Putin gambles with Russia’s future

Barack Obama, Russia, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, Ukraine, United States, use of force March 2, 2014

U.N. Security Council meets at request of Ukraine—with links to press statements following meetings

At the request of Ukraine, the U.N. Security Council met on Friday evening (February 28) and Saturday afternoon (March 1) to discuss Russian military intervention…

U.S Foreign Relations March 1, 2014

Russia seizes Crimea by force, threatens larger invasion of Ukraine: Putin gambles with Russia’s future in the powder keg of Europe

Developing Latest developments For an excellent overview of the situation in the Ukraine by the New York Times, see Alison Shale and David M. herszenhorn,…

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International Law, Politics, and Security

Putin gambles with Russia’s future

U.N. Security Council meets at request of Ukraine—with links to press statements following meetings

Russia seizes Crimea by force, threatens larger invasion of Ukraine: Putin gambles with Russia’s future in the powder keg of Europe