All the Latest News and Analysis on Russia-Ukraine War This Week

This week, the Russian military has been accused of using banned weapons in Syria. The United States is also accusing Russia of violating the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty. The Russian military has been accused of using banned weapons in Syria and violating the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty this week. This week, the Russian Defence Ministry announced that it had completed the withdrawal of its forces from eastern Ukraine. The Ukrainian government has not confirmed this information yet. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Monday that Russia was pulling out its troops from Ukraine. This announcement came after a ceasefire agreement was reached between Russia and Ukraine in Minsk last week. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that he would only consider the withdrawal of Russian troops as complete if they were completely out of Ukraine by December 25th.

Analysis:

On Monday, Putin announced at a meeting with his defense minister and military officials that Russia had completed its deployment of military forces in eastern Ukraine and was withdrawing them back to their home bases in Crimea. This announcement came after a ceasefire agreement was reached between Russia and Ukraine in Minsk last week, which required all foreign armed groups to leave Ukrainian territory within fifteen days, including those controlling the border crossings on the Ukrainian side. 

On Tuesday, Poroshenko said he would not consider it. The war between Russia and Ukraine is a long-standing conflict that has been going on for more than four years. It all began in 2014, when Russian forces invaded the Crimean peninsula and then, later, eastern Ukraine. The conflict has caused the death of tens of thousands of people and displaced about 1.6 million. The Kremlin has denied its involvement in the conflict but there is evidence that indicates otherwise. It is difficult to find any end to this war as both countries are deeply entrenched in it and they show no signs of stopping anytime soon. Since the Russian annexation of Crimea in March 2014 and the subsequent fighting in Eastern Ukraine, there has been a growing international consensus that the conflict has reached a new level of intensity.

The latest developments this week include the following:

On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he would not extend a ceasefire with pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine as it was "unacceptable" for them to take advantage of it to strengthen their positions. The ceasefire had been set to expire on Friday. Poroshenko said he would instead order Ukrainian forces to resume military operations against rebel positions. On Wednesday, Russia's Foreign Ministry said that an agreement had been reached with Ukraine on extending the ceasefire by 24 hours until Friday night.

On Thursday, Poroshenko said that he had extended the ceasefire by 72 hours until Monday morning due to pressure from Western leaders and his desire not to see more deaths among Ukrainian soldiers. He also announced that he would begin withdrawing troops from eastern Ukraine The article will provide a summary of all the latest news and analysis in the Russia-Ukraine war this week.

This is what happened over the last week:

• On February 24th, 2018, Russian forces captured three Ukrainian soldiers near the Luhansk region.

• On February 25th, 2018, four Ukrainian soldiers were killed by Russian forces near the Donetsk region.

• And on February 26th, 2018, Ukraine’s president Petro Poroshenko accused Russia of violating the ceasefire agreement with Ukraine more than 1,500 times since it was signed in 2015.

In the past week, the Russia-Ukraine War has been a major topic of discussion. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree recognizing two breakaway regions in Eastern Ukraine as independent states on Monday. This move was condemned by the U.S., Britain, and Ukraine as an “incredible act of aggression”. The Ukrainian government said that it will not withdraw its forces from the Donetsk region to allow for Russian military intervention. The United States has warned Russia that it will face new sanctions if it continues to intervene militarily in Ukraine.

On Wednesday, Putin told reporters that he had ordered troops near the Ukrainian border back to their barracks and had instructed his foreign minister not to initiate any further steps that could escalate tensions with Kyiv. The article is an analysis of the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine war. It also includes a detailed description of the current situation in Ukraine and Russia. This week, Russia has been accused by NATO of increasing its military presence on its border with Ukraine. In turn, Moscow has accused NATO of being behind Kyiv's recent upsurge in fighting against pro-Russian rebels. The war between Russia and Ukraine is an ongoing conflict that started in the early 1990s. The war has been a major topic of discussion in the last few years.

In this section, we will discuss the latest news and analysis of the Russia-Ukraine War this week.

The Ukrainian military forces have been on the offensive since June 2018, while also defending against Russian forces attacking from the east. The fighting has been concentrated near Mariupol and Donetsk, with both sides claiming to control territory that includes these cities. This week, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has escalated to a new level. Russian-backed separatists have been attacking Ukrainian troops and civilian targets in the eastern part of Ukraine. The United States has condemned these attacks and is sending military aid to help Ukraine defend against them. Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko said that he would like to "talk with Russia" to stop the fighting. But Russia's President Vladimir Putin said that he would not talk with Poroshenko because he was elected after the fighting had already started.