The history of what we now think of as Russia started in Kyiv more than 1,000 years ago when Viking warrior-merchants came down from the north and founded Kyivan Rus, the first East Slavic state, in ...

In this animated video, historian Matt Lewis tells the story of Ukraine's turbulent and often surprising history. Beginning ...

Understanding why Russia shows hostility toward Ukraine requires looking beyond recent events and examining centuries of ...

As Steve Witkoff meets with Putin over a Ukraine deal, security assurances remain a sticking point. Ukraine has been offered them before, to little avail.

Professor Michael Clarke has been answering your questions on the Ukraine war - catch up below. Among the topics he addressed are history's view of Trump and Putin - and comments from a NATO officer ...

With the Ukrainian counteroffensive underway, observers are looking for signs that Ukraine has finally gained the upper hand in the nearly 16-month old conflict. Several experts told Task & Purpose ...

Since the onset of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine in February this year, there has been an upsurge of interest in Ukrainian history. And in the midst of a conflict over national sovereignty, ...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a war of conquest. Conquest of territory that the Kremlin feels entitled to; of people, who according to Putin belong to the “Russian World”; and of resources, from ...

Guardsmen of the NATO-trained 4th Rapid Reaction Brigade hold a Leleka-100 reconaissance drone purchased via the Army of Drones crowdfunding campaign in November 2022. UKRAINE - AUGUST 2, 2022 - Head ...