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Prior  Historical  Events 1991 Aug 24: Ukraine declared its independence, becoming the second-largest European country after Russia. 1991 December 26: Formal dissolution of the U.S.S.R., resulting in the abolition of the Soviet federal govern-ment, independence of the Soviet Union's republics, and creation of the Russian Federation. 2014 Feb-March: Russia invaded and subsequently annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine. 2019 April 18: Special Counsel Robert Mueller released a redacted version of "The Report On The Investiga-tion Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election" to the public; the events and investigation earned the popular name The 'RussiaGate' Scandal. 2019 May 20: President Trump ordered the State Department to recall U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch from her post in Ukraine, months before her scheduled departure, "after months of complaints from allies outside the administration, including his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, that she was undermining him abroad and obstructing efforts to persuade Kyiv to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden". 2019 July 25: President Trump used a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to pressure the recently-elected leader to pursue an investigation that Trump believed would deliver potential political dirt on one of his possible challengers in 2020. President Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden's son, reportedly pressing eight times in a single phone call for Zelenskyy to work with Trumps attorney, Rudy Giuliani. Listening in on Trump's July 25 phone call were: Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council; Jennifer Williams, U.S. State Dept. advisor on European & Russian affairs; and Charles Kupperman, Trump's deputy national security adviser. 2019 Fri Oct 11: Career diplomat Marie Yovanovitch testified before the House impeachment investigators. 2019 Tue Oct 29: Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a White House national security official and decorated Iraq war veteran, testified to House impeachment investigators providing a first-hand account of the phone call in which President Trump pressed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to investigate Democrats, including political rival Joe Biden. 2019 Thu Nov 21: President Trump's former Russia adviser Fiona Hill testified in the House impeachment inquiry. 2021 Jan 16: The first Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump began in the U.S. Senate; the two charges were Abuse of Power - the July 25th phone call with Ukraine President Zelenskyy - and Obstruction of Congress - refusing to comply with subpoenas for documentation and testimony. 2021 Feb 5: After presentation of evidence over two weeks by members of the House Impeachment Commit-tee and a complete absence of testimony by witnesses, the Senate voted for acquittal on both impeachment articles: Article I received 48 votes for guilty and 52 votes for acquittal, and Article II received 47 votes for guilty and 53 votes for acquittal - conviction requires 67 votes. 2021 Fri Jan 15: The House voted 232-197 to send a further article of impeachment against President Trump for trial in the Senate, charging Trump with inciting the deadly January 6th U.S. Capitol Riot insurrection. 2021 Mon Jan 25: House impeachment prosecutors read aloud the new article of impeachment against former President Trump to the Senate chamber. 2021 Tue Feb 9: The second Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump began in the U.S. Senate; again, there was no testimony by witnesses. 2021 Sat Feb 13: The Senate voted for acquittal on a vote of 57-43; seven Republicans joined all Democrats to convict, but it was again far from the two-thirds threshold required. Invasion 2022 Thu Feb 10: Russia began military exercises in the Black Sea and Belarus, stoking fears of preparations for an attack on Ukraine. 2022 Mon Feb 21: In a long, rambling speech espousing an anti-communist, starkly nationalistic view of history, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his decision to recognize two separatist territories of eastern Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk, as 'independent' states - a likely prelude to the annexation of these areas by Russia. Tom Nichols, writer at The Atlantic Magazine, said that “Putin has now affirmed that he refuses to accept the outcome of the Cold War.” 2022 Thu Feb 24: 2022 December: TIME Magazine Person of the Year was Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Spirit of Ukraine. First  Anniversary 2023 Feb 24: To date, more than 267,000 Ukrainian refugees have relocated to the United States, with the total displaced by the conflict exceeding eight million; also, 200,000 Russian soldiers are dead, 100,000 Ukraine soldiers are dead, and 30,000 Ukraine civilians are dead.

A  Few  Important  People

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

"Volodymyr Zelenskyy: A Hero Rises" amazon instant
When Ukraine needed a hero… Volodymyr Zelensky saved the day. Follow the story of President Zelensky’s rise to power, we watch in aw

"Zelenskyy: The Man Who Took on Putin" amazon instant
documentary charts the rise of the comedian, actor, and entertainer who became the improbable wartime leader

TIME Magazine 2022 Person of the Year December 2022 Volodymyr Zelenskyy and The Spirit of Ukraine TIME Magazine double issue [12/2022] at Amazon for $21.00 cover story

U.S. President Joe Biden

Russian dictator Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
born 1952; prime minister 1999-2000 and 2008-2012; president 2000-2008 and 2012-present
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin

Putin declaring a 'special military operation' in Ukraine - recorded 24 February 2022 [28:24]

