David Blair's Blog, page 49

Ukraine crisis: Vladimir Putin now has a pretext to invade

Analysis: the Odessa deaths have given Vladimir Putin a pretext to invade Ukraine - his intentions are, for once, about to become clear

Ukraine crisis: we are now at war with pro-Russia rebels, states Kiev

After worst bloodshed since February Revolution, Kiev presses on with anti-terror operation

Ukraine crisis: 'thousands' pleading for our help says Russia, as more clashes take place

Ukraine forces retake television tower in dawn raid in eastern region of Donetsk, but pro-Russian rebels free seven OSCE observers

Another Syrian town falls prey to 'gas attack'

Hours after President Bashar al-Assad agrees to allow in independent investigators, video footage indicates regime forces dropped two gas bombs on town of Al-Tamanah

Ukraine crisis: Targeted sanctions are a blow to Russia

For all the bravado from Moscow, the chances are that Russia's already troubled economy will be damaged, David Blair writes

Syria chlorine gas attacks: Q & A

Syria's continued use of chemical weapons breaches the Geneva Protocol, David Blair writes

Ukraine's Maidan protesters: 'The revolution is not finished yet'

Ukraine's two revolutions are polar opposites on the ideological spectrum - Donetsk is pro-Russian and anti-Western, the Maidan is the exact reverse

Ukraine crisis: Kiev protesters 'not satisfied' with revolution

As the east of Ukraine is threatened by Russian invasion, The Telegraph goes back to Maidan where the revolution began on the streets of Kiev to find out why protesters have remained in the square despite toppling the government

Russia 'supported torture of Kiev politician’

Ukraine's acting president calls for 'anti-terrorist operation' against pro-Moscow separatists after body of a murdered town councillor is found

Pro-Russian separatists hold female reporter hostage for 'war crimes’ in Kiev

Irma Krat says that she was detained while reporting on the shootings in Slavyansk which left three pro-Russian protesters dead