ukraine

• Opinion

A new, more-threatening Cold War

This Spy vs. Spy relationship with Russia has plunged us into a new Cold War that feels more threatening and unpredictable than the first.

• Maryland

Contingent of Ukrainian diplomats visit Sykesville, learn how to bolster communities at home

A group of Ukrainian diplomats toured Sykesville. “The participants [were] eager to learn how local economic development is set here, how [nonprofits] help to stimulate growth of existing business, development of entrepreneurship,” said Vitaliy Yurkiv, an economic development specialist from Kyiv.

• Opinion

Robert B. Reich: Trump's cloud of illegitimacy

Robert Reich: No one thing delegitimizes Donald Trump's presidency, but the whole picture keeps getting darker.

• Maryland

Batavick: Trump's troubling Russian connections

The idea that a hostile foreign power would deign to interfere in an American presidential election is astounding and alarming.

• Opinion

Trump's focus on ISIS reveals his ignorance

Donald Trump's accusation that President Obama and Hillary Clinton are "founders of ISIS" is not only a good example of his reckless fear-mongering but also his complete lack of understanding about true threats to national security.

• Ukraine

Organizers, including Timonium man, hope to educate with Ukrainian memorial in D.C.

A memorial unveiled Saturday will place the story of the Ukrainian famine on prominent display to the millions of people who walk the streets of Washington, D.C., each year — and organizers, including a Baltimore County man, hope to make sure those who died are not forgotten.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Nov 7, 2015

• Entertainment

Controversial Ukrainian pianist performs at BSO this weekend

Kiev-born pianist and YouTube sensation Valentina Lisitsa makes her Baltimore Symphony Orchestra debut amid controversy over her strong views about the crisis in Ukraine. Objections have been lodged by Ukrainian-American organizations and protesters are expected.

• Opinion

Putin in Syria: Pure opportunism

Vladimir Putin's incursion into Syria fits a long standing pattern of opportunism.

• Opinion

Is the U.S. less corrupt than Russia?

At the highest levels, the U.S. and European Union believe that corruption in Russia is so extensive that after the invasion of Crimea and Ukraine, they directed many sanctions toward Russia's elite. John McCain maintained in 2013 that Putin rules by "corruption, repression and violence," and various news commentators calls Mr. Putin a "thug" at every turn. Yet, considering some of the legislation and behavior of our own political class, these claims seem sanctimonious. U.S. politicians would do

• Maryland

Finksburg resident overcomes obstacles to help others

Linda Bunk, of Finksburg, grew up with Asperger's syndrome, bipolar disorder, and ADHD — attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

• Maryland

Clarksville Peace Corps volunteer to return to Ukraine

Eighteen months after her second Peace Corps stint in Ukraine was cut short when a violent political crisis swept through the country, a Clarksville woman is returning to the still-simmering nation to finish the work she started.

• Politics

Ukrainian officer is rare foreign patient at Walter Reed

With the personal approval of the Defense Secretary, Ukrainian Col. Ihor Hordiychuk is the beneficiary of a little-known program that the Defense Department uses to take care of allied soldiers on American soil.

• Opinion

Another reluctant warrior in the White House

President Obama's latest war strategy makes one wonder: Is another Woodrow Wilson in the Oval Office debating with himself about how to meet the existential threat that faces him?

By Jules Witcover

Feb 16, 2015

• Opinion

No arms to Ukraine

A deal on the table could end the fighting – but only if Mr. Putin wants to

• Maryland

Daniel Drezner: Year could have been much worse

• Opinion

Opportunity in a shared enemy

The meeting of the Russian foreign minister and the U.S. secretary of state in Paris last month has led to a surprising thaw in relations and an opportunity these two countries should not waste.

• Opinion

The Tallinn declaration [Editorial]

President Obama needed to put Russia on notice that NATO is resolved to resist its aggression in Ukraine

• Opinion

The Tallinn declaration [Editorial]

• Maryland

Ironies abound in political world

• Opinion

Standing up to Moscow [Editorial]

Tough sanctions against Russia to punish its meddling in Ukraine show that the U.S. and its European allies can present a united front

• Opinion

U.S. should stay out of Ukraine [Letter]

Until Russia directly harms the U.S., America should keep its troops out of Ukraine.

• Opinion

Malaysia jet downing reveals Putin losing his grip [Commentary]

Russian President Vladimir Putin is proof that tough guys don't rule best.

• Opinion

Standing up to Moscow [Editorial]

• Opinion

The Obama doctrine under fire [Commentary]

Barack Obama may need to put a bit of John Wayne in his foreign policy words right now.

• Opinion

Putin on the hot seat [Editorial]

Russia's proxy war in Ukraine has backfired with the downing of a Malaysian airliner by separatist rebels

• Opinion

When the U.S. welched on Shevardnadze [Commentary]

The Ukraine crisis owes its roots to a deal America made and broke with the recently deceased Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze.

• Opinion

When the U.S. welched on Shevardnadze [Commentary]

• Maryland

Ukraine signs historic EU pact, snubbing Russia

BRUSSELS (AP) ¿ Over Russia's objections, Ukraine's new president on Friday signed a free-trade deal binding his country more closely to Western Europe, sealing the very agreement that triggered the bloodshed and political convulsions of the past seven months.

• Maryland

Thousands flee Ukraine for Russia; truce nears end

• Maryland

Officials: Sanctions on Russia could be delayed

• Maryland

West readies package of sector sanctions on Russia

• Maryland

Tom Zirpoli: Economic sanctions prove effective

• Maryland

Tom Zirpoli: Economic sanctions prove effective

• Russia

Maryland National Guard, Estonia reaffirm partnership

As Russia's actions in Ukraine rattle its neighbors, the Maryland National Guard is affirming its decades-long partnership with Estonia.

• Opinion

Obama at West Point [Editorial]

The president defended a measured view of how U.S. foreign policy should be conducted that we believe most Americans share

• Opinion

Obama at West Point [Editorial]

• Europe

Maryland National Guard, Estonia reaffirm partnership

• Opinion

EU elections a step backward [Commentary]

Ukraine sought to unify during this weekend's election, while European Union members voted for nationalist parties.

• Europe

EU elections a step backward [Commentary]

• Opinion

Ukrainians go to the polls [Editorial]

Sunday's elections could help stabilize the country if the new government vigorously attacks its long-standing culture of corruption

• Opinion

Ukrainians go to the polls [Editorial]

• Politics

Cardin to monitor Ukrainian elections

Sen. Ben Cardin will join a congressional delegation headed to Ukraine this weekend to monitor the country's presidential election, which is taking place amid that country's tense standoff with Russia.

• Politics

Cardin to monitor Ukrainian elections

• Baltimore City Paper

Geopolitical events lead to cancellation of Russian theater festival

• Opinion

What will become of the Tatars? [Commentary]

Approximately 12 percent of the Crimean population — over 250,000 people — are ethnically "Tatar," a largely pro-Ukrainian, Sunni Muslim group. They have an embattled history with Russia.

• Opinion

What will become of the Tatars? [Commentary]

• Opinion

Paper tiger in the oval office? [Commentary]

• Opinion

It's all relative [Commentary]

Some things are binary. They either are or they aren't. You can't be sort of pregnant or partially certifiable; it's one or the other — like being a Yankees or a Red Sox fan.

• Opinion

It's all relative [Commentary]

• Opinion

Moscow's Achilles heel [Editorial]

President Putin doesn't realize how much leverage the West has over Russia's economy; it's up to the U.S. and its allies to convince him he doesn't want to find out the hard way