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» James M. Lindsay: What U.S. Sanctions Against Russia Will (Really) Do
24/03/14 10:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CFR.org -. Author: James M. Lindsay , Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair March 21, 2014 Fortune.com In a move to punish Russia's hostile takeover of Crimea, the Whit...
» Putin’s Dangerous New Era - Council on Foreign Relations
24/03/14 10:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CFR.org -. Interviewee: Strobe Talbott, President, Brookings Institution Interviewer: Bernard Gwertzman , Consulting Editor March 21, 2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions in response to the Ukra...
» Merkel Tells Putin Not to Destabilize Moldova
24/03/14 10:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Updated March 24, 2014 6:50 a.m. ET BERLIN—German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone conversation not to attempt to destabilize Moldova, her spokesman said Mon...
» Ruchir Sharma: Putin's Potemkin Economy
24/03/14 10:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . March 23, 2014 5:55 p.m. ET Vladimir Putin had been named the "world's most powerful person" last year by Forbes magazine well before he annexed Crimea. The land grab added to the string of geopolitical victo...
» Western leaders search for a strategy...
24/03/14 10:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Google News. New Zealand Herald  - ‎22 hours ago‎ Jolted by a sense that history has changed course, Western leaders meet this week to ponder a strategy for neutralising the threat of viru...
» Barack Obama seeks European support for harder line on Russia sanctions | World news
24/03/14 10:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Barack Obama arrives on Monday morning in the Netherlands, where he will try to gauge how far European allies are willing to go to stop Moscow fr...
» Crimea crisis: US sanction list is who's who of Vladimir Putin's inner circle | World news
24/03/14 10:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told RIA Novosti that Russia viewed the US sanctions with 'bewilderment'. Photograph: Metzel Mikha...
» Jay Tkachuk: The demise of Putinism
24/03/14 10:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from KyivPost / Independence. Community. Trust. A lot has been recently said about the Russian leader’s newly found imperialism. Under Vladimir Putin's watchful eye, the Russian military has been overhaul...
» How The International Sanctions Game Is Played
24/03/14 10:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. T he United States and the European Union are imposing targeted economic sanctions -- and threatening even broader measures -- against Russia for its incursion into Ukrai...
» UKRAINE - OBAMA - V
24/03/14 10:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. President Barack Obama says the United States and Europe are united in imposing a cost on Russia for its actions in Ukraine. Mr. Obama made the comments to reporters in the Netherlan...
» Obama Says U.S., EU United On Punishing Russia
24/03/14 10:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. U .S. President Barack Obama has said the United States and Europe are united in holding Russia to account for its actions in Crimea. "Europe and America are united in ou...
» Ukraine orders Crimea troop withdrawal as Russia seizes naval base
24/03/14 10:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - Europe. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Russian defense minister travels to Crimea, ITAR-Tass reports Russian threats cited as reason for withdrawal, spokeswoman says Russia seizes naval base in Crimea, ca...
» Обама: США и ЕС заставят Россию ответить за Крым - Последние мировые новости - Американский президент обещает, что украинский народ не оставит без поддержки
24/03/14 10:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from СЕГОДНЯ | Самые актуальные новости, мнения, комментарии. Обама: США и ЕС заставят Р&#...
» Украинский посол в Беларуси вызван в Киев из-за заявлений Лукашенко - Политические новости Украины - МИД Украины направило белорусским властям ноту
24/03/14 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from СЕГОДНЯ | Самые актуальные новости, мнения, комментарии. Украинский посол в Белаl...
» ГПУ рассказала, кто финансировал убийства на Майдане - Происшествия
24/03/14 10:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from MIGnews.com.ua. В состав преступной группы, фин&#...
» Аксенов: человек Путина в Крыму уязвим для шантажа
24/03/14 09:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Новости Украины 24 часа в сутки : ЛІГАБізнесІнформ. Аксенов "до недавнего вре&#...
» Ukraine pulls forces out of Crimea as Russia takes over military bases – live | World news
24/03/14 09:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Live Ukraine's acting president Oleksander Turchinov says decision taken after "threats to the lives and health of our service personnel", as Bar...
» U.S. and Allies Meet on Crimea Plan as Ukraine Orders Retreat
24/03/14 08:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . THE HAGUE — As Russia consolidated its hold on Crimea on Monday, forcing Ukraine to order the retreat of its forces there, President Obama and his international allies prepared to meet here in an effort...
» Russia Steps Up Economic Pressure on Kiev
24/03/14 08:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . KIEV, Ukraine — Russia and Russian state companies have increased the economic pressure on the new pro-Western government in Kiev over the past week, closing the border to most trucks, shutting a Ukrain...
» Russia Seizes Another Base in Crimea Ahead of G-7 Meeting
24/03/14 08:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . THE HAGUE — As Russia consolidated its hold on Crimea on Monday, forcing Ukraine to order the retreat of its forces there, President Obama and his international allies prepared to meet here in an effort...
» 3 Presidents and a Riddle Named Putin
24/03/14 08:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — Bill Clinton found him to be cold and worrisome, but predicted he would be a tough and able leader. George W. Bush wanted to make him a friend and partner in the war on terror, but grew dis...
» What next for Ukraine? - The Washington Post
24/03/14 07:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The greatest disaster of the 20th century was not, as Putin has said, the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The greatest disasters of that century were one world war that came about as a result of uncertain le...
» Obama Says Russia Must Suffer Costs for Crimea Move
24/03/14 07:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Updated March 24, 2014 6:34 a.m. ET U.S. President Barack Obama and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte shake hands in front of Rembrandt's painting "The Night Watch" at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Agence Franc...
» U.S. Scurries to Shore Up Spying on Russia
24/03/14 07:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Updated March 24, 2014 1:48 a.m. ET Russia might have evaded the U.S.'s eavesdropping in Crimea. Above, armed men outside Simferopol airport. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images U.S. military satellites spied R...
» Разведка США не может разгадать планы Путина. Обзор западных СМИ
24/03/14 07:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Новости Украины 24 часа в сутки : ЛІГАБізнесІнформ. В Крыму РФ могла опередит&#...
» Confronting Putin’s Russia - NYTimes.com
24/03/14 07:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The decision by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to annex Crimea ended the post-Cold War era in Europe. Since the late Gorbachev-Reagan years, the era was defined by zigzags of cooperation and disputes b...
» U.S. Intelligence Officials Believe Snowden Is Working With Russia, Lawmaker Says
23/03/14 19:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Advertisement WASHINGTON — A top congressional intelligence official said on Sunday that American counterintelligence officials are virtually unanimous in believing that Edward J. Snowden is “unde...
» Louis Armstrong Ochi Chernyie (Dark eyes) - YouTube
23/03/14 18:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» Eric Clapton -Autumn Leaves - YouTube
23/03/14 18:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» Doris Day - Autumn Leaves - 1956 - YouTube
23/03/14 18:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Doris Day - Autumn Leaves - 1956 boopkid · 34 videos 1,860 Subscription preferences Loading... Loading... Working... 1,124,930 3,109     49 Uploaded on Sep 27, 2008 I came to know Doris Da...
