This volume is an updated edition of Serhy Yekelchyk's 2015 publication, The Conflict in Ukraine. It addresses Ukraine's relations with the West from the perspective of Ukrainians. It looks at what we know about alleged Ukrainian interference in the 2016 US presidential election, the factors behind the stunning electoral victory of the political novice Volodymyr Zelensky, and the ways in which the events leading to the impeachment proceedings against...

Glory to Ukraine isn't a greeting, it's a calling. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is the unexpected leader of a generation, one whose unwavering strength rallied everyday citizens to defend their homes, take to the streets, and fight for their independence. Everything is Possible is a collection of President Zelensky's most powerful words of bravery, demand for grit, and declarations for peace. On the pages of this book, you'll find the unshakable...

"Russia's brutal February 2022 invasion of Ukraine has attracted widespread condemnation across the West. Government and media circles present the conflict as a simple dichotomy between an evil empire and an innocent victim. In this concise, accessible, and highly informative primer, Medea Benjamin and Nicolas Davies insist the picture is more complicated. Yes, Russia's aggression was reckless and, ultimately, indefensible. But the West's reneging...

"The Russo-Ukrainian War is the most serious geopolitical crisis since the Second World War--and yet at the heart of the conflict is a mystery. Vladimir Putin apparently lurched from a calculating, subtle master of opportunity to a reckless gambler, putting his regime--and Russia itself--at risk of destruction. Why? Drawing on over 25 years' experience as a correspondent in Moscow, as well as his own family ties to Russia and Ukraine, journalist Owen...

This title examines the life of Volodymyr Zelenskyy including his early life and education, his career in the entertainment industry, and his term as president of Ukraine. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.

Explores Ukraine's contemporary conflict and complicated history of ethnic identity, and it does do so by weaving questions of the country's fraught relations with its former imperial master, Russia, throughout the narrative.