David Blair

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Barack Obama, Crimea, Deutschland, European Union, France, Germany, human rights, International Law, NATO, OSCE, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes January 21, 2015

Poroshenko interview in NZZ; agreement to withdraw heavy weapons from Minsk September 19 demarcation line

Developing Vladimir Putin acting, through his foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, reached an agreement in Berlin this week under which Russian “separatists” in eastern Ukraine would…

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Crimea, Dictatorship, elections, electronic curtain, freedom of speech, human rights, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, sanctions, U.S. news coverage, Ukraine, United Nations Secretary General, use of force, Vladimir Putin November 2, 2014

The meaningless “sham” elections in “separatist”-held areas of the Ukraine on November 2, 2014

“Une dictature est un pays dans lequel on n’a pas besoin de passer toute une nuit devant son poste pour apprendre le résultat des élections.”…

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Crimea, Deutschland, Dictatorship, foreign correspondents, foreign news coverage, Germany, History, human rights, internal supporters of human rights, Russia, sanctions, self-defense May 12, 2014

Historical context for current Russian aggression in the Ukriane; The sham “referendum” on May 11, 2014 in the eastern Ukraine

Russian aggression in the Ukraine: The historical context For a bracing corrective to the Russian propaganda supporting Russian aggression in the Ukraine, see: Timothy Snyder,…