His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started ... over the four Ukrainian regions it said it had annexed. A map by Newsweek shows Vladimir Putin's proposed land grab.

Fighting has raged in Ukraine since Russia launched a full-scale invasion three years ago. Russian forces have slowly expanded the amount of territory they control over the past year, mostly in ...

During the Soviet period, Ukraine was part of a one-party authoritarian state. When the Soviet Union ceased to exist, all the post-Soviet states needed to transition to a different kind of political ...

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum ... Three years on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, deadly attacks and drone strikes continue on a daily basis.