the language of actions

Crimea, Deutschland, European Union, France, Germany, International Law, Russia, sanctions, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, use of force, Vladimir Putin August 1, 2014

Ukraine — EU imposes serious sanctions on Russia: Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014 —- with link to full text

Developing Finally, five months after the invasion of the Crimea, the European Union has adopted serious sanctions against Russia. See “Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014…

Crimea, Crimes Against Humanity, Deutschland, European Union, France, Germany, History, human rights, NATO, Russia, sanctions, U.N. Charter, Ukraine, United States, use of force, war crimes July 20, 2014

REPRISE: The language of actions—Russia, the Ukraine, and the response of the West

In looking at the response of the West and other civilized countries to the downing of Malaysian Flight MH17, in all proability by pro-Russian “separatists”…

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…

Barack Obama, China, Czechoslovakia, Germany, History, International Law, Iran, Japan, NATO, Nuclear Proliferation, Russia, sanctions, Saudi Arabia, self-defense, State Department, U.N. Charter, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, use of force April 11, 2014

Munich II: The meeting in Geneva between the U.S., the EU, the Ukraine and Russia

It is a very bad idea for the U.S. and the EU to meet with Russia on April 17 to discuss the Ukraine’s fate, even…

Crimea, Deutschland, France, Germany, International Law, NATO, Nuclear Proliferation, Russia, sanctions, self-defense, U.N. Charter, U.S. Military, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, use of force April 10, 2014