In 1994, the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances was signed in which Ukraine yielded its nuclear weapons in exchange ...
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND ROOT CAUSES The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has deep historical roots, dating back to the ...
As Russia prepared to invade Ukraine, we took a look at the history of the complex relationship between the nations.
On Dec. 30, 1922, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ... before its fall and ultimate dissolution in 1991. That’s right, 69 years. Initially, the union consisted of Russia, Ukraine ...
The Russian government and state propaganda are actively promoting a redivision of the world into spheres of influence. This year marks the Eightieth anniversary of the historic Yalta Conference ...
She has written about the collapse of communism from inside Moscow, the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Iraq War and is a key authority on Russian politics, and on diplomatic relations ...
[19] Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union at the end of 1991, Velikhov continued to be influential in the newly founded Russian Federation. He persuaded Russia’s President Boris Yeltsin to ...