Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel

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Bosnia-Herzegovina, Chemical weapons, Crimea, Dictatorship, European Union, France, Germany, International Law, Russia, sanctions, State Department, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin, war crimes November 22, 2014

Mistral-class warship “The Vladilovstok” ready to sail; Hollande sets stage for a “mysterious” departure in the night

For the latest news reports, see Isabelle Lassarre, “Mistral : le scénario qui inquiète les autorités françaises,” Le Figaro, 20 Novembre 2014. For background, see…

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France, NATO, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Congress, Ukraine, United States, use of force, Vladimir Putin November 17, 2014

Mistral Warships: U.S. Congress should ban defense contracts with France until Hollande guarantees non-delivery to Russia

Developing For the latest machinations by France and Russia regardind delivery of “The Vladilovstok” Mistral-class attack warship to Russia, see www.nomistralforputin.com , and here. The…

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Barack Obama, Deutschland, Germany, International Law, NATO, Russia, self-defense, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Congress, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United States, use of force April 11, 2014

Russian threats to invade Ukraine proper: NATO commander has suggested 80,000 Russian troops mobilized; Hagel rules out use of force in response to any invasion

Developing Supreme Allied Commander for Europe (NATO) U.S. General Philip Breedlove, has reportedly told Congress in classified briefings that Russia has mobilized 80,000 troops for…