Full text of new EU sanctions against Russia (September 8, 2014)
Developing See “New EU sanctions hit Russia,” EU Business, 12 September 2014 (11:10 CET). The full text of the new EU sanctions against Russia because…
Russischer Angriffskrieg auf Ukrainien
TWO VASTLY DIFFERENT OUTCOMES — Conditions for lifting the new EU sanctions (once in force): (1) Ceasefire holds; or (2) All steps in Minsk Protocol on ceasefire and peace process completed
Much has been at stake in the battle within the EU over whether the new sanctions against Russia (agreed on September 5) should now enter…
Putin succeeds in breaking EU decision making machinery — Now, no EU decision by top leaders will be final
You have to hand it to Finland, and the pacifist and appeasers among the leaders of EU member states. To placate Vladimir Putin, they have…
Putin wins again? UE sanctions decision of September 5 appears to fall apart; Future of Minsk Protocol peace process in doubt
See Editorial, “Making Mr. Putin feel the heat of sanctions,” Washington Post, September 9, 2014 (8:07 p.m. ET). The Achievement Represented by the Signing…
Inside Putin’s Brain—Part III: The Principle of “I make believe, you make believe”, the EU’s New Sanctions, and the Minsk Protocol — with Putin’s (imagined) annotations on full text (in English)
In warfare, as in diplomacy, it is important to try to put yourself in the shoes of your adversary, to try to understand what is…
The EU and NATO falter in stopping Putin; Strategy and action to contain an existential threat are urgently required
Draft — Check back for updates Latst News and Opinion See (1) Julia Smirnova, “Putin will plötzlich Frieden in der Ukraine; Kremlchef gibt vor, den…
Inside Putin’s Brain: Musings on the Ukraine and what is going on inside his head — Part II
For analysis of Putin’s 7-point ceasefire proposal, EU sanctions decisions, and NATO decisions to be taken in the next few days, see “Putin seeks to…
Putin seeks to divide EU to avoid sanctions with Ukraine “cease-fire” proposal; Russian words should be ignored, harsh EU sanctions and hard NATO decisions adopted
Each act of apeasement dishonors those who fought for, and in many cases died for, the freedoms which we now enjoy. For late news and…
Western leaders, claiming there is no military solution in the Ukraine, prepare weak sanctions that will give Putin a military victory by Russian tanks (Updated September 4, 2014)
Updated September 4, 2014 Western leaders who say there is no military solution in the Ukraine are wrong: A miltary solution is in the making,…
Inside Putin’s Brain: Musings on the Ukraine and what is going on inside his head — Part I
In warfare, as in diplomacy, it is important to try to put yourself in the shoes of your adversary, to try to understand what is…
Putin: “I could take Kiev in two weeks.”
In a telephone conversationwith EU Commission President Jose Mauel Borroso, Russian President Vladimir Putin, when confronted by Barroso over the Russian invasion of the eastern…
Berlin seeks to block NATO force deployments in East on fallacious legal arguments
Updated September 3, 2014 See (1) “Ukraine-Krise: Merkel will an Nato-Russland-Verträgen festhalten,” der Spiegel, 3. September 2014 (16:13 Uhr). Im Baltikum wächst die Sorge vor…
Putin’s War: the Russian invasion by regular troops and the West’s response—critical decisions loom (Updated August 30, 2014)
Updated August 30, 2014 Originally published on August 28, 2014 A new round of third-stage (Stage 3) sanctions must be really biting, with immediate effect….