» В Севастополе захватили Центр информационно-психологических операций
23/03/14 17:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ПОДРОБНОСТИ: Все новости. Наш корреспондент Сергей Куд&...
» Kyiv, Sunday, March 23, 2014
23/03/14 14:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» WH: Isolate Russia and support Ukraine
23/03/14 14:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by CNNInternational. WH: Isolate Russia and support Ukraine President Obama's national security adviser Tony Blinken says that Russia's economy is suffering from U.S. sanctions. From: CNNInternatio...
» Mitt Romney calls Barack Obama 'naive' on Russia and Vladimir Putin
23/03/14 14:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Losing 2012 candidate slams president for 'faulty judgment' but Senator Durbin accuses Republican of 'political amnesia'
» G7 Leaders to Discuss Containing Russia's Expansion
23/03/14 14:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Leaders of the seven most developed nations will discuss possible additional responses to Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea peninsula, on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summi...
» NATO says Russia has big force at Ukraine's border, worries over Transdniestria
23/03/14 14:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO's top military commander said on Sunday that Russia had a large force on Ukraine's eastern border and said he was worried it could pose a threat to Moldova's ...
» NATO says Russia has big force at Ukraine's border, worries over Transdniestria - Reuters UK
23/03/14 14:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. NATO says Russia has big force at Ukraine's border, worries over Transdniestria Reuters UK BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO's top military commander said on Sunday that Russia had a lar...
» Russian troops storm Ukrainian airbase - video
23/03/14 14:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Russian troops storm a Ukrainian airbase in Crimea with armoured vehicles on Saturday Download video: http://cdn.theguardian.tv/mainwebsite/2014/...
» NATO general warns of further Russian aggression
23/03/14 14:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. BELBEK, Crimea — NATO’s top military commander warned Sunday that Russia could seek to expand its territorial conquest to new...
» Nato warns of Russian army build-up on Ukraine border - BBC News
23/03/14 14:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. BBC News Nato warns of Russian army build-up on Ukraine border BBC News Nato's military commander in Europe has issued a warning about the build-up of Russian forces on Ukraine's...
» US first lady praised for style, warmth in China - Chron.com
23/03/14 14:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. US first lady praised for style, warmth in China Chron.com U.S. first lady Michelle Obama walks with her daughters Malia, left, and Sasha, right, as they visit the Mutianyu secti...
» House Intelligence Chairman Calls for Sending Arms to Ukraine - NBCNews.com
23/03/14 14:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. CNN House Intelligence Chairman Calls for Sending Arms to Ukraine NBCNews.com House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers said Sunday that the United States ought to provid...
» Ukraine and Crimea: what is Putin thinking?
23/03/14 14:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Recent events are both a knee-jerk reaction by Putin and a culmination of his years of grievances with the international order When Vladimir Puti...
» Thousands hit streets in new Venezuela protests, tear gas fired
23/03/14 14:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by AFP news agency. Thousands hit streets in new Venezuela protests, tear gas fired Venezuelan security forces fire tear gas and make several arrests as 20000 people march in the capital Caracas ag...
» Gunmen Kill 2 in Kenyan Church
23/03/14 14:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. None
» Demonstrators Stage Ukrainian Unity Rally in Kyiv
23/03/14 14:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Ukrainian protesters are gathered in Kyiv's Independence Square calling for unity, a day after Russian forces seized the last major Ukrainian military base in Crimea. The demonstrators ga...
» ‘Very Sizable’ Russian Force on Ukrainian Border, NATO Chief Warns
23/03/14 14:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Sections » World. Russian military exercises on Ukraine’s eastern border have Western powers concerned over what Russian President Vladimir Putin’s next move could be, NATO’s top military official s...
» Russian troops may be massing to invade Ukraine, says White House
23/03/14 14:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Deputy national security adviser says Russian troop buildup on border is 'deeply concerning' Jon Swaine
» Napoleon nightshirt goes under the hammer in France
23/03/14 14:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Items from around time of emperor's death were kept by his aide Achille Thomas Archambault and resurfaced in Corsica As Napoleon lay dying on the...
» Former Prime Minister Adolfo Suarez dies
23/03/14 14:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. Former Spanish Prime Minister Adolfo Suarez died at a Madrid hospital Sunday after long illness, his family said. Suarez was 81.
» Venezuela protest death toll rises to 33
23/03/14 14:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Top News. CARACAS (Reuters) - Two Venezuelans died from gunshot wounds during protests against socialist President Nicolas Maduro, witnesses and local media said on Saturday, pushing the death tol...
» Shots fired as Russian troops storm Ukrainian base in Crimea
23/03/14 14:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters Video: Top News. March 22 - Russian troops force their way onto a Ukrainian airbase in Crimea with armored vehicles, automatic weapons and stun grenades, injuring a Ukrainian serviceman and detaini...
» Three elephants escape Missouri circus, damage two vehicles
23/03/14 14:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: U.S.. (Reuters) - Three elephants escaped from a circus in suburban St. Louis on Saturday, damaging two vehicles but causing no injuries before they were captured, a circus spokesman said.
» NATO commander warns of Russian threat to separatist Moldova region
23/03/14 14:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Top News. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO's top military commander said on Sunday that Russia had a large force on Ukraine's eastern border and he was worried it could pose a threat to Moldova's separat...
» Disquiet in Baltics over sympathies of Russian speakers
23/03/14 14:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Top News. DAUGAVPILS, Latvia/TALLINN (Reuters) - In the former Soviet republics of Latvia and Estonia, there is unease over events in Crimea, which was formally annexed by Moscow last week on the ...
» Meeting in The Hague as fears grow that west's deteriorating ties with Russia will harm nuclear co-operation More than 50 world leaders will meet...
23/03/14 11:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NEWS. News by  Mike Nova     203 videos    99 views World News Videos - Player on YouTube Posted by  Mike Nova   at  3/23/2014 09:07:00 AM   No comments:  ...
» World leaders gather for Hague nuclear summit
23/03/14 11:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Russian President Vladimir Putin is not attending, instead sending Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who is expected to hold talks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. But experts say frantic diplomacy focu...
» Ukraine crisis: world leaders meet to discuss nuclear security
23/03/14 09:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Meeting in The Hague as fears grow that west's deteriorating ties with Russia will harm nuclear co-operation More than 50 world leaders will meet...
» Russia says it is complying with troop limits near Ukraine border
23/03/14 09:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Nato general says Russian force is 'very sizeable and very ready', but Moscow says it has not breached agreements Russia's defence ministry has s...
» Pro-Russian Forces Storm Ukrainian Air Force Base
23/03/14 09:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com Video - World. A pro-Russian militia stormed a Ukrainian Air Force base near the Crimean city of Sevastopol, smashing through a gate with an armored personnel carrier. Photo: AP/Ukraine Ministry of...
» Pro-Russian Militia Storms Ukraine Base
23/03/14 09:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: What's News Asia. Pro-Moscow forces overran a Ukrainian air base in Crimea, as over 5,000 demonstrators in the eastern city of Donetsk demanded a referendum on splitting off the region to merg...
