Moscow will be content to watch Ukraine’s new revolutionary leaders succumb to factional infighting and the pressures of the country’s basket-case economy
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Russia Steps up Rhetoric Against Ukraine Upheaval
Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev called it an “armed mutiny.”
Ukraine Desperately Seeks Foreign Aid
Acting President Oleksander Turchinov says economy is “heading into the abyss”
Moscow Police Detain Hundreds Outside Anti-Putin Rally Trial
Authorities cracked down on protestors as seven anti-Putin activists were jailed
The Russian Stronghold in Ukraine Preparing to Fight the Revolution
Lawmakers and worried citizens in the pro-Russia Crimea consider their options
Ukraine Pact Marks an Unexpected Victory for the E.U.
The pact negotiated today in Kiev that de-escalates Ukraine’s crisis is in part thanks to the E.U., whose previous timid involvement in the country’s troubles drew criticism and mockery
Ukrainian President Claims Deal to End Crisis, But Shooting Persists
Viktor Yanukovych announces agreement to end conflict that has claimed dozens of lives, but gunfire reported in Kiev
Russia Condemns Ukraine’s ‘Extremists’
The tensions in Ukraine are as divisive abroad as they are at home. Russia has a strikingly different view of Ukraine’s dissidents than their backers in the West
Pussy Riot’s New Music Video Shows Sochi Beatdown
Turns out real live state oppression makes for a pretty rocking punk video
Ukrainian President’s Allies Start to Abandon Him
Increasingly isolated, Yanukovych could feel he has nothing to lose by lashing out further
Ukraine Moves Closer to Civil War
Armed protestors fight back against security forces in Kiev and other cities
At Least 22 Dead as Kiev Clashes Continue
Scores more injured as a truce quickly collapsed
Ukraine Crisis Reaches Truce
President Viktor Yanukovych announced Wednesday that talks with opposition leaders have reached this key milestone