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.”…
russian aggression in ukraine
Barack Obama’s phantasmagoric world, where the choice of words defines reality
phantasmagoria /ˌfæntæzməˈɡɔːrɪə/, phantasmagory /fænˈtæzməɡərɪ/ n 1. a shifting medley of real or imagined figures, as in a dream 2. a sequence of pictures made to…
U.N. Security Council emergency meeting on Ukraine (August 28, 2014) —- with link to video webcast
On Thursday, August 28, 2014, the United Nations Security Council meet in emergency session at the request of Ukraine to consider the Russian military invasion…
Russian “Invasion” or Incursion” in Ukraine? Obama and the primacy of words over actions
Barack Obama, as noted here before, places the highest priority on words, and conducting foreign policy through words, not actions. See “ISIS or ISIL? A telling…
Abrogation of 1997 NATO Partnership Agreement with Russia urgently required — With excerpts from and link to text of Foundational Act
NATO needs to focus on and respond to current realities, and jettison illusions based on assumptions which are no longer valid, and hopes for possibilities which no longer exist,
Putin and Russia have become the enemy of the NATO countries.
The sooner that fact is recognized, and acted upon, the sooner the citizens of NATO countries will take the steps necessary to safeguard their own security.
If you accept the May 25 elections, Mr. Putin, then order a “full-stop” to aggression in the eastern Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who sent special operations forces into eastern Ukraine to spark and coordinate “separatist” rebellions by the use of force, continues to…
OSCE report details serious human rights violations against pro-Kiev Ukrainians in the Crimea and the eastern Ukraine
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has published a report based on the work and findings of its Observer Missions in the Ukraine…
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,…
After Geneva: Putin’s double game, and what to do about it
(Developing—check back for updates) Geneva agreement delays further sanctions; Russian non-compliance and new conditions; tacit acceptance of Crimean annexation; 40,000 combat-ready troops on border continue…