Section: The Washington Post (USA)
Crimean Tatars say Russian annexation has brought fear and repression all over again
BELOGORSK, Crimea — Crimea’s Tatars have bitter memories of the 1944 deportation that tore them from their native peninsula. With Russia again in control, some here say pressure is building once more. Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
Watch: What Chernobyl looks like now — from a drone
The area around Ukraine’s Chernobyl power plant, site of one of the world’s most horrifying nuclear disasters, is the subject of endless fascination. Increasingly, adventurous tourists and scientists have come to the site, which was abandoned after a reactor in the Soviet facility exploded in 1986. Cloaked in both the trauma and the...
Why do nearly 40 percent of Germans endorse Russia’s annexation of Crimea?
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annexation of Crimea has found supporters in an unlikely country: Last Sunday, an opinion poll in Germany found that nearly 40 percent of the country’s population accept the move. The surprising result has stirred debate in Germany, prompting some to ask: Is Germany — which just celebrated the...
Eight months after Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine, a complicated transition
SIMFEROPOL, Crimea — Eight months into the Russian annexation of the Black Sea resort region of Crimea, traces of Ukraine’s 60-year rule here are rapidly being wiped away. Now Ukrainians themselves worry that they are next. Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
Putin says his Crimea annexation was strategic and Russia won’t be isolated
MOSCOW – Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula was a “strategic decision,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published Sunday, brushing aside a suggestion that tough retaliatory sanctions may have come as a surprise. Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
U.S. ‘committed’ to aiding Ukraine but seeks progress on government formation, reforms
KIEV, Ukraine — The Obama administration is prepared to “bring more resources to bear” to help Ukraine, but Washington and its allies are looking for more momentum from Kiev in forming a new government and implementing promised reforms, a senior U.S. official said as Vice President Biden arrived here late Thursday. Read full article >>...
As world leaders put the heat on him at G-20, the usually tardy Putin leaves early
MOSCOW — Citing a long flight home and the need to catch a few hours of sleep, Russian President Vladimir Putin departed the Group of 20 summit in Australia early Sunday, after fielding a barrage of criticism from Western leaders over Russia’s involvement in Ukraine. Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
Ukraine to close state offices, bank services in rebel-held east
KIEV — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko issued several decrees on Saturday to shut state institutions and banking services in pro-Russian eastern regions, pressing a move to cut links with the rebel-held territory. Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
Last year, Russia’s Putin gifted President Obama some tea cups and a DVD
This year, U.S.-Russia relations have been shrouded in acrimony and distrust. Washington and Moscow have butted heads over a range of geopolitical crises, from turmoil in Ukraine to resolving the bloody civil war in Syria. But away from the glare of the headlines, the delicate art of diplomacy continues. That’s very much on display in the...
NATO says Russian military definitely moving into Ukraine
MOSCOW — NATO accused Russia of sending troops and weapons into eastern Ukraine Wednesday, as Ukrainian officials announced that they are bracing for a return to hostilities in the eastern part of the country. Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
