It’s good to be in NATO right now. — Kadri Liik, an Estonian analyst at the European Council on Foreign Relations, commenting on Russia’s takeover
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Crimeans may rue the day they clamored to join Russia The New York Times tells the story of South Ossetia, which broke away from Georgia
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Crisis in Ukraine/Crimea challenges U.S. policymakers The Wall Street Journal’s Gerald Seib takes note of the “global ripples” created by the United States’ response to
LaunchYoung Russian lawyer: I love Ukraine; it’s Putin who needs war and an empire, not me
I love Ukraine — it’s Putin who needs war and an empire, not me. — Dmitry Maksimov, a twenty-nine year old Russian lawyer protesting the
LaunchJohn McCain denounces fellow Republicans for holding up financial aid to Ukraine
I will say to my friends who were objecting to this — and there are a number of them on my side — you can
LaunchCrisis in Ukraine keeps getting worse; Russia now admits to mobilizing troops on border
Ladies and gentlemen, if Russia continues on its course of the past weeks, it will not only be a catastrophe for Ukraine… We, also as
LaunchRussian forces reportedly seize Crimean military base
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
LaunchPresident Putin’s fiction: Ten false claims about Ukraine
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
LaunchRobert Gates tells Republicans to cut back on criticizing President Obama
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. —
LaunchCrimean resident: “We don’t need invaders in our streets”
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
LaunchTo understand Crimea, take a look back at its complicated history
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
LaunchUkraine’s prime minister says his country is “on the brink of disaster”
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
LaunchAnalysis: Ukraine finds its forces are ill-equipped to take Crimea back from Russia
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,
LaunchRussia to pay for seizing Crimea? Not necessarily
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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