» Editorial: The U.S. should keep tightening the sanctions on Russia
23/03/14 09:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Post Editorials: Latest Editorial and Editorial Archive. THE SANCTIONS against Russia that President Obama announced Thursday were far tougher than those previously taken in response to the inva...
» Krauthammer: Obama’s pathetic response to Putin’s invasion of Crimea
23/03/14 09:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post. Early in the Ukraine crisis, when the Europeans were working on bringing Ukraine into the EU system and Vladi...
» Applebaum: A need to contain Russia
23/03/14 09:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post. LONDON T here have been high moments: Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin, locked in a bear hug; George W. Bush lo...
» The West’s obligation to Ukraine
23/03/14 09:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post. When President Obama and European allies meet next week , they can begin forming a meaningful response to Vla...
» Milbank: The Crimea saga and the Malaysian airliner show us the limits of U.S. power
23/03/14 09:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post. It took off with a clear destination but then veered off course and disappeared. Several countries joined the...
» Vladi­mir Putin, Russia’s spy in chief
23/03/14 09:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post. Shake hands with Vladimir Putin, as I have three times, and you do not feel you are in the presence of a mast...
» To understand Putin, look to the past
23/03/14 09:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Opinions: Washington Post Opinion, Editorial, Op Ed, Politics Editorials - The Washington Post. In his speech Tuesday , Russian President Vladimir Putin referred to Kosovo six times, bizarrely calling its ...
» Editorial: Using U.S. natural gas as an energy wedge against Russia
23/03/14 09:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Washington Post Editorials: Latest Editorial and Editorial Archive. DEBATE HAS raged over whether the United States can fight Vladimir Putin on the Russian president’s most favorable ground: energy politic...
» Economic War with Russia: A High Price for German Business
23/03/14 09:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from SPIEGEL ONLINE - International. The EU has imposed new sanctions to prevent Vladimir Putin from further escalating the crisis in Ukraine. Berlin has played a leading role in the punitive actions, despite p...
» Crimea Sanctions: Europe Should Impose Stiffer Penalties
23/03/14 09:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from SPIEGEL ONLINE - International. Germany has said it wants to take on greater responsibility in foreign policy -- and the Crimea crisis offers a golden opportunity to do so. Berlin should impose tougher pen...
» Ukrainian Defense Minister: 'I Am Prepared to Die for My Country'
23/03/14 09:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from SPIEGEL ONLINE - International. Acting Ukrainian Defense Minister Ihor Tenyukh says he doesn't believe that war with Russia is imminent. But in an interview with SPIEGEL, he says that many Ukrainians are p...
» Ticking Timebomb: Moscow Moves to Destabilize Eastern Ukraine
23/03/14 09:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from SPIEGEL ONLINE - International. It's not only in Crimea where Russian President Vladimir Putin is playing with fire, but also in eastern Ukraine. The majority of the people in the economically powerful reg...
» Crimea’s referendum: A predictable outcome
23/03/14 09:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Economist: Europe. THE referendum to decide whether Crimea will join Russia will be held on March 16th, but around much of Crimea preparations to join the large neighbour to the east are already under ...
» Russia and Ukraine: The home front
23/03/14 09:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The Economist: Europe. NOBODY, apart from Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, knows what awaits Ukraine. If the Kremlin stops at the annexation of Crimea, the rest of Ukraine may survive and reform itself ...
» You Sanction Me? No, I Sanction You!
23/03/14 09:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The week brought more snow to the Mid-Atlantic region, along with a blast of the Cold War, replete with an exchange of sanctions by Washington and the Kremlin, followed by displays of bravado by the sanctione...
» Russia Without Illusions - NYTimes.com
23/03/14 09:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . SINCE the end of the Cold War, America’s policy toward Russia has been shaped by two dangerous illusions. The first was the conceit that with the right incentives, eyes-to-soul presidential connections ...
» Russia Without Illusions - New York Times
23/03/14 09:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Russia Without Illusions New York Times SINCE the end of the Cold War, America's policy toward Russia has been shaped by two dangerous illusions. The first was the conceit that with t...
» Russian Forces Take Over One of the Last Ukrainian Bases in Crimea - New York Times
23/03/14 09:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Russian Forces Take Over One of the Last Ukrainian Bases in Crimea New York Times BELBEK, Crimea — Russian forces pushed Saturday to complete their expulsion of the Ukrainian military...
» Russian forces storm Ukrainian air base in Crimea - Washington Post
23/03/14 09:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Russian forces storm Ukrainian air base in Crimea Washington Post BELBEK, Crimea — Russian forces used at least four armored vehicles to break into an air base here, seizing control o...
» Russian troops seize Crimea airbase as Moscow consolidates control - Reuters
23/03/14 09:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. CNN Bloomberg Russian troops seize Crimea airbase as Moscow consolidates control Reuters The facilities at Belbek and Novofedorovka had been among the last still under Ukrainian contr...
» For Ukraine Military in Crimea, Glum Capitulation and an Uncertain Future
23/03/14 09:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Forced to leave their bases, Ukrainians must now decide whether to leave Crimea or join the Russian military.
» Russia Accepts Ukraine Monitors as West Warns on Troops - Bloomberg
23/03/14 09:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Bloomberg Russia Accepts Ukraine Monitors as West Warns on Troops Bloomberg Russian soldiers patrol the area surrounding the Ukrainian military unit in Perevalnoye, Ukraine on March 2...
» William Hague: Russia faces 'isolation' over Ukraine - BBC News
23/03/14 09:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. BBC News William Hague: Russia faces 'isolation' over Ukraine BBC News William Hague has warned Russia that it faces long-term "isolation and stagnation" over the crisis in Ukraine. T...
» Venezuela death toll rises to 34 as troops and protesters clash
23/03/14 08:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Top News. CARACAS (Reuters) - Three Venezuelans died from gunshot wounds during protests against socialist President Nicolas Maduro, witnesses and local media said on Saturday, pushing the death t...
» Gold seized in Ukraine graft probe
23/03/14 08:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters Video: Top News. Mar. 23 - Millions of dollars worth of gold and cash from apartments of Ukraine's former energy minister in corruption inquiry. Paul Chapman reports
» Russia consolidates Crimea control
23/03/14 08:58 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters Video: Top News. Mar. 23 - Ukrainian airbase seized and naval base surrendered as Russia consolidates its control in Crimea. Paul Chapman reports.
» Russian troops seize Crimea airbase as Moscow consolidates control
23/03/14 08:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Top News. BELBEK AIRBASE, Crimea (Reuters) - Russian troops used armored vehicles, automatic gunfire and stun grenades on Saturday to seize a Ukrainian airbase in Crimea a day after President Vlad...
» GlobalNews: 21 Mar 14 PM EU seals closer ties with Ukraine
23/03/14 08:57 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Global News. Turkish president condemns Twitter ban / UK's first FGM prosecutions announced / The horrific toll of America's heroin 'epidemics'. Download audio: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldser...
