Igor Girkin views himself as a warrior against a godless West. There is no question of who started the conflict; he claims to have started it himself.
Donetsk
Massacre at Ilovaisk
“When we passed their second checkpoint, they started shooting at us like in a shooting gallery,” Yuriy Bereza recalled. “It was an ambush.”
On Eastern Ukraine’s Front Lines, Strategic, Besieged Mariupol Faces Economic Destruction
To the region’s workers and miners, who have seen living standards drop, Russia looks familiar and welcoming, while the EU is foreign and threatening.
Ukraine’s Slow Descent Into Madness
Kiev, once an easy-going city famed for its hospitality, has become a gloomy place after almost a year of nonstop strife.
Ukraine’s War of Independence
To Vladimir Putin’s surprise, his attempt to start a pro-Russian, “anti-Maidan” uprising in Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine failed miserably.
Ukraine Accused of Targeting Civilians in East
“They’re bombing the civilian population,” said Natalya Kiselyova. “We’re ordinary people who want to get up in the morning, go to work and sleep at night.”
Ukraine’s Zombie Revolution
“We had advanced socialism,” said Boris Dekhteryenko. “It was a happy childhood. Ice cream cost 20 kopeks, and a miner could earn enough in a month to buy a Lada.”
Putin the Predictable
For Vladimir Putin, mimicking opponents is a key to power. At home he oversees a sham democracy. His foreign policy is best described as “condemn and copy.”
