Ukraine sanctions Archives

July 31, 2014 | Sylvia Todorova and Russ Baker

Tags: Putin, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine sanctions

The MH17 Downing: Won’t Get Fooled Again

Reading Time: 11 minutes There’s a rush to judgment about who shot down Malaysian Airlines Flight 17. That’s clearly dangerous with Ukraine a flashpoint in what appears to be turning into a new Cold War. Here are some things to think about as we try to separate fact from speculation and even outright fiction.

Big Money, Threats to Democracy

July 23, 2014 | Sylvia Todorova

Tags: Bulgaria, energy, Italy, natural gas, oil and gas, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, Ukraine sanctions, Vladimir Putin

Does the Ukrainian Crisis Revolve Around This Pipeline?

Reading Time: 5 minutes The Ukraine crisis has given the U.S. another front to fight its war for global energy dominance with Russia. Here’s the story of the pipeline at the heart of the Moscow-Washington battle to sell oil and gas to one of the world’s biggest consumers: Europe.