Perched atop the Black Sea, Ukraine (“borderland”) is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, covering more than 230,000 square miles. It is bordered by Russia to the east, Belarus to the ...
As the separatist regions of Donetsk and Lugansk hold elections on Sunday, criticised as a sham by the United States and European countries, here is some background. In February 2014 pro-Russian ...