Ukrainian Sides Reach Tentative Deal — UPDATED AND BUMPED
Hopefully this works out, though I don’t see how Putin would accept it.From the New York Times: European diplomats said on Friday that opposition leaders had agreed to sign an agreement with...
View ArticleBreaking Up is Hard to Do
This folks is what’s called a “realist” view of the situation in Ukraine. From a blog called Traditional Right — The View from Olympus — Another Crimean War? It may be that the winter Olympics in...
View ArticleCrimea River (of Trouble)
Russian troops on the move in the Crimea — video and pics at the Telegraph (UK): Russian foreign ministry admits to entering Crimea from its Black Sea Fleet base as the Ukraine’s interior minister...
View ArticleUkraine — Another View
Here’s a piece from Mart Helm, a former Estonian Ambassador to Russia entitled: “Moscow understands only force and the willingness to sacrifice human lives.” via a blog I‘ve been reading lately called...
View ArticleNot Putin Up With It
Russia Today is a Russian English-language news outlet in the U.S. that is a mouthpiece for the Russian government (similar to Press TV and Iran or the various Chinese “news” channels). Liza Wahl, one...
View ArticleRussia: Still Full of Bolshevik
From VOA News: A Russian Deputy PM tweets a not so veiled threat towards Romania. Romania asked Moscow for an explanation on Saturday after Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Rogozin, reacting to...
View ArticleUkrainian Rebels Hold a Triumph of Sorts
Russian-backed rebels paraded captured Ukrainian soldiers through Lenin Square in Donetsk yesterday. From Aljazeera: Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have paraded dozens of captured Ukrainian...
View ArticleWar Creep
The other day Anne Applebaum had a great piece on the impending war in Europe (or is it???) in The Washington Post: Over and over again — throughout the entirety of my adult life, or so it feels — I...
View ArticleCartoon Violence
I know Russia is our looming enemy… but damn their dashboard cam videos! I can’t figure out if this is legitimate or not… apparently the drivers mention being sleepy (it’s 3 am) and then say “Thanks...
View ArticleSpeaking Loudly and Carrying a Small Stick
The next three Presidents will be spending their terms cleaning up Obama’s screw ups. At least Putin’s not a real Muslim. From Bill Gertz at The Washington Free Beacon: Russia agreed to provide...
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