks’ with Ukraine
John Kerry urges Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to engage in direct talks with Ukraine, while in Donetsk, pro-Russian protesters regain control of a local government building.
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How the far-right took top posts in Ukraine’s power vacuum
In the new Ukrainian government politicians linked to the far-right have taken posts from deputy prime minister to head of defence. We profile the nationalists filling the power vacuum.
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Ukraine suspects Russia as source of cyber attack on MPs
A cyber attack on Ukraine from inside the Russian-controlled Crimea region has hit the mobile phones of its members of parliament, the head of the country’s security service says.
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Matt Frei
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FactCheck: Crimea myth and reality
Vladimir Putin says Russia’s actions in Crimea are legal. The west disagrees. Who’s right?
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Ukraine warning shots – is Russia acting within its rights?
The first shots in Moscow’s occupation of Crimea were fired today as Russian troops confronted members of the Ukraine air force. And over the Atlantic, the war of words is heating up.
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Russia in Ukraine: how the west could win
The US and EU failed to anticipate President Putin’s response to events in Ukraine. But as Andrew Wood writes, the west can benefit from the situation – provided it is firm and sticks together.
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Faisal Islam
A warmer war – Putin winning on the economic front
It is a version of mutually assured destruction preventing a full-scale trade embargo, and President Putin has planned in this way for years – Europe imports nearly a third of its gas from Russia.
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Gary Gibbon
UK options on Ukraine: warn, threaten and wait
The UK has no intention of doing anything “muscular” to stop Russia taking Crimea, which is now considered as returned fully to the Russian sphere.
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Alex Thomson
Is ‘big nasty Putin’ really as bad as he’s made out to be?
Putin is no salesman for democracy – but for now “big bad Russia”, “big nasty Putin” and “poor heroic Ukraine” look a little too simplistic to me.
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Russia dismisses Crimea ultimatum as ‘utter nonsense’
Russia’s defence ministry dismisses claims that it had threatened Ukrainian troops in Crimea with a “real assault” if they did not surrender by the early hours of Tuesday morning as “utter nonsense”.
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Cold war of words? Political voices on Ukraine
The escalating crisis in Crimea has set a number of western powers against Russia in a battle of words that includes threats of “costs” and allegations of illegal behaviour.
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Ukraine: UK ministers to boycott Sochi Paralympics
Prime Minister David Cameron says it would be wrong for British ministers to attend the Paralympics in Sochi because of the serious situation in Ukraine.
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Obama: ‘US deeply concerned, but Russia can play a part’
US President Barack Obama says there will be “costs” for any military intervention in Ukraine.
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Ukraine unrest: Russian fighter jets on ‘combat alert’
Armed men seize the regional government headquarters in Crimea. Ukraine summons the Russian ambassador after Russian fighter jets put on “combat alert”.