» Newshour: Crimea formally annexed
23/03/14 08:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Newshour. EU signs deal with Ukraine; Putin formalises Crimea annexation; and Kenya's polygamy boost Download audio: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/newshour/newshour_20140321-2205a.mp3
» GlobalNews: 22 Mar 14 PM Rising tension in Crimea
23/03/14 08:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Global News. Confrontation at Crimean air force base/ China spots debris in southern Indian Ocean/ Africa Union troops take Somalia town. Download audio: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/gl...
» Well: A Threat to Male Fertility
23/03/14 08:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Views. Increasing evidence suggests that phthalates, widely used in plastic products, may damage the reproductive system in men. But there are simple measures people can take to reduce their expos...
» Room for Debate: Ukraine's Effect on a Deal for Syria
23/03/14 08:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Opinion. How will deteriorating relations between the West and Russia affect Syria?        
» Editorial: Post-Crimea Relations With the West
23/03/14 08:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Opinion. President Obama is right to warn Vladimir Putin that further provocations by Russia could isolate and diminish its influence.        
» Op-Ed Contributor: A Way Forward for Ukraine
23/03/14 08:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Opinion. Decentralize the way power is distributed, so that all Ukrainians feel better represented.
» Op-Ed Contributor: After the Protests
23/03/14 08:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Opinion. Social media is fueling a boom-and-bust cycle of political activism.
» Op-Ed Contributor: How to Punish Putin
23/03/14 08:54 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Opinion. If the West is serious about Ukraine, it must stop enabling Russia’s corrupt oligarchs.
» Op-Ed Columnist: Cold Man in the Kremlin
23/03/14 08:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Opinion. Putin knows what he wants. The West does not. That’s why he’s winning.
» Obamacare’s Four-Year Checkup
23/03/14 08:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Opinion. Is the Affordable Care Act working? What needs to be fixed? And what is beyond repair?        
» Op-Ed Contributor: Why the Dollar Endures
23/03/14 08:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Opinion. The U.S. currency’s wide appeal owes much to the weaknesses of the global monetary system.        
» The Uninhibited Press, 50 Years Later
23/03/14 08:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Editorials. A groundbreaking Supreme Court ruling remains a bulwark of American democracy.
» Penalties for Mr. Putin
23/03/14 08:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Editorials. Russia’s occupation of Crimea, Ukraine, and its phony referendum, demand a strong response from Europe and the United States.
» Fixing Ukraine’s Economy
23/03/14 08:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Editorials. International aid can help, but the country’s leaders still have to end wasteful subsidies and find ways to raise exports.
» Mr. Obama Feels the Heat
23/03/14 08:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Editorials. An escalating campaign against President Obama’s get-tough policies is having an effect on the deporter in chief.
» Updating Internet Governance
23/03/14 08:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Editorials. Any change to managing web addresses and domain names must strengthen a system used by billions.
» Post-Crimea Relations With the West
23/03/14 08:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Editorials. President Obama is right to warn Vladimir Putin that further provocations by Russia could isolate and diminish its influence.
» Russia and the Group of 8
23/03/14 08:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Editorials. The way forward in dealing with the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine will require a unified front, strong economic sanctions and dialogue.
» News Analysis: Wave of Appeals Expected to Turn the Tide on Same-Sex Marriage Bans
23/03/14 08:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Politics. Legal experts predict that several of the circuit courts, which hold sway over a group of states, will rule that state laws limiting marriage to a man and a woman are unconstitutional. &...
» Security monitors to go to Ukraine - BBC News
23/03/14 08:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. BBC News Security monitors to go to Ukraine BBC News The European security organisation, the OSCE, has agreed to send an international monitoring mission to Ukraine. The 57-member Orga...
» A framework for a response to Putin - Philly.com
23/03/14 08:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Philly.com A framework for a response to Putin Philly.com Ukrainian residents gather in a center in Simferopol, Crimea , to submit paperwork to apply for Russian passports. MAXIM VETRO...
» Ukraine military spokesman says Moscow seizes two bases, two ships in Crimea - Fox News
23/03/14 08:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. SFGate Ukraine military spokesman says Moscow seizes two bases, two ships in Crimea Fox News Pro-Russian troops consolidated Moscow's control over Crimea Saturday, seizing a Ukra...
» Уильям Хейг боится за Европу и просит исключить РФ из международных организаций - НТВ.ru
23/03/14 08:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. НТВ.ru Уильям Хейг боится за Европу и просит исключить РФ из международных организаций НТВ.ru Глава МИД Великобритании Уильям Хейг призвал Европу дать дружный отпор России. Политик...
» Лукашенко признал Крым частью России - РБК - RBC.Ru
23/03/14 08:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК - RBC.Ru Лукашенко признал Крым частью России РБК - RBC.Ru Крым сегодня является частью России, и от признания или непризнания этого факта ничего не изменится, заявил сегодня п...
» Defiant Ukrainian soldiers sing national anthem as Russian troops storm their base in Crimea
23/03/14 08:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News - Latest breaking UK news. A Ukrainian military base that was scene of opening stand-off in Crimea two weeks ago is attacked again by Russian forces, shots fired.
» Pro-Russian crowd attacks Ukrainian military base in Crimea
23/03/14 08:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from News - Latest breaking UK news. A Ukrainian A Ukrianian military base in Crimea is stormed by a pro-Russian mob, as Poland appeals for more US troops to buttress Nato defences in Europe
» Ukraine's unlikeliest funeral: the only two foes to die in Russia's Crimea takeover are mourned together
23/03/14 08:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Tributes to Ukrainian soldier and pro-Russian self-defence volunteer killed on opposite sides of same bloody incident        
» Ukraine crisis: video shows Russian troops storming Ukrainian airbase in Crimea
23/03/14 08:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. The Telegraph's Roland Oliphant reports from the scene at Belbek airbase where Russian troops used armoured vehicles to force their way in and ordered Ukranian air force personnel to surrender ...
» Russia faces global isolation - again
23/03/14 08:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Those Russians who feel temporarily victorious do not realise how much their country has to lose, argues William Hague        
» Ukraine fiasco marks end of the EU's imperial dream
23/03/14 08:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe news, all the latest and breaking European news. The EU has finally run up against the rock of a national interest that will not give way, argues Christopher Booker        
» Ukraine crisis: the inevitable fall of Belbek
23/03/14 08:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. Russia soldiers finally stage assault on Crimea's Belbeck army base, arresting the brigade's commanding officer        
» Who is in Putin's inner circle?
23/03/14 08:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news. With many of their names on America's sanctions list, the President's cabal of old St Petersburg friends rules Russia with a will to reverse perceived humiliations at the hands of the West, wri...
» Russia moves to consolidate control over Crimea
23/03/14 08:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - Most Popular. Pro-Russia demonstrations were planned for Sunday in Ukrainian cities, as Russian forces continued consolidating their control over Crimea over the weekend.
» Pro-Russia rallies planned in Ukraine
23/03/14 08:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - Top Stories. Pro-Russia demonstrations were planned for Sunday in Ukrainian cities, as Russian forces continued consolidating their control over Crimea over the weekend.
