Anti-Russian protesters against a new ceasefire in eastern Ukraine.
EPA-EFE/Sergey Dolzhenko
Despite a fresh approach from the White House, internal issues make it unlikely that conflict in eastern provinces of Ukraine will end in 2021.
Ukrainian soldiers wait ahead of a prisoner exchange with Russian-backed separatists in the Donetsk region in December 2019.
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A conflict frozen in time seems a possible outcome after a reshuffle of top officials in Ukraine and Russia.
Zelenskiy is facing a tough meeting with Russia’s Putin on Dec. 9.
Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP
Ukrainians may grudgingly accept compromise plan to resolve separatist conflict, but in so doing they could hand Russia a wedge to drive between them and the West
President Donald Trump, during a meeting in the cabinet room at the White House, Washington, Nov. 22, 2019.
AP/Susan Walsh
President Donald Trump and his supporters exhibit the methods of science deniers. Like anti-evolutionists and flat-earthers, they reject what they don’t want to believe and accept what they favor.
In Ukraine, President Zelenskiy has a new nickname - Monica.
AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky
Ukrainian President Zelenskiy has some not-so-funny issues facing him. Having his country ridiculed in the impeachment hearings won’t make solving them easier.
Boris Yeltsin shakes hands with Russia’s most powerful businessmen in Moscow.
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Oligarchs have made headlines recently as the impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump move forward.
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A complex mix of domestic and foreign issues is putting pressure on the new government of Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy listens during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York on September 25.
REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Multiple American presidents have viewed US support of Ukraine’s security and democracy as critical to the national interest. President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine are a major divergence.
A woman in the city of Docuchaevsk in the separatist-held area of Donetsk, surveys what is left of her house after a shell hit it.
Alexander Ermochenko/EPA
What do the people of the Donbas want for their future?
Russian President Vladimir Putin on holiday to celebrate his birthday in the Siberian taiga on Oct. 7.
Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via Reuters
The pro-Kremlin Russian political and media establishment have grown increasingly skilled at spinning stories to highlight US political weaknesses.
Volodymyr Zelensky: ready to make concessions.
Stepan Franko/EPA
What is the ‘Steinmeier formula’ for eastern Ukraine and why is it so controversial?
President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sept. 25, 2019, in New York.
AP/Evan Vucci
The fallout for President Trump from his conversation with Ukrainian President Zelenskiy was swift and harsh. The consequences for Zelenskiy and his country could also be serious.
Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani in late November 2016, after Trump won the presidential election.
AP/Carolyn Kaster
A former congressional staffer says withholding damning evidence from Congress and using civilians to carry out presidential or intelligence agency agendas links the Ukraine crisis to other scandals.
Ukraine Presidential Press Service/EPA
How Ukraine has reacted to controversy over a phone call between its President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Donald Trump.
New president Zelensky faces some major issues.
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Corruption and poor opportunities are driving out the country’s most talented young workers – and damaging Ukraine’s long-term development.
President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy (a former comedian) during his inauguration in the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev, Ukraine. May 20, 2019.
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Newly inaugurated as president, Zelenskiy is now preparing to fight a parliamentary election – while Russia and the West look on.
Zelensky: Ukraine’s stand-up president.
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Humour can diffuse tension, foster creativity and help build a team.
Ukrainian comedian president-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy performs on stage during a show in Brovary, near Kiev, Ukraine.
AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti
What will the decisive outcome mean for Ukraine’s relationship with Russian and the West?
Ukrainian comedian and presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
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Ukrainians have lost faith in the political class – and are looking for new alternatives. Populism and Russia may benefit.