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This month marks five years since Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula was invaded and subsequently occupied by Russia. The occupiers who came from across the border would come to be known as “Putin’s little green men” — Russian troops with their military insignias hidden. Russian President Vladimir Putin at first brazenly denied his country’s involvement, then later admitted that he had lied to the world. The Kremlin held a sham referendum and installed a puppet government. It was the first time since the 1940s that a European country had dared to seize territory from a neighbor by force.

The creation of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) …is a seismic event in world Christian history that could also have significant geopolitical repercussions. …

“Ukraine’s slow but steady strangulation is taking place in plain sight,” by Peter Dickinson, “Ukraine Alert” blog on the Atlantic Council website, January 25 (see https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/ukraine-s-slow-but-steady-strangulation-is-taking-place-in-plain-sight):

“Cheap Ways to Make Putin Pay in Ukraine,” by John Herbst, “Ukraine Alert” blog on the Atlantic Council website, January 4 (see https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/cheap-ways-to-make-putin-pay-in-ukraine):

With the annexation of the Crimea and the unexplained war in eastern Ukraine, the Russian leadership has trampled on the…...

“Russia is advancing on Ukraine again — and Ukraine isn’t going quietly,” interview with President Petro Poroshenko by Lally Weymouth,…...

“The Geopolitical Divorce of the Century: Why Putin Cannot Afford to Let Ukraine Go,” by Peter Dickinson, Ukraine Alert blog,…...

“John McCain saw through Vladimir Putin better than anyone,” by Vladimir Kara-Murza, The Washington Post, August 27 (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/democracy-post/wp/2018/08/27/john-mccain-saw-through-vladimir-putin-better-than-anyone-else/?utm_term=.fc0eddde2f94): …Much has…...

“U.S.-Russian relations and a second Trump-Putin summit,” by Steven Pifer, The Brookings Institution, July 28  (https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2018/07/27/u-s-russia-relations-and-a-second-trump-putin-summit/): Just days after what…...

“Trump Is Being Manipulated by Putin. What Should We Do?” by Will Hurd (R-Texas), The New York Times, July 19…...

Following is the text of the keynote address (delivered via Skype) by Ambassador Kurt Volker, U.S. special representative for Ukraine…...

“Russia is a Rogue State. Time to Say So,” by John P. Carlin, Politico, February 27 (https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/02/27/russia-election-meddling-rogue-state-217094): …Vladimir Putin’s Russia…...