» Russia takes control of Ukrainian bases
23/03/14 08:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - Video. Russian forces have seized control of Ukrainian military bases in Crimea. CNN's Karl Penhaul reports.
» Shots fired at Ukrainian base in Crimea
23/03/14 08:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. Pro-Russian forces storm air force base, firing shots, smashing through concrete walls with armored personnel carriers Base commander reportedly says he would be taken away by Russian f...
» Marriage ban struck down, Mich. gay couples waste no time
23/03/14 08:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. Clerks start issuing marriage licenses after federal judge scratches ban on same-sex marriage from state constitution
» Appeals court halts Michigan's same-sex marriages
23/03/14 08:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Home - CBSNews.com. Federal judge on Friday overturned state's same-sex marriage ban, prompting a rush to get hitched
» VIDEO: Violence flares at Madrid protests
23/03/14 08:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - News front page. Violence has broken out at a mass demonstration against government austerity in Madrid in Spain.
» The Crimean who was ahead of his time
23/03/14 08:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. The president who was overtaken by history
» VIDEO: 'Two killed' in Venezuela protests
23/03/14 08:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Two people die from gunshot wounds during protests against President Nicolas Mauro's government, eyewitnesses and local media say.
» Russia: Crimea move 'not planned'
23/03/14 08:27 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - World. Russia's "reunification" of Crimea was not pre-planned, Moscow's EU ambassador ambassador to the EU tells the BBC, as Russian forces tighten their grip in the territory.
» Are tougher penalties against Russia to come?
23/03/14 08:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from AP Top Headlines At 6:48 a.m. EDT. WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. penalties against a Russian bank and the Kremlin's inner circle have pinched Moscow, but their effectiveness is in doubt if the goal is to get Pre...
» BBC News - Visa and MasterCard block Russian bank customers
23/03/14 08:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from BBC News - Business. 21 March 2014 Last updated at 16:21 ET The US says Bank Rossiya has links to senior Russian officials Visa and MasterCard have blocked credit card services to some Russian bank custome...
» Why America doesn’t understand Putin
23/03/14 08:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Sovietology may be as defunct as the Soviet Union itself. But the need for a dedicated and deep understanding of Russia — especially the motives and machinations emanating from the Kremlin — is as...
» Bizet - Carmen (Meier, Domingo, Gheorghiu, Leiferkus; Levine) (1997) (English subs) - YouTube
22/03/14 12:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Apr 30, 2013 Cond. - James Levine Carmen..................Waltraud Meier Don Jose................Placido Domingo Micaela.................Angela Gheorghiu Escamillo...............Sergei Leiferkus ...
» The Rolling Stones- Miss You
22/03/14 11:34 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . From Some Girls (1978) (Lyrics) I've been holding out so long I've been sleeping all alone Lord I miss you I've been hanging on the phone I've been sleeping all alone I want to kiss you Oooh oooh oooh oooh oo...
» Лукашенко решился на сотрудничество с НАТО?
22/03/14 11:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Новости мира, 21.03.2014 Закрыть in Share 0 В четверг...
» Ukraine Forces Holding Out as Russia Moves on Crimean Bases
22/03/14 04:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. SEVASTOPOL, CRIMEA — Russian forces have been seizing Ukrainian military bases and warships in Crimea as Moscow finalizes its annexation of the Black Sea peninsula. While Ukraine pr...
» Crimea Annexed As Monitoring Mission Agreed
22/03/14 03:56 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Russia has consented to the deployment of scores of civilian observers to monitor the political and security situation in Ukraine. The 57 member countries of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in ...
» Malaysia Plane: 'Criminal Act' Behind Mystery
22/03/14 03:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Missing Plane Probe 'May Provide No Answers' Updated: 5:10pm UK, Thursday 20 March 2014 By Greg Milam, US Correspondent One of the world's top air crash investigators has said finding a possible human cause f...
» Gunmen 'storm Ukrainian warship' in Crimea - YouTube
21/03/14 15:53 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Mar 21, 2014 Ukraine's defence ministry on Thursday said around 20 gunmen seized a Ukrainian warship, the 'Ternopil', in the port of Sevastopol in Crimea.
» Кеннет Луонго о события в Украине - YouTube
21/03/14 15:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Mar 21, 2014 Президент исследовательског...
» President Obama Speaks on Ukraine - YouTube
21/03/14 15:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Mar 20, 2014 President Obama provides an update on the situation in Ukraine and the steps that the United States is taking in response. March 20, 2014.
» The Wall Street Journal - Breaking News, Business, Financial and Economic News, World News & Video - Wall Street Journal - Wsj.com
21/03/14 15:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from WSJ.com: What's News US. Russia Sends Mixed Signals on Sanctions President Vladimir Putin says Russia should refrain from further retaliation against the U.S. in response to sanctions targeting members...
» EU Faces Difficult Choices Over Ukraine
21/03/14 15:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . March 20, 2014 6:13 p.m. ET Russian President Vladimir Putin 's decision to annex Crimea has shaken the 28 nations of the European Union—collectively and individually—far out of their comfort zone...
» March Madness: streaming video is a future money-mad telecoms don't get | Dan Gillmor | Comment is free
21/03/14 14:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Sport news, comment and results | theguardian.com. Slowly, the entertainment industry is adapting to a real world where customers come first. When it comes to video, however, some of the most important cus...
» Предъява. Что означают санкции? / Мировая повестка / Главная
21/03/14 14:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Русский Журнал. Санкции США оказались гораздо ...
» Putin's Own Historical Injustice | The Moscow Times
21/03/14 13:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Among Russians, the most common justification for the annexation of Crimea is that the Kremlin is rectifying a historical injustice. Meanwhile, Putin is committing a gross histor...
» The Scientific Quest to Prove Bisexuality Exists
21/03/14 13:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The traffic was bad, even by the warped standards of a Southern California commute. We were headed south from Los Angeles to San Diego on an overcast morning last spring, but we hadn’t moved in 10 minut...
» Ukraine strengthens EU ties as crisis looms - YouTube
21/03/14 12:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Mar 21, 2014 With Russia officially absorbing Crimea, and Ukraine strengthening ties with the West, a resolution to the crisis seems as far away as ever. The UN's Secretary-General is urging both...
» U.S., Russia Trade Sanctions Over Crimea
21/03/14 12:03 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Updated March 21, 2014 6:51 a.m. ET A new round of U.S. sanctions against Russia over its plans to annex Crimea were laughed off by lawmakers in Russia as President Vladimir Putin saw his position strengthen ...
» EU press conference: Ukraine deal signed, expanded sanctions against Russia (recorded live feed) - YouTube
21/03/14 12:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Mar 21, 2014 Closing speeches of Herman van Rompuy and Barroso after the two-day European Council summit in Brussels Earlier, the European Union and Ukraine signed a landmark political cooperatio...
» Kyiv Signs EU Agreement As Putin Signs Crimea Annexation
21/03/14 11:44 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Moscow has completed the process of making Ukraine's Crimea part of Russia, as Ukraine's prime minister, in a highly symbolic move, signed a political cooperation agreement with the Europ...
