Russia-Ukraine conflict

A graphic with three photos. Left to right: Wheat harvest, Tibisay Zea and a man harvesting wheat in Senegal.

VIDEO EXPLAINER: How the war in Ukraine is affecting wheat exports and food culture in Senegal

In this video, The World’s Tibisay Zea explains how the war in Ukraine is shaking up a big part of Senegal's food culture.

VIDEO EXPLAINER: How the war in Ukraine is affecting wheat exports and food culture in Senegal
A Ukrainian service member loads magazines at his position on the front line in the government-held town of Avdiyivka

Trump cozying up to Russia? Not in Ukraine.

Trump cozying up to Russia? Not in Ukraine.
Yulia Privedennaya (left), 42, sits next to her younger sister Alla Levchenko in the Moscow suburb of Vidnoe. Levchenko, 31, fled shelling in her hometown of Makiivka, Ukraine, last year and reunited with her sister.

Putin promised Ukrainians sanctuary from their war; it hasn't exactly happened.

Putin promised Ukrainians sanctuary from their war; it hasn't exactly happened.
A Polish Air Force MIG-29 fighter and Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighters participate during a NATO air policing mission patrol over the Baltics on February 10, 2015.

The West was stunned by Putin's military moves. Here's why NATO says it won't happen again

The West was stunned by Putin's military moves. Here's why NATO says it won't happen again
Elmaz and her husband, Timur Barotov, refugees from Crimea who now live in Lviv, Ukraine

One year after the Russian takeover, refugees from Crimea share their stories

One year after the Russian takeover, refugees from Crimea share their stories
Egg salad for Passover in Drohobych, Ukraine. Loli Kantor remembers this method of cutting an egg in the palm of your hand from her youth. It's part of the Jewish life that she documented in Ukraine.

The conflict in Ukraine has led to a Golden Age for Jews — though some are still leaving

It's a disturbing time for Jews in Europe right now. But the conflict in Ukraine seems to be making that country a little more welcoming to its Jewish citizens, even as they continue leaving the country in large numbers.

The conflict in Ukraine has led to a Golden Age for Jews — though some are still leaving
A convoy of self-propelled artillery guns on the move near Donetsk on February 26, 2015. Heavy weapons like these are reported to be concentrating near Mariupol.

It's likely a question of when, not if, Ukraine's ceasefire will collapse again

Ukraine's latest easefire is finally holding, but the US warns that pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine are likely to resume the war in the spring. And in the meantime, Ukraine is suffering from the same economic woes as Russia as oil prices plummet.

It's likely a question of when, not if, Ukraine's ceasefire will collapse again
The face of defeat: A shocked and wounded Ukrainian soldier arrives at a hospital in the town of Artemivsk on February 18, 2015 after surviving the battle to break out of the Debaltseve pocket.

Ukrainian soldiers survive a brutal 'orderly' retreat from the town of Debaltseve

Thousands of Ukrainian troops trapped in the encircled city of Debaltseve made a desperate bid for freedom last night. Many escaped, but heavy rebel fire took a bloody toll and forced soldiers to abandon wounded comrades on the way off the battlefield.

Ukrainian soldiers survive a brutal 'orderly' retreat from the town of Debaltseve
A member of a tank crew from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic Army sits on top of a tank at a checkpoint on the road from the town of Vuhlehirsk to Debaltseve on February 18, 2015.

How judo master Putin has outmaneuvered the West over Ukraine's ceasefire

The ceasefire in Ukraine is shaky at best, and has failed to stop fighting in the eastern part of the country. And despite ongoing negotiations with Ukraine and Western leaders, it seems that's exactly how Russian President Vladimir Putin likes it.

How judo master Putin has outmaneuvered the West over Ukraine's ceasefire
Baristas at Cup&Cake discuss the potential cease fire between Ukrainian forces and separatist rebels.

Life in Kiev is normal — but only at first glance

The scenes may look normal in Ukraine's capital city. But with a war raging again in the eastern half of the country, the conversations are anything but ordinary.

Life in Kiev is normal — but only at first glance
Ukrainians Yuriy and Varvara Balega at a picnic table, with some of Varvara's students in between.

Old photos bring Ukraine's memories and identity back to life

Daisy Sindelar traveled to six cities in Ukraine and talked with people about what their old family photographs say about who they, and their country, are today. The result offers an unexpectedly joyous and colorful glimpse into Ukraine's past.

Old photos bring Ukraine's memories and identity back to life
Police int self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic

Russia is using Ukraine to upgrade and test its weapon systems

Moscow denies it is even in Ukraine, but a security expert says the country is being used as a test-lab by Russia to modernize its weaponry and gain parity — or superiority — over Western weaponry.

Russia is using Ukraine to upgrade and test its weapon systems
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual end-of-year news conference in Moscow on December 18, 2014.

The perils of a desperate and cornered Vladimir Putin

With the ruble tanking and the US moving to aid Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has fewer and fewer good options to shore up his country's position. And that may end in an even bigger crisis than the current one.

The perils of a desperate and cornered Vladimir Putin
A woman takes stock of the damage to an apartment block, hit by shelling in a small town near Debaltseve, Ukraine on February 2, 2015.

Several thousand civilians are trapped on Ukraine's latest battlefield

Heavy fighting is raging once again in eastern Ukraine. After five months of a fragile ceasefire, Ukrainian rebels went on the offensive again a couple of weeks ago, and the Ukrainian army has been fighting them in the town of Debaltseve. But along with the soldiers are several thousand civilians living in squalid conditions in the town.

Several thousand civilians are trapped on Ukraine's latest battlefield
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with his Kazakh counterpart, Nursultan Nazarbayev, on December 22, 2014.

Russia's 'incompetent' spies get nabbed in New York, but here's why it doesn't matter

The FBI has uncovered a Russian spy ring in New York and arrested one of its members — even though the spies didn't accomplish much at all. So are the arrests just a way for the US to distract from its lack of bargaining power as Russia steps up its involvement in Ukraine again?

Russia's 'incompetent' spies get nabbed in New York, but here's why it doesn't matter