Why Is Russia Attacking Ukraine

Germany begins slow move away from Russian gas; mulls delaying phasing out coal and nuclear energy

Initially, Germany hoped to substitute Russian supplies with larger deliveries of liquefied natural gas but it lacks the infrastructure to absorb the huge new supplies

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Over 1 million flee in under a week, as Moscow keeps up bombardment of major cities

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Ukrainians to keep up the resistance. He vowed that the invaders would have 'not one quiet moment' and described Russian soldiers as 'confused children who have been used'

Piercing the fog of war: What’s happening in Ukraine and how Vladimir Putin’s campaign is shaping up

The Russian strongman has a free hand in Ukraine; his forces dominate the country, and he has enough in hand to ratchet up the military pressure notch by notch

Russia-Ukraine crisis: What if Vladimir Putin cuts off gas supplies to Europe?

Russia remains a major energy supplier to Europe. As major sanctions are imposed, there’s fear that the Kremlin might disrupt the supply of natural gas. However, even during the peak of the Cold War, the Soviet Union did not resort to such extreme tactics

India abstains on UNSC resolution that 'deplores' Russian aggression against Ukraine

The resolution did not pass since permanent member Russia, and President of the Security Council for the month of February, used its veto.

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Putin calls on Ukrainian army to ovethrow leadership in Kyiv; Biden attends NATO emergency meet

The televised address by Putin came as Russian forces advanced on Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Putin described the Ukrainian government as 'terrorists and 'a gang of drug addicts and neo-Nazis'

MEA sets up offices in western Ukrainian cities to help evacuate stranded Indians

Nearly 20,000 Indians were left stranded in Ukraine after the country shut its airspace on Thursday, amid Russian attack

'I don't want to die': Ukraine civilians fear as battle for Kyiv intensifies

Residents have been making desperate attempts to flee as the capital turned into a battlefield with Ukrainian troops taking defensive positions against advancing Russian forces on Friday

Russia seizes control over Chernobyl: Timeline since 1986 meltdown, why it raises fears of 'ecological disaster'

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy had earlier warned such a disaster could happen again if Russia continued its invasion. 'Our defenders are giving their lives so that the tragedy of 1986 will not be repeated,' Zelenskyy wrote earlier on Twitter

Ukraine nuclear agency says Chernobyl radiation levels rising, day after being seized by Russia

The agency attributed the rise to 'disturbance of topsoil due to heavy military equipment movement.' The now-defunct Chernobyl was the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986