Mark Trevelyan

Putin launches a war the West saw coming but was powerless to stop

Frantic diplomacy, sanctions threats and unprecedented U.S.-led "information warfare" weren't enough to prevent what finally unfolded in the early hours of Thursday.

Putin moves on Donbas but signals deeper designs on Ukraine

The Russian leader has shifted the crisis into a new, more dangerous phase, suggesting his ultimate aims go far deeper than extending Moscow's sway over ...