Russia is flexing its muscles in Ukraine, its large and strategically important neighbour, sparking wide-ranging concerns within Europe from Russian expansionism to energy security. Russia looks at Ukraine in the same way that China looks at Taiwan: as an existential issue in which lines must not be crossed. Zapiro uses the Russian bear and and Chicken Kiev to symbolise the situation. The Russian Bear is a widespread symbol for Russia, used in cartoons, articles and dramatic plays since as early as the 17th century, and relating alike to Tsarist Russia, the Soviet Union and the present-day Russian Federation. In the dying days of the Soviet Union, President George H W Bush gave a speech in Kiev urging Ukrainian nationalists not to provoke Moscow. US conservatives dubbed it his “chicken Kiev” speech.

The War in Ukraine – all the news you need from our partners at the FT

BizNews's European partner, the Financial Times of London, has opened its coverage on the Ukraine War for all to view.

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25 Feb 2022, 5:31 am

BizNews's European partner, the Financial Times of London, has opened its coverage on the Ukraine War for all to view. No subscription needed. Here are the links to everything you need to be properly informed.

West takes Putin's nuclear weapons threat seriously. Russian president's 'escalate-to-de-escalate' strategy comes after military setbacks and rising pressure from sanctions: https://www.ft.com/content/e12976cf-59be-414e-b90f-56875df79753.
Vladimir Putin, Russia's resentful leader, takes the world to war. Pent-up anger with the west and a fixation on Ukraine make him more aggressive and unpredictable than ever: https://www.ft.com/content/c039db89-7201-4875-b31f-b41a511496f1.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine in maps — latest updates. A visual guide as Moscow mounts ground and air offensive: https://www.ft.com/content/4351d5b0-0888-4b47-9368-6bc4dfbccbf5.
Russia, Ukraine and the 30-year quest for a post-Soviet order. Historian Mary Elise Sarotte tells the inside story of the west's efforts to secure a post-cold-war settlement — and how Putin seized on missteps and Russian grievances to destroy it: https://www.ft.com/content/742f15fc-675a-4622-b022-cbec444651cf.
Vladimir Putin, Russia's resentful leader, takes the world to war. Pent-up anger with the west and a fixation on Ukraine make him more aggressive and unpredictable than ever: https://www.ft.com/content/c039db89-7201-4875-b31f-b41a511496f1.
Russia mobilises for assault on Kyiv as its troops storm Ukraine. Explosions heard in capital as Zelensky claims 'saboteurs' have entered city to assassinate him: https://www.ft.com/content/07bbc5c7-e620-4734-83b5-7bb261363c35.
Why has Putin got Ukraine's separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in his sights? Russian president's move to recognise the two eastern territories hits hopes of diplomatic solution to conflict: https://www.ft.com/content/a87bdc20-94a9-4be8-b92c-f2dba7ab1b76.
How Putin took Europe to the brink of war. There is incredulity among western leaders as they debate the threat of a major conflict within days: https://www.ft.com/content/73df6814-49fa-4645-97cf-a6732933bc38.
How ordinary Ukrainians prepared for a Russian invasion. Photographers Jean-Marc Caimi and Valentina Piccinni chronicle paramilitary schools and weekend workshops: https://www.ft.com/content/1cc734db-564e-44b4-8fa5-b37feecadec3.

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