US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks during her weekly press briefing on October 8, 2019. She accused the White House of an “unlawful attempt to hide the facts” after it ruled out cooperating with an impeachment probe of President Donald Trump.
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The impeachment investigation of US president Donald Trump has formally started, but much has changed since 1974, when Richard Nixon was forced out of office.
A woman in the city of Docuchaevsk in the separatist-held area of Donetsk, surveys what is left of her house after a shell hit it.
Alexander Ermochenko/EPA
What do the people of the Donbas want for their future?
Russian President Vladimir Putin on holiday to celebrate his birthday in the Siberian taiga on Oct. 7.
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The pro-Kremlin Russian political and media establishment have grown increasingly skilled at spinning stories to highlight US political weaknesses.
Volodymyr Zelensky: ready to make concessions.
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What is the ‘Steinmeier formula’ for eastern Ukraine and why is it so controversial?
President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sept. 25, 2019, in New York.
AP/Evan Vucci
The fallout for President Trump from his conversation with Ukrainian President Zelenskiy was swift and harsh. The consequences for Zelenskiy and his country could also be serious.
Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani in late November 2016, after Trump won the presidential election.
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A former congressional staffer says withholding damning evidence from Congress and using civilians to carry out presidential or intelligence agency agendas links the Ukraine crisis to other scandals.
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How Ukraine has reacted to controversy over a phone call between its President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Donald Trump.
Benjamin Franklin was a leading voice in the debates framing the Constitution.
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The Founders saw impeachment as a regular part of ensuring presidential accountability. A constitutional scholar offers a possible process for a rapid and smooth impeachment inquiry.
An impeachment inquiry was launched about President Trump’s dealings with the Ukraine on Tuesday.
Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
The conflict between Congress and President Trump over his dealings with Ukraine’s president is just the latest version of a long-running struggle for power between the two branches of government.
An opposition activist holds the Russian Constitution during a protest in Moscow, Aug. 17, 2019 against the exclusion of some candidates from Moscow’s upcoming election.
AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko
The Moscow elections of September 2019 were a referendum on President Vladimir Putin’s ruling party. And the opposition’s success suggests a looming political crisis for Putin and his regime.
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Looking back at Lviv’s Soviet past, there are clues about how to preserve history for everyone – not just the affluent.
The memorial to the Chernobyl disaster in front of the reactor, now encased in its new containment shield.
Jorge Franganillo
Documentary or drama? The HBO/Sky series is gripping watching, but sometimes facts make way for artistic licence.
The 2019 European Parliament elections were well defended against outside interference.
AP Photo/Olivier Matthys
Though the effects were less this time, voters across the globe should remain vigilant against disinformation campaigns and election system hacking.
A ferris wheel in the deserted town of Pripyat, Ukraine.
EPA/Helmut Fohringer
The HBO series ‘Chernobyl’ has reignited interest among tourists to visit Pripyat, but growing up in the disaster’s shadow has made us wary.
New president Zelensky faces some major issues.
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Corruption and poor opportunities are driving out the country’s most talented young workers – and damaging Ukraine’s long-term development.
President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy (a former comedian) during his inauguration in the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev, Ukraine. May 20, 2019.
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Newly inaugurated as president, Zelenskiy is now preparing to fight a parliamentary election – while Russia and the West look on.
Signing the Treaty of Rome in 1957.
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In the past decade the EU has been struck by a series of crises that have proven that it is far more vulnerable than previously imagined.
Ukrainian comedian president-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy performs on stage during a show in Brovary, near Kiev, Ukraine.
AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti
What will the decisive outcome mean for Ukraine’s relationship with Russian and the West?
Ukrainian comedian and presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
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Ukrainians have lost faith in the political class – and are looking for new alternatives. Populism and Russia may benefit.
A solider poses with a Javelin anti-tank system during a military parade in Kiev, Ukraine.
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At worst, more lethal aid could escalate the conflict further. At best, it will continue to keep alive a conflict that has already claimed more than 10,000 lives.