» Russia Sends Mixed Signals on Response to U.S. Sanctions
21/03/14 11:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . March 21, 2014 6:05 a.m. ET Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares to sign documents on Friday that completed the process of absorbing Crimea into Russia, defying Western leaders who say the Black Sea peni...
» Putin Mocks Sanctions For Russians Over Crimea
21/03/14 11:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Faces Caught In The Middle Of US-Russia Spat Updated: 8:45pm UK, Thursday 20 March 2014 The fresh wave of US sanctions against Russia include banning some of the country's richest and most influential busines...
» Putin signs laws annexing Crimea as Russia investors take fright
21/03/14 11:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . MOSCOW/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin signed laws completing Russia's annexation of Crimea on Friday, as investors took fright at a U.S. decision to slap sanctions on his inner circle of money ...
» Putin Signs Law Officially Annexing Crimea
21/03/14 11:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed into law legislation completing the annexation of Crimea, calling it a "remarkable event." The Kremlin signing ceremony took place after ...
» Putin signs Crimea annexe treaty - YouTube
21/03/14 10:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Mar 21, 2014 March 21 - Russian President Vladimir Putin signs into law a treaty annexing Ukraine's Crimea peninsula. Rough cut (no reporter narration) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscr...
» Crimea annexation a step closer - YouTube
21/03/14 10:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Mar 21, 2014 March 21 - Russia's upper house of parliament unanimously approves a treaty on annexing Ukraine's Crimea region. Paul Chapman reports. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe ...
» Putin signs into law Crimea annexation - YouTube
21/03/14 10:28 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Mar 21, 2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law the treaty formally making Crimea part of the Russian Federation, after it was approved by the parliament, on the same day Ukrain...
» Ukraine Upheaval Highlights E.U.’s Past Miscalculations and Future Dangers
21/03/14 09:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . BRUSSELS — When antigovernment protesters first took to the streets of the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, late last year, José Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Union’s executive arm, a...
» Ukraine Upheaval Highlights E.U.’s Past Miscalculations and Future Dangers - NYTimes.com
21/03/14 09:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . It's unfair to criticize the EU for trying to create a pan-European economic zone. Europe, including for this purpose Russia and its former USSR and satellite countries, have been through centuries of war in ...
» Ukraine Signs European Pact as Moscow Completes Formal Annexation of Crimea
21/03/14 09:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Friday declared a temporary cease-fire in a tit-for-tat battle of economic and political sanctions sparked by Russia’s seizure from Ukraine earlie...
» Classic Jazz: Jazz Legends Disc 1 [Full Length Album]
20/03/14 17:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Jun 17, 2012 This was from a Time Life collection and can be easily purchased. Either way, enjoy the music from these gone but not forgotten legends. Track list: 00:05 1. Take the "A" Train -- Du...
» US Imposes New Sanctions on Russia Over Crimea - YouTube
20/03/14 17:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Uploads by Mike Nova. Published on Mar 20, 2014 As Russian soldiers stepped up their patrols of Crimea's military facilities and the peninsula's residents started receiving Russian passports, President Bar...
» Опубликован список россиян, против которых США применили санкции - Политические новости Украины - В "черный список" вошли Нарышкин, Фурсенко и Иванов
20/03/14 15:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from СЕГОДНЯ | Самые актуальные новости, мнения, комментарии. Опубликован список росс...
» Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - YouTube
20/03/14 13:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Mar 19, 2014 On the NewsHour Wednesday, the Justice Department ended a criminal probe into the concealment of safety concerns by automaker Toyota with a $1.2 billion settlement. Also: Russian-spe...
» Obama: Continued Sanctions on Russia - YouTube
20/03/14 13:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Mar 20, 2014 President Barack Obama at a press conference Thursday talks about the United States imposing additional costs on Russia and sanctions on more senior officials of the Russian governme...
» It May Be Flexing Its Muscles, But Is Russia A Marginal Power? : NPR
20/03/14 11:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Opinion. hide caption Ian Bremmer (left) and Edward Lucas argue that Russia is failing to play a constructive role in global affairs. Samuel LaHoz / Intelligence Squared U.S. Ian Bremmer (left) and Edward ...
» Science Weekly podcast: the wonder of human skin
20/03/14 11:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Global: Audio | theguardian.com. This week's podcast is only skin deep as we dedicate the show to an extended interview with Professor Des Tobin . Des told Dr Natalie Starkey about the latest scientific re...
» Newshour: Ukraine planning Crimea withdrawal
20/03/14 11:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Newshour. Kiev plans to evacuate troops; Crimea impact on Russian business; $33m Fabergé egg. Download audio: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/newshour/newshour_20140319-2206a.mp3
» GlobalNews: 20 Mar 14 AM A withdrawal from Crimea
20/03/14 11:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Global News. Crimea: UN condemnation/ New information on vanished plane/ A Faberge nest-egg Download audio: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/globalnews/globalnews_20140320-0019a.mp3
» GOP Challenging White House Authority Again
20/03/14 11:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Wall Street Journal What's News. Gordon Deal and Louise Radnofsky discuss the latest challenge by Republicans to the authority of The White House. Download x-audio: http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/po...
» Russian lower house of parliament approves treaty annexing Crimea
20/03/14 10:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . looks like its a done deal on the Crimea…now the only question is, does Putin consolidate his win, or does he keep going, into the Ukraine…so far, it has cost a minimal amount of lives…if he...
» Charles Lane: Putin’s warped reality
20/03/14 10:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Charles Lane: Latest Articles and Archives. The speech began with a blatant lie — “A referendum was held in Crimea on March 16, in full compliance with democratic procedures and international n...
» Marco Rubio: Making Putin pay
20/03/14 10:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Vladi­mir Putin’s annexation of Crimea is a direct challenge and long-term threat to the post-World War II international order for which the United States and our allies have made great sacrifices ...
» Nationalists Prove Tricky for New Ukraine Government
20/03/14 10:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Updated March 19, 2014 8:52 p.m. ET Svoboda leader Oleh Tyahnybok at a protest rally last month in Kiev. Reuters KIEV, Ukraine—An assault by members of a far-right party on the head of state television ...
» How to Punish Putin - NYTimes.com
20/03/14 09:26 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . MOSCOW — AS I write this, I am under house arrest . I was detained at a rally in support of anti-Putin protesters who were jailed last month. In September, I ran for mayor of Moscow as a pro-reform, pro...
» Cold Man in the Kremlin
20/03/14 09:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — Stephen Hanson, the vice provost for international affairs at the College of William and Mary, summed up what life has been like these past decades for people in his line of work. “I&...
» With Russia, as With China, Unnerved U.S. Allies Seek Reassurances
20/03/14 09:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and President Dalia Grybauskaite of Lithuania gave joint statements at the presidential palace in Vilnius to address Russia’s intervention in Crimea. VILNIUS, Lithuani...
» Tempered Cheers in Ukraine for Ex-Premier, Tied to Political Past
20/03/14 09:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . KIEV, Ukraine — Released from prison last month by the rebellious Ukrainian Parliament, Yulia V. Tymoshenko raced to Independence Square in Kiev to join the celebrations. But the appearance of Ms. Tymos...
