Geopolitics
Moscow (JEN): Russian President Vladimir Putin has recognised the independence of two rebel-held breakaway eastern Ukrainian regions, amid escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine with a Russian troop build-up near the two nations' borders spurring fears that Moscow could launch an invasion. more
Ukraine tensions: US closing embassy in Kyiv, relocating diplomatic operations to Lviv amid warnings of Russian invasion

Kyiv, Ukraine (JEN): The United States is closing its embassy in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and "temporarily relocating" its diplomatic operations to Lviv, a city in the west ...

Biden, Putin hold high-stakes phone call on Ukraine crisis

Washington, DC/Moscow (JEN): Amid escalating concerns over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine that has gripped the Western governments, the United States President Joe Biden and his R ...