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UKRAINE

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 22, 2022
Putin calls Ukrainian statehood a fiction. History suggests otherwise.
In a speech, President Vladimir Putin bent Ukraine's complex history into his own version that served as a justification for his cleaving off more of its territory.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 22, 2022
Oil and gold advance as Putin orders forces to regions of Ukraine
Rising demand and shrinking global inventories of crude and petroleum products have added to the rally.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 22, 2022
U.S. troops in Poland brace for possible Ukrainian evacuees
U.S. commanders in Poland have been reassuring allies while working with them to prepare several Polish military facilities and put up tents.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 21, 2022
U.S. warns that Russia may target multiple cities in Ukraine
The U.S. has told allies that any Russian invasion of Ukraine would potentially see it target multiple cities beyond the capital Kyiv.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 21, 2022
Blitzkrieg or minor incursion? Putin’s choice could determine world reaction.
If he strikes to take the whole country in a single blow, it could provoke the largest, most violent battle for European territory since the Nazi surrender in 1945.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 21, 2022
Bond between China and Russia alarms U.S. and Europe amid Ukraine crisis
China and Russia declared that they would work with other countries to 'promote genuine democracy” and counter American-led ideology and institutions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 20, 2022
Russia and Belarus extend military drills north of Ukraine
NATO says Russia has up to 30,000 troops in Belarus and could use them as part of an invasion force to attack Ukraine, although Moscow denies any such intention.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 20, 2022
The fates of Ukraine and Taiwan aren't necessarily linked
Despite some similarities, the issues facing Ukraine and Taiwan are mostly different and the two will likely not suffer the same fate.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 20, 2022
Once, he kept Russia at a distance. Now, he is a docile Putin satrap.
Alexander Lukashenko played East and West against each other for 28 years, all while keeping Belarus firmly in his grip, but those days are over.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 20, 2022
Separatist rhetoric and 'false-flag operation' fears stoke Ukraine tensions
Ukrainian authorities deny planning any kind of assault, and fear that attempts to create a pretext for a Russian invasion are growing.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 19, 2022
China would likely back Russia, diplomatically, if it moved on Ukraine
China's foreign ministry has repeatedly blamed the U.S. for 'spreading false information' and creating tensions, urging it to respect and address Russia's demands for security guarantees.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 19, 2022
U.S. and allies united if Russia invades, but at odds over other scenarios
That ambiguity could slow the pushback Putin will face if Russia repeats past tactics like identifiable cyberattacks or stepped-up support for pro-Russian separatists.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 18, 2022
Putin to oversee nuclear drills amid standoff over Ukraine
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the exercises were part of a regular training process and denied they signaled an escalation of the standoff.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 18, 2022
The risk of nuclear disaster in Ukraine
A potential Russian invasion of Ukraine raises questions about the country's 15 nuclear reactors and the dangers they pose in case of a war.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Feb 18, 2022
How to stop a Ukraine war before it starts
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently told the U.N. that the U.S. is releasing its information on a possible Russian invasion “not to start a war but to prevent one.”
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 18, 2022
Putin makes inroads in pressure campaign against West and Ukraine
For Putin, the procession of foreign dignitaries flying in for talks is already a win, pushing Moscow's security worries to the top of the world agenda.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 17, 2022
Shelling breaks out in east Ukraine as West and Moscow dispute troop moves
Russian-backed separatists said troops had opening fire on their territory four times in the past 24 hours and said they were trying to establish if anyone had been hurt or killed.

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