What are the recent developments in the Ukraine conflict?
Recent Developments. The conflict in eastern Ukraine has transitioned to a stalemate after it first erupted in early 2014, but shelling and skirmishes still occur regularly, including an escalation in violence in the spring of 2018.
What caused the 2014 Ukraine crisis?
In July 2014, the situation in Ukraine escalated into an international crisis and put the United States and the European Union (EU) at odds with Russia when a Malaysian Airlines flight was shot down over Ukrainian airspace, killing all 298 onboard.
What is the United States doing to help Ukraine?
In March 2018, the State Department approvedthe sale of anti-tank weapons to Ukraine, the first sale of lethal weaponry since the conflict began, and in July 2018 the Department of Defense announced an additional $200 million in defensive aidto Ukraine, bringing the total amount of aid provided since 2014 to $1 billion.
Does the US have military operations in Ukraine?
In October 2018, Ukraine joined the United States and seven other North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries in a series of large-scale air exercisesin western Ukraine. The exercises came after Russia held its annual military exercisesin September 2018, the largest since the fall of the Soviet Union.
What happened in eastern Ukraine in 2014?
In November 2014, the Ukrainian military reported intensive movement of troops and equipment from Russia into the separatist-controlled parts of eastern Ukraine. The Associated Press reported 80 unmarked military vehicles on the move in rebel-controlled areas.
What is the Russo-Ukrainian War?
The Russo-Ukrainian War ( Ukrainian: російсько-українська війна, romanized : rosiisko-ukrainska viina; Russian: российско-украинская война, romanized : rossiysko-ukrainskaya voyna) is an ongoing and protracted conflict between Russia and Ukraine that began in February 2014.
