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Tag: Diplomacy & Conflict

Russian forces reportedly seize Crimean military base

March 7th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, World Community

Russian forces reportedly seize Crimea military base A Ukranian military base in the port city of Sevastopol has been seized by forces thought to be

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President Putin’s fiction: Ten false claims about Ukraine

March 6th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, World Community

President Putin’s fiction: Ten false claims about Ukraine The United States Department of State debunks several of the recent claims Vladimir Putin has made to

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Robert Gates tells Republicans to cut back on criticizing President Obama

March 4th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, World Community

I think considerable care needs to be taken in terms of what is said, so that the rhetoric doesn’t threaten what policy can’t deliver. —

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Crimean resident: “We don’t need invaders in our streets”

March 2nd, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, World Community

We don’t need invaders in our streets… We haven’t invited them. There is no violence here. By deploying Russian soldiers in the Crimea, they sow

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To understand Crimea, take a look back at its complicated history

March 2nd, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, World Community

To understand Crimea, take a look back at its complicated history Several days ago, before it became apparent to the world that Russia had designs

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Ukraine’s prime minister says his country is “on the brink of disaster”

March 2nd, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, World Community

If President Putin wants to be the president who starts the war between two friendly and neighboring countries, he has [almost] reached this target… We

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Analysis: Ukraine finds its forces are ill-equipped to take Crimea back from Russia

March 1st, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, World Community

Analysis: Ukraine finds its forces are ill-equipped to take Crimea back from Russia While Ukraine has a reasonably large army for a country its size,

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Russia to pay for seizing Crimea? Not necessarily

March 1st, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, World Community

Russia is an even tougher country to pressure, too powerful even in the post-Soviet age to rattle with stern lectures or shows of military force,

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