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OPINION

Mar 6, 2014 12:44 PM CST

Is Putin Nuts? Nope, Just KGB

Marc Champion: His Crimea strategy is out of the old playbook

(Newser) - Angela Merkel suggested last weekend after a phone call to Vladimir Putin that the Russian leader seemed out of touch, or "in another world," as quoted in the New York Times . And his "paranoid," rambling news conference this week sealed it for Julia Ioffe at the...

Crimean Parliament
Votes to Join Russia

Mar 6, 2014 7:57 AM CST

Crimean Parliament Votes to Join Russia

Question will be put to the people in 10 days

(Newser) - Ukraine's prime minister yesterday said Crimea would remain part of Ukraine, but Crimea itself isn't exactly on board. Lawmakers there today voted to join Russia, and set a March 16 referendum in which the Crimean people will be offered the same choice. One lawmaker put it plainly to...

Putin Gets
Nobel Peace
Prize Nod

Mar 5, 2014 10:59 AM CST

Putin Gets Nobel Peace Prize Nod

But that whole Ukraine situation may pose a slight problem

(Newser) - No, it's not an Onion headline: Among this year's record 278 Nobel Peace Prize nominees is one Vladimir Putin. Any member of a national assembly worldwide is eligible to nominate candidates, Reuters notes, adding that the Nobel Committee is likely to take Russia's actions in Crimea into...

Kerry: We Stand by Ukraine

Mar 4, 2014 11:50 AM CST

Kerry: We Stand by Ukraine

White House pledges in $1B in aid for Kiev

(Newser) - The White House today promised to back up its support of the new Ukraine government with $1 billion in loan guarantees and aid, reports the Los Angeles Times . It would be part of a bigger package from the IMF, assuming Congress signs off. John Kerry was delivering the specifics in...

Putin: We Reserve Right
to Use Force in Ukraine

Mar 4, 2014 7:17 AM CST

Putin: We Reserve Right to Use Force in Ukraine

Doing so would be legit, because Yanukovich asked for such help

(Newser) - Vladmir Putin today addressed the situation in Ukraine in no uncertain terms, stating that Russia has no intention of annexing Crimea or using force in the region, but that it "will do so as a last resort. Russia reserves the right to use all means to protect citizens in...

Pro-Russia Forces Fire Warning Shots at Crimea Base

Pro-Russia Forces Fire
Warning Shots in Crimea

Mar 4, 2014 3:45 AM CST

Pro-Russia Forces Fire Warning Shots in Crimea

Putin orders troops on exercises back to base

(Newser) - A supposed Russian deadline for Ukrainian troops to get out of the Crimea region passed today without incident, though what appear to be the first shots of the crisis were fired at an air base in the region this morning, reports the AP . Pro-Russian troops who have seized the Ukrainian...

How Should
Washington
Deal With
Russia?

OPINION

Mar 3, 2014 12:20 PM CST

How Should Washington Deal With Russia?

Pundits call for sanctions

(Newser) - With Russia taking control of Crimea, experts agree on the gravity of the situation: In the New York Times , Charles King calls it "the gravest crisis in Europe since the end of the Cold War." How should Washington proceed? Pundits weigh in:

At CNN , Fareed Zakaria calls for

...

Russia: Troops
Are Staying Put

UPDATED

Mar 3, 2014 7:54 AM CST

Russia: Troops Are Staying Put

Obama faces test in Ukraine crisis

(Newser) - Russian troops won't leave the Ukraine until the situation is "normalized," foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said today, arguing that Russia was defending its own citizens by invading. The people who ousted pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych "intend to make use of the fruits of their victory to...

Ukraine Navy's
New Leader
Switches
Sides

Mar 2, 2014 1:43 PM CST

Ukraine Navy's New Leader Switches Sides

Denys Berezovksy makes stunning announcement to TV reporters

(Newser) - Newly appointed to lead Ukraine's navy, Rear Admiral Denys Berezovksy made his first move 24 hours later: defecting to the Russian side. Berezovksy today told reporters that he supported the Crimea region's new and unofficial pro-Russian leader, the BBC reports. Standing alongside that leader—Prime Minister Sergiy Aksyonov—...

Kerry: Putin
Will Suffer for
'Stunning' Move
Against Ukraine

UPDATED

Mar 2, 2014 10:40 AM CST

Kerry: Putin Will Suffer for 'Stunning' Move Against Ukraine

Outlines possible consequences, looks to pull out of G-8 meeting in Sochi

(Newser) - Even as Russian troops were moving in Ukraine today, John Kerry was busily blasting Vladimir Putin's "stunning, willful" invasion in Crimea as "an incredible act of aggression." Speaking this morning on Meet the Press, the secretary of state says that he's spoken to his G-8...

