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Barack Obama, Crimea, Google filtering, History, International Law, NATO, nuclear war, Russia, sanctions, Saudi Arabia, syria, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Military, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes November 25, 2015

Update on Putin and Syria

Update: Cut-off of provision of electricity to the Crimea, and the downing of a Russian plane by Turkey on November 24, 2015 Two events have…

Barack Obama, Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, Deutschland, European Union, France, freedom of speech, Germany, History, human rights, International Law, NATO, nuclear war, Russia, sanctions, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, Turkey, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes November 24, 2015

Thinking clearly about Putin and Syria

Barack Obama, John Kerry and other Western leaders should always bear in mind wiho Vladimir Putin is, and what he has done in the last…

Afghanistan, Crimea, Deutschland, Dictatorship, Germany, History, International Law, NATO, Russia, U.N. Charter, U.N. Convention Against Torture, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin May 9, 2015

The 70th anniversary of the unconditonal surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945

Detveloping On May 8, 1945 the Allied Powers accepted the unconditional surrender of Germany in a ceremony performed in Berlin. Because of the hour, it…

Barack Obama, Crimea, Deutschland, European Union, France, Germany, History, human rights, International Law, NATO, OSCE, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, State Department, U.N. Charter, U.S. Congress, U.S. Military, U.S. news coverage, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin March 23, 2015

Ukraine Crisis Timelines (2014-2015)

It is important to understand the unfolding of events during the ongoing Russian invasion of the Ukraine and military occupation of part of its territory…

Crimea, History, International Law, Russia, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, war crimes March 8, 2015

Anniversary of the Russian military seizure of the Crimea; Details reveal Putin’s gross lies and distortions of the facts

Benjamin Bidder of Der Spiegel reports on the content of a report prepared by Russian military experts at a think tank in Russia, which details…

Barack Obama, Crimea, Deutschland, Dictatorship, European Union, France, Germany, History, human rights, International Law, NATO, OSCE, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes March 5, 2015

Ukraine Update: Overview and signficance of the continuing Russan invasion

Developing See Matthew Schofield, “A year after Russia took Crimea, stronger Ukraine military braces for long fight, McClatchyDC, March 5, 2015 (updated 4:17 p.m. EDT)….

Dictatorship, extrajudicial execution, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, Russia, sanctions, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin February 28, 2015

Nemtsov assassination represents a stark warning to the opposition: “Criticize Putin, especially on the Ukraine, and you may die” (Updated March 6, 2015)

UPDATE (March 6, 2004) See Steffen Dobbert “Interview: ‘Putin hat Nemzow exekutieren lassen.’ Was Putin mit Hitler verbindet, und weshalb nur Russlands Präsident hinter dem…

Central African Republic, Crimea, Deutschland, France, Germany, History, International Law, NATO, OSCE, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Congress, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes February 15, 2015

What’s the hurry? Russia pushes hard for U.N. Security Council resolution endorsing Minsk II agreement—a “Munich II” agreement reached under the pressure of Russian military aggression

Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande may assume they have achieved something notable in the Minsk II agreement of February 12, but in point of fact…

Barack Obama, China, Crimea, Deutschland, Dictatorship, European Union, France, Germany, OSCE, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes February 14, 2015

U.S., France, U.K. and other members should vehemently oppose any Russian-backed Security Council resolution endorsing Minsk II agreement

News reports speak of the intention of Russia to bring a resolution to the U.N. Security Council which would incorporate the terms of the Minsk…

Crimea, Deutschland, France, Germany, Russia, sanctions, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, use of force, war crimes January 30, 2015

Latest news on fighting in the eastern Ukraine

Developing See Pilar Binet, “La escalada bélica se agrava en Ucrania y se ceba con los civiles; Fracasa la nueva ronda negociadora con Rusia y…

Barack Obama, Crimea, Deutschland, European Union, France, Germany, human rights, International Law, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, State Department, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes January 28, 2015

Leftist victory in Greece threatens continuation of EU sanctions against Russia

Developing See (1) Julia Smirnova und Boris Kalnóky, “Mit Tspiras hat Russland einen neuen Verbündeten; Die neue griechische Regierung verfügt über bemerkenswert enge Kontakte nach…

Crimea, Deutschland, Dictatorship, European Union, France, Germany, History, human rights, International Law, NATO, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes January 24, 2015

Putin attacks Mariupol, may seek land corridor to Crimea

Developing See (1) Julia Smirnova, “Mariupol wäre für die Separatisten wertvollster Ort; Die Angriffe auf Mariupol markieren eine neue Eskalation des Kriegs in der Ostukraine….

Barack Obama, Crimea, Deutschland, European Union, France, Germany, human rights, International Law, NATO, Russia, sanctions, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin January 23, 2015

Negotiating with terrorists: Merkel’s proposal for a broad economic zone with Russia and its friends

See “Ukraine-Krise: Bundesregierung lockt Russland mit Handelszone; Zur Belohnung gäbe es eine Wirtschaftskooperation: Die Bundesregierung hat laut Medienbericht dem russischen Präsidenten Wladimir Putin eine Handelszone…

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…

Crimea, European Union, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, Russia, sanctions, U.N. Charter, U.N. Convention Against Torture, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin January 20, 2015

REPRISE: If Putin invades Mariupol and seizes a land corridor to the Crimea, what will NATO, the U.S. and the EU do?

Originally published October 3, 2014 See Update (October 31, 2014), here. Russia’s continuing aggression in the Ukraine, and continuing appeasement in the West The ceasefire…

Crimea, human rights, International Law, OSCE, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, war crimes January 13, 2015

Fighting in eastern Ukraine intensifies, as implementation of Minsk Protocol stalls; future of EU sanctions regime in doubt

Revised January 14, 2014 See Frontline, “Putin’s Way”, PBS, January 13, 2015 (on Putin’s rise to power and the nature of the Russian dictatorship he…

Deutschland, European Union, France, Germany, International Law, OSCE, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes January 9, 2015

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier convenes four-party talks in Berlin on Minsk Protocol, as Russia intensifies invasion of the Donbas

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier plans to meet with the foreign ministers of Russia, France and Ukraine in Berlin on Monday to see if progress…

U.S Foreign Relations December 23, 2014

Ukrainian journalist’s question: “How many Russian servicemen have been killed in Ukraine?” At December 18 press conference, Putin has no answer

Russian Presdent Vladimir Putin gave an extended news conference in Moscow on December 18, 2014. In many ways it was a tour de force, demonstrating…

Crimea, Dictatorship, European Union, History, human rights, International Law, NATO, Russia, sanctions, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin December 5, 2014

Putin’s “State of the Union” speech on December 4, 2014 (with link to text)

To understand Russia, it is important to observe closely the public face the President puts on the actions and policies of the Russian government. Of…

Crimea, France, International Law, NATO, sanctions, self-defense, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes November 25, 2014

Hollande states Mistral delivery suspended until further notice

President Francois Hollande has now publicly reaffirmed that the delivery of the first of two Mistral-class warships to Russia is suspended until a new order…

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