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Crimea, Donald Trump, European Union, International Law, Russia, sanctions, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, Trump and Putin, Trump-Putin meeting, U.N. Charter, U.S. Congress, U.S. Constitution, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin July 25, 2018

Text of Crimea Declaration and Pompeo Testimony: U.S. finally states it will never recognize Russian annexation of Crimea

First Hints of Congressional Oversight Produce Significant Shift in U.S. Policy Towards Russia The Senate is to hold a series of hearings on different aspects…

Crimea, Dimming Vision of World Affairs, Donald Trump, elections, European Union, History, International Law, Russia, sanctions, State Department Legal Adviser, Trump and Putin, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin

Trump promotes Putin at G-7: Payoff for intervention in U.S. elections

Donald Trump, elections, European Union, History, human rights, NATO, propaganda, State Department, United States

The Normalization of the Unforgivable — Trump and an America which is already half lost

2016 U.S. Presidential election, coverage of foreign events, Donald Trump, elections, European Union, France, freedom of speech, History, human rights, International Law, propaganda, Russia, Vladimir Putin

Two of top three candidates in French presidential primary are friendly to Russia

2016 U.S. Presidential election, Dictatorship, European Union, France, NATO, Russia, sanctions, State Department, Ukraine, United States, Vladimir Putin

Putin threatens life of leading opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, then arrrests him and others at demonstrations in Russia — Meanwhile, Tillerson is racing to Moscow

Barack Obama, Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, Dimming Vision of World Affairs, Donald Trump, European Union, Hillary Clinton, History, human rights, International Law, propaganda, Russia, sanctions, Soviet Union, syria, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes

REPRISE: Syria: Russia’s military assault on Western civilization

Barack Obama, coverage of foreign events, Crimea, Dimming Vision of World Affairs, Donald Trump, European Union, foreign news coverage, International Law, NATO, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, U.N. Charter, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United States, use of force, vision of peace, Vladimir Putin

Leading U.S. newspapers miss story: White House press secretary says Russia must return the Crimea (Updated February 16, 2017)

Donald Trump, European Union, human rights, International Law, NATO, Russia, sanctions, syria, U.N. Charter, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes

REPRISE: Trump, Russia and the betrayal of American heroes

Crimea, Donald Trump, European Union, foreign news coverage, International Law, NATO, OSCE, Russia, sanctions, State Department, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin

Clear statement from U.S. Ambassador to U.N. on withdrawal of Russian forces from the Crimea and the eastern Ukraine

2016 U.S. Presidential election, Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, Dictatorship, Donald Trump, elections, European Union, History, human rights, NATO, Russia, sanctions, Soviet Union, syria, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes January 12, 2017

Russia as the great white power: Behind Trump’s affinity to Vladimir Putin

See Alan Feuer and Andrew Higgins, “Extremists Turn to a Leader to Protect Western Values: Vladimir Putin,” New York Times, December 3, 2016. Tom Hamburger,…

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