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Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine may be the next flashpoint in the Russia-Ukraine standoff

March 19, 2014
Global Politics

After Russia's annexation of Crimea, the stand-off between the two countries is spreading to Ukraine's eastern regions. A reporter with our partner Frontline saw Russian and Ukrainian troops massing at the border, and tense streets in the city of Kharkiv.

Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine may be the next flashpoint in the Russia-Ukraine standoff

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