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Citi Lays Out The Biggest Risk On The Ukraine-Russia Border Right Now
On Sunday, Crimea will hold a referendum on whether or not to split from Ukraine and join Russia.Experts agree that the referendum will pass."This is independent from the question of whether the...
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Russia Hammers Ukraine With Massive Cyber-Attack
With a disputed vote in Crimea set for Sunday, a powerful eight-minute cyber-attack was launched against Ukraine Thursday in the form of a large denial-of-service attack, originating in Russia, that...
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Ukrainian Athletes In Sochi Stage 'Silent Protest' Against Russian Invasion
Some members of Ukraine's Paralympic team competing at the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia have staged a "silent protest" against the turmoil in their country by covering their medals during award...
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Ukraine Claims 'Invasion' By Russian Forces — White House 'Concerned'
The White House said Saturday it was "concerned" about apparent Russian attempts to "increase tension," as Ukraine said Russian forces had moved on regions outside of Crimea for the first time."We...
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Crimeans Vote To Decide Between Explicit Or Implicit Control By Russia
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) - Voting got underway in Crimea on Sunday in a referendum that will decide whether the Black Sea peninsula leaves Ukraine and becomes part of Russia.At a high school in...
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This Russian Exclave Has Poland Worried About What Putin Will Do Next
Putin's invasion in Crimea and his apparent willingness to redraw international borders to have set Eastern Europe and the Baltic States on edge.Russian forces poured into the strategic Black Sea...
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How Russians Became Crimea's Largest Ethnic Group, In One Haunting Chart
Crimea may have a majority Russian population today, but it hasn't always been that way.The peninsula's dark history of ethnic cleansing is visible in the following chart from Reuters.The chart shows a...
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Putin’s War Machine Relies On A Critical Ukrainian Port Outside Crimea
One key reasons why the Kremlin has forcefully refused to let Ukraine cut ties with Russia is the importance of preserving access to Ukraine's Black Sea ports.Case in point, Russia's massive arms...
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CHART: Here's Where Russian Gas Goes
Tensions between Russia and Ukraine have have capture the attention of the world, with global markets jittery after Russian troops entered the Crimea region of Ukraine.As the conflict intensifies,...
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17 Incredible Facts About Russia
Russia has been all over the headlines recently.Earlier this year, it was for the Sochi Winter Olympics. More recently, it's because president Vladimir Putin has been flexing his muscles again, this...
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Why Annexing Crimea May Come To Haunt Putin At Home
Luke Rodeheffer is a graduate student at Koç University in Istanbul and contributing analyst at Global Risk Insights. He was previously a Fulbright fellow in Ukraine.The situation surrounding Crimea...
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Here's A List Of Stocks With A Lot Of Exposure To Russia And Ukraine
Tensions are high on the Ukraine-Russia border.The forecast for the region include economic sanctions against Russia and an escalating Russian military intervention into Ukraine.Investors who don't...
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Gunmen Stormed A Crimea Hotel Full of Reporters On Saturday [PHOTOS]
On Saturday, the day before Crimea's referendum under armed guard, about two dozen commandos took over a hotel in the Crimean capital of Simferpol where numerous journalists were staying.TIME's Simon...
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JOHN MCCAIN: Russia Is A 'Gas Station Masquerading As A Country'
Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain urged a "fundamental reassessment" of the U.S.'s relationship with Russia and President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, the day the region of Crimea is holding a...
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The Laughable State Of US-Russian Diplomacy In One Photo
On Saturday, right before a U.N. Security Council vote to declare Sunday's referendum in Crimea invalid, American ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power went over to speak with Russian ambassador to the...
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MAP: Why Europe Is Dismayed By Russia's Invasion Of Crimea
The PBS Newshour had top-notch coverage of the Ukraine crisis last night.Gwen Ifill noted that Vladimir Putin said Russia reserves the right to intervene where ethnic Russians are under threat of...
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More Than 90% Of Crimean Voters Want To Join Russia
SIMFEROPOL/KIEV (Reuters) - Russian state media said Crimeans voted overwhelmingly to break with Ukraine and join Russia on Sunday, as Kiev accused Moscow of pouring forces into the peninsula and...
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Russia Admits That Its Economy Is In Crisis
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's government acknowledged for the first time on Monday that the economy was in crisis, undermining earlier attempts by officials to suggest albeit weakening growth it could...
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Markets Are Laughing At Obama's Russia Sanctions
This morning, the White House announced sanctions against seven individuals with close ties to Vladimir Putin.So far, it doesn't look like the market cares. At all.Russia's stock market is up over...
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OBAMA ANNOUNCES SANCTIONS: 'We Are Making It Clear There Are Consequences For...
President Barack Obama delivered a brief, five-minute statement on the crisis in Ukraine Monday morning, outlining the sanctions announced earlier by the White House.His remarks came hours after he...
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