Transnistria shapes up as next Ukraine-Russia flashpoint
Ukraine’s ending of Russian military access to Transnistria, which poses a logistical problem for Moscow, is a reminder of how many potential flashpoints lurk between Russia and Ukraine. 4020 War
Yatseniuk: "Do not be scared of Russia. It is for Russia to be scared of all of us"
In his interview to Financial Times, Ukraine's Prime Minister Arsenii Yatseniuk speaks of EU membership perspective, debt restructuring, deoligarchization, and his relationship with President Poroshenko. 4530
The real threat to Europe lies in Ukraine rather than Greece
The biggest threat to European Union's geostrategic and long-term economic interests stems from a collapse of Ukraine, not Greece. 4840 Russian aggression against Ukraine Economic disaster War
Ukraine conflict attracts foreign fighters – on both sides
Just like the conflicts in Iraq and Syria, the violence in eastern Ukraine is attracting foreign fighters – some with the pro-Russian separatists, and some with the Ukrainian government forces. 5980 War
It is time for the west and Ukraine to offer Putin a deal
Ukraine will never succeed with a hostile Russia on its borders, writes John Thornhill. There is a military saying that armies have to fight the wars they can rather than the ones they wish to fight. It is a maxim that western leaders should consider in their confrontation with Russia. 4380