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Russo-Ukrainian War

The Russo-Ukrainian War started with the Crimean Crisis in 2014, when Russia invaded and annexed the Black Sea peninsula from Ukraine, and includes the War in Donbas, where Russia encouraged and supports a separatist uprising.

Dutch self-propelled howitzer

European Military Support for Ukraine Dries Up

America is giving twice as many weapons as other NATO allies combined.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 20, 2022October 3, 2022

Recommended Reading on the Russo-Ukrainian War

Russia may be in for a long war, but few experts believe Vladimir Putin will fall.

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 18, 2022April 9, 2022
Vladimir Putin Jair Bolsonaro

Which Countries Still Support Russia, and Why

China, India, Israel and South Americans are reluctant to take sides.

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 4, 2022April 4, 2022

Recommended Reading on the Russo-Ukrainian War

Experts to follow and articles from the Atlantic Sentinel archive to read.

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 1, 2022March 28, 2022
Russian tanks

Putin Invades Ukraine. How Far Will He Go?

The scale of the invasion suggests his goal may be to overthrow Ukraine’s pro-Western government.

Nick OttensNick OttensFebruary 24, 2022March 26, 2022
Motherland Monument Kiev Ukraine

Finlandization Is Not an Option for Ukraine

Neutrality is neither acceptable to Ukrainians nor enough for Vladimir Putin.

Nick OttensNick OttensFebruary 16, 2022March 22, 2022
Vladimir Putin

Don’t Fall for Putin’s Propaganda About Ukraine

Ukrainians must decide their own future.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 11, 2021February 26, 2022

Breakthrough Unlikely at Normandy Four Meeting

Neither Russia nor Ukraine is ready to back down in the Donbas.

Avatar photoKristijonas MedelisDecember 6, 2019February 26, 2022
Kiev Ukraine

Ukraine Might Be Better Off If “Little Russia” Did Secede

Donetsk and Luhansk are unlikely to form a new country. The rest of Ukraine might be better off if they did.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 24, 2017February 26, 2022
Ukrainian armored personnel carrier

Ukraine Would Be Better Off Cutting the Donbas Loose

The separatist republics are in ruins and its people’s minds have been poisoned by Russian propaganda.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 10, 2016February 26, 2022

French, German Leaders Give Putin Way Out in Ukraine

For the European powers, Ukrainian pride is a price worth paying to keep Russian aggression at bay.

Nick OttensNick OttensOctober 5, 2015February 26, 2022

East-West Standoff in Ukraine Likely to Endure

Neither Russia nor the West is prepared to escalate or seek a diplomatic way out.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 23, 2015February 26, 2022

Russian Troops, Weapons Gather on Ukraine’s Border

The concentration of troops on the Ukrainian border raises fears of another stealth invasion.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 28, 2015February 26, 2022
Ukrainian armored personnel carrier

Frozen Conflict in Ukraine’s Donbas Becoming More Likely

Neither Kiev nor the separatists are in a position to decisively end the war in Ukraine’s Donbas region.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 6, 2015February 26, 2022

Despite Lull in Fighting, Ukraine Fears Rebel Attack

Ukraine continues to withdraw from the frontlines but fears another assault on the port city of Mariupol.

Nick OttensNick OttensFebruary 27, 2015February 26, 2022

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