U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov

Works  About  The  Ukraine  War

	"War With Russia?: From Putin & Ukraine To Trump & RussiaGate" [2018] by Stephen F. Cohen widely-acclaimed historian provides keen perspective to help readers understand the current Ukraine crisis Kindle Edition from Hot Books [11/2018] for $1.99 Hot Books 2nd edition 9x6 pb [4/2022] for $16.89 Hot Books 1st edition 9x6 pb [2/2019] out of print/used
	"Russia-Ukraine Conflict Made Simple: A Guide To Understanding The History of Ukraine and Russia, The Roots and Crisis That Led To The War of 2022" [2022] by Davyd Borysov some Amazon reviewers praise the content but others complain about errors and terrible editing; book is short and all three editions are overpriced 90-page Kindle Edition from indep [4/2022] for $7.97 88-page indep 9x6 pb [4/2022] for $13.97 88-page indep 9x6 hardcover [4/2022] for $19.97
	"Invasion: The Inside Story of Russia's Bloody War and Ukraine's Fight For Survival" [2022] by Luke Harding best-selling journalist Harding was on the ground in Kyiv on the day that Putin attacked Ukraine . . . Kindle Edition from Vintage [11/2022] for $12.99 Vintage 8x5¼ pb [11/2022] for $15.69
	"Inside Ukraine: A Portrait of A Country and Its People" [2023]    by Bogdan Logvynenko and the group Ukraïner described as 'illuminating text and over 350 evocative images' Kindle Edition from Batsford [2/2023] for $18.49 {sic} Batsford 10x7½ hardcover [DUE April 2023] for $35.00

Movies & TV, Stageplays, Other Media

"The Guide (Povodyr)" [Ukraine Nov 2014, USA March 2022]

Russian-American boy Peter and blind minstrel Ivan are thrown together by fate amidst the turbulent mid-1930s in Soviet Ukraine; recent proceeds go to Ukraine war relief at Stand With Ukraine Through Film [est. 3/2022] Co-produced, co-written & directed by Oles Sanin; co-written by Olexandr Irvanets, Iren Razdobudko, Paul Wolansky; music by Alla Zagaikevych; starring Stanislav Boklan, Anton Sviatoslav Greene {as boy Peter}, Jeff Burrell, Andriy Haddad, Borys Heorhievskiy, singer Jamala (Suleimanov), Aleksandr Kobzar, Irina Sanina, Oleh Prymohenov, Veronika Shostak, Serhiy Zhadan; Ukraine's official submission to the Best Foreign-Language Film category of the 87th Academy Awards in 2015 full credits at IMDb • official movie site • DVD/Blu-ray not available (3/2023)

"Breaking Point: The War For Democracy In Ukraine"
documentary feature [Pronto Film Feb 2017]

98-minute documentary about the Russian invasion of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in February 2014 Co-produced, co-written & co-directed by Mark Jonathan Harris; co-produced & co-directed by Oles Sanin; co-produced & co-written by Paul Wolansky; featuring Vsevolod Stebliuk, Tetyana Chornovol, Anne Applebaum, Eva Yanchenko • full credits at IMDb DVD/Blu-ray not available • Amazon Instant Video [2017] HD rental $4.99, HD purchase $9.99 watch official trailer [6/2018 upload; 2:36] online at YouTube watch full movie [3/2022 upload; 1:37:47] free online at YouTube

"Ukraine 2022" short film [April 2022]
Footage of devestation shows while Ukrainian choir sings; song credit is Pikkardiyska Tertsiya "Plyve Kacha"; produced, filmed & edited
by Jaime Alekos of Madrid, Spain • watch color short film [4/2022 upload; 4:22] online at Vimeo

"Ukraine 2022: Attack On Freedom" documentary feature
[Entertain Me Prodns UK streaming 2022]

Despite warnings of imminent war, the world was shocked when Russia invaded Ukraine from the east on 24 February 2022; Russian President Putin called the invasion a 'special military operation', saying that it was necessary to defeat what he called the 'neo-nazi Ukrainian government', a truly bogus claim • Produced by Brian Aabech; written & directed by Danielle Winter; narrated by Lee Jagow; featuring Bulent Gokay, Boris Starling, Guy Walters • credits at IMDb DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • Amazon Instant Video [2022] HD rental $4.99, HD purchase $8.99

"Russia and Ukraine: One Year of War" [7NEWS Australia Feb 2023]

Produced, written & narrated by Stefan Mitchell; produced & edited by Nicholas Gane not listed at IMDb • watch 2/2023 color TV docufilm [50:24] online at YouTube

"Mariupol: The People's Story" documentary feature [Top Hat 2023]   

terrible scenes from inside the siege of Mariupol, the large port on the Sea of Azov in southeastern Ukraine, from the start of the 2014 Russian invasion on February 24 to the surrender of the last combatants entrenched in the Azovstal metallurgical complex on May 21; major release by BBC as one-night in-theater event in March 2023 • 90-minute documentary feature co-produced, directed & filmed by Robin Barnwell credits at IMDb • DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • watch 2/2023 official trailer [1:24] online at YouTube

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