Section: The Daily Beast (USA)
Searching for Crimea’s Disappeared
Putin said he’d protect the annexed peninsula with nukes if need be, but the biggest threat to Crimea comes from within. …read more Source: The Daily...
Crimea’s Curse One Year On
Russia thought it could trump international law in Crimea, but it has just begun to feel the consequences. …read more Source: The Daily...
The Open-Air Graveyard of MH17
Piece by piece, the Dutch-led investigation into the downing of a 777 over Ukraine last summer is focusing on a Russian-made ground-to-air missile. …read more Source: The Daily...
Putin’s Sinister Black Sea Strategy
Russia’s president knows exactly what he wants, and it’s not eastern Ukraine. His interests are all about oil and gas and supply routes. The rest is smoke and mirrors. …read more Source: The Daily...
He Exposed Putin & Paid With His Life
Murdered politician Boris Nemtsov was a fearless crusader who called out Putin’s corruption in Sochi—and was preparing a dossier on Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
NATO Chief: We’re Not Stopping Russia
The U.S. and its allies are giving nonlethal supplies to Ukraine—and punishing Putin financially. But that’s “not changing the results on the ground,” NATO’s top general admits. …read more Source: The Daily...
The Great Ukraine Conspiracy Revealed?
Publication of a leaked secret planning document raises questions about when and how Putin might have planned the takeover of eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine Rebels Thank Jesus for Victory
After the fall of Debaltseve, pro-Russian rebels are looking forward to further conquests. As for the ceasefire—what ceasefire? …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine Rebels Ignore Ceasefire
Despite a ceasefire that went into effect Sunday, separatists in the Ukrainian region of Debaltseve continue to shell soldiers in an attempt to gain control of an important rail hub. Here are photos and video documenting recent activity in the area. …read more Source: The Daily...
Just Why Is Putin Smiling About Ukraine?
The latest Minsk ceasefire goes into effect a minute past midnight on February 15. Here’s why it’s not going to work. …read more Source: The Daily...