» NATO Weighs Assistance for Ukraine to Dissuade Further Moves by Moscow
20/03/14 09:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — The secretary general of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said on Wednesday that the alliance was considering providing assistance to Ukraine to help deter Russia from another military interven...
» U.S., Russia Exchange Threats at Tense U.N. Meeting | TIME.com
20/03/14 09:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: U.S., Russia Exchange Threats at Tense U.N. Meeting. (UNITED NATIONS) — Russia and the United States exchanged threats Wednesday at a tense U.N. Security Council meeting over the Ukraine...
» European leaders weigh additional sanctions against Russia
20/03/14 09:07 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Speaking from Brussels, interim Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said he believed Russia would not stop at Crimea. “It’s crystal clear for us that Russian authorities will try to move fu...
» Russian forces seize two Ukrainian bases in Crimea
20/03/14 09:05 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States warned Moscow it was on a "dark path" to isolation on Wednesday as Russian troops seized two Ukrainian naval bases, including a headquarters in the Cri...
» Ukraine in Flux | TIME.com
20/03/14 09:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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» BBC News - Puerto Rico seeks citizens' advice on economy
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mikenova shared this story from BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean. 19 March 2014 Last updated at 20:09 ET Puerto Rico's economy has been shrinking since 2006 and suffers from a dwindling population and high unemployment The govern...
» Rusia prueba política exterior de Obama – Metro
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mikenova shared this story from Metro - Últimas noticias. WASHINGTON (AP) — Para el presidente Barack Obama, la agresiva anexión de Crimea a Rusia pone a prueba los principios de la filosofía de su política exterior:...
» Ukraine crisis: EU set to extend Russia and Crimea blacklist | World news
20/03/14 08:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Link to video: Angela Merkel: EU prepared to punish Russia with sanctions over Ukraine An EU summit in Brussels on Thursday is likely to extend a...
» Kiev announces plans to withdraw Ukrainian troops from Crimea | World news
20/03/14 08:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Ukraine is planning to withdraw its forces and their families from Crimea "quickly and efficiently" after more Ukrainian bases were taken over by...
» Angela Merkel: EU prepared to punish Russia with sanctions over Ukraine – video | World news
20/03/14 08:41 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, tells German MPs that members of G7 will take economic sanctions against Russia during the EU summit which starts on Thursday. Leaders will discuss imposing travel restri...
» Venezuelan Agents Arrest Mayor of Opposition Bastion Town
20/03/14 07:02 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . March 19, 2014 11:58 p.m. ET The mayor of San Cristóbal, Venezuela, Daniel Ceballos, appeared at a rally on Tuesday. European Pressphoto Agency CARACAS, Venezuela—Venezuela's secret police arrested...
» Обама решил ввести новые санкции против России
20/03/14 06:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from ПОДРОБНОСТИ: Все новости. Щодо Росії запровадять додат&...
» Skolkovo Foundation Spurs Russian Economy
19/03/14 16:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Comments on: How the Skolkovo Foundation Helps the Russian Economy Grow with Alexei Beltyukov. Alexei Beltyukov has his own personal reasons for being involved with the Skolkovo Foundation. After all, this...
» Ukraine Plans to Pull Military From Crimea, Conceding Loss
19/03/14 16:45 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . SEVASTOPOL, Crimea — Bowing to the reality of the Russian military occupation of Crimea a day after Russia announced it was annexing the disputed peninsula, the Ukrainian government said on Wednesday th...
» Pentagon Finds Washington Navy Yard Killings Could Have Been Prevented
19/03/14 16:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . WASHINGTON — A Defense Department review of the mass shooting that killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard in September has concluded that the deaths could have been prevented if the Navy had prope...
» Report finds Navy Yard shooting preventable
19/03/14 16:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Georgetown Security Law Brief. The New York Times reports a Defense Department review of the mass shooting that killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard in September has concluded that the deaths could...
» Fed Holds Pace Of Tapering, Interest Rates
19/03/14 15:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Wall Street Journal What's News. WSJ Radio's Dan Loney and PNC Financial Services' Stuart Hoffman discuss the latest news from the FOMC meeting. Download x-audio: http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/podc...
» Newshour: Crimea: Russia's Economy
19/03/14 15:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Newshour. What impact on Russian business of Ukraine crisis? Venezuela's political crisis; Bulgaria's President on relations with Russia. Download audio: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/ne...
» GlobalNews: 19 Mar 14 PM Pro Russians seize Crimea naval base
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mikenova shared this story from Global News. Families dragged from Malaysia plane briefing / Israel attacks Syrian army sites / New look pound coin unveiled. Download audio: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/globalnews/glo...
» Why did Russia give away Crimea sixty years ago?
19/03/14 15:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest From the Wilson Center. CWIHP e-Dossier No. 47   Introduction by Mark Kramer List of Documents   The Transfer of Crimea from Soviet Russia to Soviet Ukraine, 1954   Mark Kramer 
» Ukraine Navy Base in Crimea Stormed by Pro-Russian Forces
19/03/14 15:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Updated March 19, 2014 10:09 a.m. ET Pro-Russian forces called on officers to leave the Ukrainian naval headquarters in Crimea after they forced their way into the base. Photo: AP Pro-Russian forces in Crimea...
» J-S-Bach. complete Goldberg variations by GLENN GOULD
19/03/14 14:33 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . » Fraud Accused three traders in the name of Ingrid Vila
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mikenova shared this story . By <a href="http://Primerahora.com" rel="nofollow">Primerahora.com</a> 03/19/2014 | 24:35 Nereida Feliciano The judge, the Court of Carolina, today found cause to arrest three Individuals who Alle...
» Biden visits Lithuania, warns Russia of 'dark path'
19/03/14 14:24 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Vice President Biden pledges to support Baltic allies worried by Russian aggression. Leigh Paterson reports. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe More Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/BreakingNews ...
» Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - YouTube
19/03/14 14:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . On the NewsHour Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty to annex Crimea in its separation from Ukraine. Analysts weigh in on the implications and how the U.S. should respond. Also: new evide...
» AP Gets Rare Access to Israeli Skylark Drone
19/03/14 13:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Mar 19, 2014 The Associated Press was granted rare access by the Israeli military to a unit operating the Skylark drone, a strategically important part of its fleet of drones. (March 19) Loading....
» Secretary General of NATO says Ukraine crisis shows Russia is ripping up international rule book
19/03/14 13:37 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . March 19 - Anders Fogh Rasmussen was in Washington to receive the Hillary Rodham Clinton Award for Advancing Women in Peace. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe M...
» Puerto Rico News Videos - YouTube
19/03/14 13:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Spain's wine surplus spills across planet AFP news agency 1:59 Venezuelan troops hold plaza Reuters 1:02 Puerto Rico sees exodus as economy continues to struggle CBS Evening News 2:05 Crimea vive el refer ...
» Putin’s Imperial Hangover
19/03/14 13:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Latest From the Wilson Center. President Vladimir Putin’s impulsive incursion into Ukrainian territory has left Russia more isolated than at any time since the Cold War. Predictably, the European Union and...
