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The Cold War, modern Ukraine and the spread of democracy in the former Soviet bloc countries

As Russia masses forces and equipment on Ukraine’s border, international tensions over a possible invasion intensify almost daily. Ukraine has emerged as ground zero of what some pundits have dubbed a new Cold War between Russia and the West.

The Conversation

Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know as tension grinds on

Amid its tensest standoff with the West since the Cold War, Russia plans to demonstrate its nuclear might this weekend

The Independent UK

What's going to happen in Ukraine?

Yes, Russia could invade Ukraine, as Biden keeps saying. But other outcomes are more likely — and far preferable

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Germany Accuses Russia of 'Cold War Demands' before Security Conference

Germany accused Russia on Friday of endangering Europe's security with demands that recall the Cold War, as Western leaders arrived for a Munich Security Conference set to be dominated by the Ukraine crisis. Fears are growing in the West that Russia is on the verge of invading its neighbor, with…

Asharq Al-Awsat

As it happened: Russia-backed rebels evacuate civilians in east Ukraine

Several Russian infantry units returned to their bases in Dagestan and Chechnya after completing drills in Crimea, the Interfax news agency cited Russia’s defence ministry as saying on Friday. Pro-Russian separatists accused the Ukrainian military of shelling in eastern Ukraine, while Ukraine’s military said it has recorded dozens of ceasefire…

France 24

In Latin America's new Cold War, will China lift up autocrats?

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador's president and the Chinese ambassador traded flatteries this month as they broke ground on a new national library, one of a slew of gifts China has promised this small mountainous nation as part of its vigorous quest to gain influence across Central America.

Los Angeles Times

Analysis-Putin makes inroads in pressure campaign against West, Ukraine

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has secured some wins in his confrontation with the West over Ukraine, but it's too early to discern an end to a crisis that could yet morph into a new Cold War even if conflict is averted, Kremlin watchers said.

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US and NATO remain skeptical of Russian claims of troop withdrawals

KYIV, Ukraine — American and European officials cast doubt Wednesday on Russia’s claims that it was withdrawing troops from the Ukrainian border in an apparent attempt to defuse tensions that have unsettled the region and rekindled a Cold War-style standoff with the West.

Los Angeles Times

Amid Russia’s claims of troop pullback, Biden warns Ukraine invasion ‘distinctly possible’

KYIV, Ukraine — Even as Moscow claimed it was withdrawing troops near Ukraine on Tuesday, signaling a possible easing of tensions with the West, President Joe Biden warned that an invasion by Russian forces was “distinctly possible” in a standoff that has ignited concerns over a new and dangerous Cold…

Los Angeles Times

German Chancellor to Meet Putin as Ukraine's Fate in the Balance

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was due in Moscow Tuesday in search of a diplomatic solution to avoid a war in Ukraine as the West and Russia signaled tentative hopes of an easing in the tense standoff. His talks with Vladimir Putin are the latest in an intense diplomatic scramble to…

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Alleging a commitment to 'freedom,' the convoy takes a page from the Cold War playbook

With the end of the blockade at the Ambassador Bridge and the deal brokered by the City of Ottawa to remove trucks from residential areas, it might appear that the so-called freedom convoy is winding down. But the challenge of how to proceed remains.

The Conversation

German leader heads to Ukraine in bid to defuse 'critical' Russian invasion threat

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected in Kyiv on Monday before moving on to Moscow in his efforts to head off the "critical" threat of a Russian invasion that could spark the worst political crisis in Europe since the Cold War.

Radio France Internationale

How Russia hooked Europe on its oil and gas – and overcame US efforts to prevent energy dependence on Moscow

The Biden administration hopes its threat of “severe economic consequences” deters Russia from invading Ukraine – an event Americans officials say could be imminent.

The Conversation

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used to be a comedian, but staring down Vladimir Putin is no joke

Russia and the US are facing off in what's been described as the most serious geopolitical conflict since the end of the Cold War. In the middle is Ukraine, led by former stand-up comedian and actor Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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The Conversation

Ukraine: the problem with copying Finland’s strict cold war neutrality

During the tense negotiations over the Ukraine crisis, the idea of “Finlandizing” Ukraine has been suggested as a solution. This idea refers to the way a small or weak country can retain its sovereignty by making some policy decisions – generally defence and foreign – subject to considerable influence by…

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Biden Urges Americans to Leave Ukraine as Fears of Russian Invasion Mount

US President Joe Biden urged Americans Thursday to immediately leave Ukraine, as Russia's live-fire drills and build-up of troops around the ex-Soviet state deepened fears of an invasion. Washington-Moscow tensions are at their highest since the Cold War, with some US estimates saying some 130,000 Russian soldiers are grouped in…

Reuters

In Moscow, Macron found a different, tougher Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin spent much of his marathon talks with France's Emmanuel Macron this week on the Ukraine crisis reciting grievances that date back to the end of the Cold War, two sources in the French leader's entourage said.

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Berlin Filmfest Goes Live as Virus Wave Peaks

The Berlinale, Europe's first major international film festival of the year, returns as a live event on Thursday just as Germany faces record daily coronavirus infections. Organizers of the event, which started in 1951 as a Cold War culture showcase for the divided German capital, say a raft of precautions…

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The Independent UK

Liz Truss tells Russia to dial down ‘Cold War rhetoric’ in Moscow meeting on Ukraine

Nato cannot ‘ignore’ Russian build-up on border, British foreign secretary tells counterpart

Al Jazeera

Russian war games in Belarus designed to ‘send Ukraine a message’

Experts raise alarm over imminent drills which NATO says mark the biggest deployment to Belarus since the Cold War.

Al Jazeera

Europe faces ‘most dangerous moment’ over Russia-Ukraine tensions

Danger level at its highest since the Cold War, EU foreign policy chief warns, as Macron holds talks with Putin.

Benzinga

This Day In Market History: DARPA Is Formed To Fight The Cold War

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened? On Feb. 7, 1958, the U.S. Department of Defense founded the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest updates: US, Germany in ‘lockstep’, says Biden

Ukraine news from February 7: US president says allies will work together to deter Russian aggression in Europe.

Radio France Internationale

Paris Perspective #24: On thin ice - Europe, Ukraine and a new Cold War - Marie Dumoulin

It seems that every move Russian President Vladimir Putin makes has Western powers ever more perplexed as to what his intentions are when it comes to Ukraine. As French president Emmanuel Macron embarks on a diplomatic mission to Moscow and Kyiv, Paris Perspective looks at what's at stake amid the…

Reuters

Satellite images show troop deployment to Belarus border with Ukraine ahead of Russian drills

Satellite images by a private U.S. company published on Sunday showed details of military maneuvres at the Belarus border with Ukraine ahead of joint drills announced by Moscow and Minsk that NATO has called the biggest deployment to Belarus since the Cold War.

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