Russia Convoy Rolls;
Ukraine PM Blasts
'Declaration of War'

Mar 2, 2014 6:34 AM CST

Russia Convoy Rolls; Ukraine PM Blasts 'Declaration of War'

Gunmen surround military base in Crimea

(Newser) - The war of words and the military posturing are only escalating today in Ukraine, where PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk warned Vladimir Putin to call off his troops amid dire warnings that Russia's military advance was akin to "a declaration of war" and that the two nations "are on...

Obama to Putin:
Pull Out of Ukraine

Mar 1, 2014 5:23 PM CST

Obama to Putin: Pull Out of Ukraine

Presidents speak on phone for 90 minutes: White House

(Newser) - President Obama has called on Vladimir Putin to de-escalate tensions in Ukraine by pulling his forces back to bases in the country's Crimean region and to refrain from any interference elsewhere in Ukraine. The White House says Obama delivered that message to Putin during a 90-minute telephone conversation. But...

Russia Approves Use
of Troops in Ukraine

Mar 1, 2014 9:09 AM CST

Russia Approves Use of Troops in Ukraine

While Ukraine insists they're already there

(Newser) - Tensions in the Ukraine just keep escalating. Although President Obama warned Russia not to send troops, Vladimir Putin today got official permission to do just that. The Russian president asked parliament to let him send forces to the "territory of Ukraine" to protect ethnic Russians in the region of...

McCain: Ukraine
Ought to Make
Putin 'Nervous'

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Feb 23, 2014 1:15 PM CST

McCain: Ukraine Ought to Make Putin 'Nervous'

Susan Rice warns getting involved would be 'grave mistake'

(Newser) - John McCain had some stern words for Vladimir Putin today, saying that it was clear that the people of Ukraine "want to be Western" and not "Eastern," and that the protests there ought to make the Russian strongman, an ally of Viktor Yanukovych, more than a little...

With a Wink and Bow,
Sochi Shuts Off Lights

OLYMPICS

Feb 23, 2014 11:07 AM CST

With a Wink and Bow, Sochi Shuts Off Lights

Remember that whole failed ring? Russia spoofs it

(Newser) - With a sweep of the men's bobsled for the home team and Sochi's final gold medal given out , Russia gave a wink at the little Olympic ring that couldn't in the opening ceremony and closed out its uber-expensive Olympiad today. Kicking off at 20:14 local time,...

Napolitano:
Obama Didn't
Diss Sochi, Putin

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Feb 9, 2014 11:13 AM CST

Napolitano: Obama Didn't Diss Sochi, Putin

Mike McCaul on Sochi threat: 'Something will detonate'

(Newser) - Janet Napolitano is downplaying President Obama's decision to skip the Sochi Olympics and instead have her lead the US delegation, saying that he chose instead to send "leaders from various walks of life" who represent "the broad values of the United States." Asked whether she planned...

Putin:
'Everybody
Is Invited
to Sochi'

SOCHI OLYMPICS

Jan 19, 2014 8:07 AM CST

Putin: 'Everybody Is Invited to Sochi'

Says 'none of our guests will have any problems'

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin is again taking time out of his Herculean schedule to sit down with foreign media in advance of next month's Winter Olympics in Sochi, and used the opportunity to try to downplay Russia's anti-gay laws—sort of. "Everybody is invited to Sochi," he told...

Putin: Gays Are Fine—If
They Steer Clear of Kids

Jan 17, 2014 3:25 PM CST

Putin: Gays Are Fine—If They Steer Clear of Kids

Russian president seeks to reassure, as best he can

(Newser) - He was apparently trying to be magnanimous toward gay people, but it didn't quite come out that way. Asked today about Russia's views toward homosexuals, Putin said those in his country should "feel calm and at ease," reports the Washington Post . And then he added, "...

Russia Kicks Out First US Journalist Since Cold War

Jan 14, 2014 3:44 AM CST

Russia Kicks Out First US Journalist Since Cold War

No explanation offered for expulsion

(Newser) - Looks like the Kremlin thaw that saw the release of Pussy Riot members may have been short-lived: Radio Free Europe's David Satter has become the first American journalist to be kicked out of Russia since Newsweek bureau chief Andrei Nagorski got the boot in 1982, reports the Guardian . Satter...

Crazy Restricted Zone Goes Up Around Sochi Today

Jan 7, 2014 7:31 AM CST

Crazy Restricted Zone Goes Up Around Sochi Today

Vladimir Putin's measures may be most extreme of any Olympics

(Newser) - An ominous new report on Vocativ says the Sochi Olympics may be the most extreme, security-wise, in the history of the Games—the site describes "a gulag-style restricted area" instituted by Vladimir Putin. The Christian Science Monitor calls the restricted zone the "ring of steel," an area...