Ukraine news from January 31: Russia accuses the West of ‘whipping up tensions’ over Ukraine as the US warns Moscow is attempting to ‘fabricate a pretext for an attack’. 31 Jan 2022 - 19:34 GMT Must be ‘open and candid’ about Russia threats The Biden administration says it’s important “to be open and candid” about the threat Russia poses to …
Al Jazeera speaks to Volodymyr Ishchenko, a Ukrainian sociologist, about the crisis between Moscow and Kyiv. President Vladimir Putin has demanded that NATO, an alliance formed during the Cold War to contain the Soviet Union, never let Ukraine become a member – a move he says would threaten Russia. In this tug-of-war over Ukraine, the voices of Ukrainians themselves appear …