More than four years after Russia invaded Ukraine, there have been several developments in Ukraine's favor. President Trump, who has vacilated on his support of Ukraine, said he would sell Patriot missile technology to Ukraine. Ukraine has started an effective strategy of targeting fuel tankers Russia relies on to supply...

This is a partial reprint from a UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, or IGCC, retrospective on Russia's war in Ukraine. The retrospective featured UC Riverside faculty members Paul D'Anieri and Jana Grittersova, among other experts from the UC system. D’Anieri, a political scientist, is author of "Ukraine and...

The War in Ukraine For fast access to experts, email news@ucr.edu Paul D’Anieri, professor of political science D'Anieri asserts that the Ukrainian conflict is a product of Vladimir Putin and the Russian elite never having accepted Ukrainian independence in 1991. Putin was further angered by the U.S. invasion of Iraq...