VIDEO: Ukraine Is in Crisis. Here’s Why the West Can’t Save It.

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 13, 2015 A video roundtable hosted by Truthdig Assistant Editor Alexander Reed Kelly explains why the IMF, Europe and Western corporations don’t have the country’s best interests at heart. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Vladimir Putin Declares All Military Deaths State Secrets

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 29, 2015 The Russian president has declared that all military deaths -- in peacetime as well as wartime -- will be classified as state secrets, with violations punishable by up to seven years in prison. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The War Zone of Donetsk, Ukraine

By Halyna Mokrushyna, CounterPunch May 17, 2015 When the people of the Donetsk area protested imposed changes, Kyiv launched an “anti-terrorist” operation against them. I saw firsthand these “terrorists,” who had decided to build something different from the oligarchic regime. Theirs is an enormous and difficult task. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Russian Soldier Talks of Fighting in Ukraine

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 25, 2015 Moscow denies its soldiers are crossing the border into Ukraine. But 20-year-old Russian conscript Dorji Batomunkuev told reporters how he was seriously injured near the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Vladimir Putin Not Responsible for Ukrainian Civil War, Expert Says

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 21, 2015 Through a careful review of recent history, Russia and Soviet scholar Paul Robinson debunks the claim that the Russian president is directing the rebels fighting in Ukraine's eastern region. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ukrainian President: Enormous IMF Loan Won’t Help Ordinary Ukrainians

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 15, 2015 Petro Poroshenko admits that a $17.5 billion International Monetary Fund loan and its associated austerity measures won’t improve the lives of ordinary Ukrainians -- but will help pay foreign creditors and fund the country's ongoing civil war. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Is Moscow Thinking?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 9, 2015 NATO encroachment, stinging sanctions and civil war at the border. Political economist Jeffrey Sommers, an expert on the evolution of the former Soviet states, carefully describes the impinging economic and geographic forces shaping decision-making by Moscow's elite. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ukraine Cuts Financial Ties to Rebel Territories

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Nov 27, 2014 Just in time for the holidays, Kiev has limited access to credit cards and bank accounts, and promised to cut off funds for hospitals and schools. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )