All Europe
- Minus Ukraine, will new Eurasian Union live up to Putin's dreams?
The new bloc, which joins Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus, has vast economic potential. But the fallout from Ukraine's crisis have already hurt the union, and could chill its further growth.
- Why are Ukraine's armed forces so ineffective?
Ukraine's military proved impotent during the Russian annexation of Crimea, and has been struggling to deal with pro-Russia rebels in eastern Ukraine.