The war in Ukraine, first sparked by armed Russian separatists, is now nearly a year old. It has killed at least 4,700 and left half a million people displaced. Despite attempts at a cease-fire agreement, the conflict has escalated since Jan. 11. This has forced Europe, already strained by other crises, to wonder if it can still find the unity of purpose to end the war and keep Ukraine whole and free.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Christian Science Monitor: Europe’s trials bring lessons for Ukraine war
Elderly people live in a basement of a deserted boarding school in Donetsk on Jan. 27, 2015, which was destroyed after shelling between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces.