
World Jun 18, 2022
A defiant Putin says Russia will flourish without the West
In a speech at an economic forum, the Russian leader called the U.S. a fading power and said sanctions on Moscow, not the Ukraine war, are hurting Western economies.
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In a speech at an economic forum, the Russian leader called the U.S. a fading power and said sanctions on Moscow, not the Ukraine war, are hurting Western economies.
The Ukrainian military and government are now making no secret of the challenges they face in the east, 3½ months after Russia invaded.
A new report by legal scholars and human rights experts said mass killings and deliberate attacks on shelters by Russian forces had established a "genocidal pattern” against Ukrainians.
As the war in Ukraine grinds on, strategy has in large part evolved into attempts at entrapment. But as the encounter at the bridge illustrated, the tactic comes with grave risks.
The Kremlin entered the war expecting a quick victory, predicting that Ukrainian officials in the largely Russian-speaking eastern region would gladly switch sides.
Ukrainian politics were known for sharp-elbowed infighting. But as he defends his country against the Russian invasion, Zelenskyy has his government presenting a unified front.
Battles over the past seven weeks raged in populated areas near Kyiv, but the war is moving into wide-open flatland, which will drastically change combat strategy.
As the staging ground for an assault on Ukraine's capital, Chernobyl was probably not the best choice. But that did not seem to bother Russian generals.
In Kyiv this week, instead of seeking shelter in the subway, people are now riding it as residents return and the city's businesses and schools reopen.
Russians moved to encircle and cut off Ukrainian forces in the east, making a diplomatic resolution to the war seem as far away as ever.