Lucia Stein and Lucy Sweeney, ABC News Australia: Russia's potential invasion of Ukraine has been years in the making. Here's how an armed conflict could play out
With the world waiting on tenterhooks, watching closely to see if or when Russian troops may invade Ukrainian territory, a familiar story is playing out.
Just as Catherine the Great did hundreds of years before him, Vladimir Putin is looking to secure an important strategic area, tamp down influence from rival powers and re-establish Russia's power on the world stage.
Like Catherine, Putin faces resistance from the Ukrainians holding fast to their independence, and from neighbouring leaders prepared to counter Russian dominance.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 3, 2022
Stakes are high over Ukraine crisis, but Putin is 'not a gambler' -- DW
Putin’s Ukraine Quagmire -- Richard N. Haass, The Strategist
Why the Donbass is the Key to Putin’s Gambit in Ukraine -- Oleksandr Danylyuk, Politico
How a Russian invasion of Ukraine could impact Americans economically -- Alex Gangitano and Sylvan Lane, The Hill
Life in Ukraine's 'grey zone' goes on as troops mass on its borders -- Samantha Hawley and Scott Mitchell, ABC News Australia
Kaliningrad: Russia’s political island and key strategic exclave -- Tory Rich, SandBoxx
Non-Aggressors With Benefits: Russia-China Alignment Won’t Be Game-Changed by Ukraine or Much Else -- Paul Saunders. Russia Matters
China: What does it want from the Ukraine crisis with Russia? -- Tessa Wong, BBC News
How China views the Ukraine crisis -- Minxin Pei, Project Syndicate/Japan Times
It isn't just Russian gas that's dividing Europe over Ukraine -- Damien McElroy, National Interest
Poland’s Duda looks to thwart Moscow-Beijing axis on Ukraine -- Stuart Lau, Politico
IS chief al-Qurayshi: Why getting him mattered so much to the US -- Gordon Corera, BBC
Who was secretive Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi who died during a US special forces raid? -- ABC News Australia
Iranian supreme leader’s aide suggests pursuing 90% enrichment -- Al-Monitor
Guinea-Bissau: Are drug cartels behind the attempted coup? -- Antonio Cascais, DW
Beijing 2022 — A dubious Winter Olympic Games -- Dagmar Engel, DW
What a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics means -- Erin Doherty, The Hill
5 things to know about the controversial Beijing Olympics -- Laura Kelly and Alex Gangitano, The Hill
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