» Putin's Crimea Address Rewrites History
19/03/14 13:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Russian President Vladimir Putin's March 18 address to both houses of parliament seemed designed to justify what the Kremlin considers its historic claim on Crimea. Troub...
» Why Should We Care About Crimea? Interpreter Podcast: March 19 2014
19/03/14 13:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The InterpreterThe Interpreter. In this week’s edition of The Interpreter Podcast, Interpreter’s managing editor James Miller speaks with New York University’s Andrew S. Bowen about Ukraine: Why should we ...
» Ukraine: G7 should consider expelling Russia, says David Cameron – video
19/03/14 13:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news: Russia | theguardian.com. At the weekly prime minister's questions in the House of Commons, Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, asks David Cameron about the government's position on Ukraine Downloa...
» Ukrainian MP assaults television station chief for 'pro-Russian' stance
19/03/14 13:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news: Russia | theguardian.com. Footage of Igor Miroshnichenko and five men forcing Oleksandr Panteleymonov to write resignation leader released online Ukraine's new government was facing a stern tes...
» Pentagon chief to meet top U.S. business leaders amid Ukraine crisis
19/03/14 13:09 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: Politics. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will speak to chief executives of major U.S. companies on Wednesday to explain the Pentagon's 2015 budget proposal and to field possi...
» Pro-Russian forces capture Ukrainian naval base in Crimea without firing a shot
19/03/14 13:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Christian Science Monitor | World. Ukrainian commanders appeared resigned to the seizure of their base, but Ukraine's government vowed not to pull its troops from Crimea, which voted Sunday to join Russia.
» Relations between the U.S. and Russia may be headed for a “sustained period of c...
19/03/14 13:08 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from The New York Times's Facebook Wall. Relations between the U.S. and Russia may be headed for a “sustained period of confrontation and alienation that will be hard to overcome,” writes Peter Baker. If No...
» Pro-Russian troops take over Ukrainian naval HQ in Crimea
19/03/14 12:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . » Russian Cossacks Take Foothold in Crimea | Photo gallery | Multimedia
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mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times News. 4 of 9 Pascal Dumont / For MT Valery standing in front of the Krasnodar regional flag. 4 of 9 Most popular videos Most Read advertising Moscow Directory
» SECNAV Releases Washington Navy Yard Report
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» Russian forces storm Ukraine naval headquarters in Crimea
19/03/14 11:43 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Reuters: World News. SEVASTOPOL/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian troops backed by unarmed volunteers stormed Ukraine's naval headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on Wednesday and raised the Russian fla...
» Pew study points to support for internet freedom in emerging countries
19/03/14 11:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.com. Majority of people surveyed in 22 out of 24 countries think government censorship of the internet is an important issue. By Stuart Dredge Stuart ...
» Russia’s Youth Want Internet Freedom, Widening ‘Censorship Gap’
19/03/14 11:42 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from TIME » Sections » World. The Russia of President Vladimir Putin has not cultivated a reputation as a bastion of freedom, but a Pew survey out Wednesday suggests younger Russians may be more liberty-loving ...
» Militiamen and Russians Seize Base of Ukraine’s Navy
19/03/14 10:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Advertisement SEVASTOPOL, Crimea — Russian forces and local militiamen seized control of the headquarters of the Ukrainian Navy here on Wednesday, a day after Russia declared that it was annexing Crimea...
» From Putin, a Blessing in Disguise
19/03/14 10:35 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . There are a lot of people who seem intent on restarting the Cold War — in both Moscow and Washington. I am not one of them. But if we’re going to have a new Cold War, then I have one condition: I ...
» A Way Forward for Ukraine
19/03/14 10:32 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . However the current crisis over Crimea finally ends, Ukraine will still be left with a crisis of its own politics — a crisis that Russia seized as a pretext to annex Crimea, and that would invite furthe...
» Crimea crisis shifts to 'military stage' after soldiers killed
19/03/14 10:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Ukraine warns the showdown has entered a 'military stage' after soldiers were killed on both sides        
» Prise Ukraine from Putin’s claws
19/03/14 10:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Europe News. Russia’s revanchism has to be stopped. A stable and democratic neighbour is not hostile to Moscow’s true longer-term interests
» Biden in Europe to reassure US allies over Russia's moves in Ukraine - Washington Post
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mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. The Guardian Telegraph.co.uk Biden in Europe to reassure US allies 'reassure our allies' over Russia's moves in Ukraine Washington Post WARSAW — Vice President Biden sought to reassur...
» For Vladimir Putin, this is a decade-long mission to right Cold War wrongs
19/03/14 10:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Russian president sees the reclaiming of Crimea as a righting of the wrongs of unjust post-Cold War settlement two decades ago       &n...
» Crimea crisis shifts to 'military stage' after soldier killed
19/03/14 10:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Ukraine warns the showdown has entered a 'military stage' after deaths on both sides        
» The Lede: Video of Putin’s Complete Speech on Crimea
19/03/14 10:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. President Vladimir Putin’s address welcoming Crimea to the Russian Federation, and a subsequent signing ceremony, were broadcast with simultaneous English translation by RT, the Kremlin-fu...
» Crimea: Mr Putin's imperial act | Editorial
19/03/14 10:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news: Russia | theguardian.com. The historic atrocities in Crimea were committed by Moscow, which slaughtered tens of thousands of Tatars So it has happened. Crimea has been annexed. A strutting Russ...
» US warns Russia: More sanctions coming due to Ukraine crisis - CNN
19/03/14 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. US warns Russia : More sanctions coming due to Ukraine crisis CNN (CNN) -- It's time for the United States and its European allies to raise or fold. Russian President Vladimir Putin c...
» News Analysis: Russia’s Aggression in Crimea Brings NATO Into Renewed Focus
19/03/14 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Russia’s moves in Ukraine have revived the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s role as a counterweight to Moscow, even as it wrestles with its response.        
» US preparing more sanctions, which Russia calls 'unacceptable' - Chicago Tribune
19/03/14 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. US preparing more sanctions, which Russia calls 'unacceptable' Chicago Tribune As the United States and European allies seek coordinated responses to pressure Russia , President Barac...
» News Analysis: If Not a Cold War, a Return to a Chilly Rivalry
19/03/14 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Tensions over Crimea may not bring a new Cold War, but analysts worry about a long period of confrontation and alienation.
» Russia now flexing muscles toward Georgia - WND.com
19/03/14 10:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. WND.com Russia now flexing muscles toward Georgia WND.com WASHINGTON – As the world focuses on the imminent Russian annexation of Ukraine's predominantly ethnic- Russian -populated Cr...
» Putin Reclaims Crimea for Russia and Bitterly Denounces the West - New York Times
19/03/14 10:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. NPR (blog) Christian Science Monitor Putin Reclaims Crimea for Russia and Bitterly Denounces the West New York Times MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin reclaimed Crimea as a part of...
» Russia's Aggression in Crimea Brings NATO Into Renewed Focus - New York Times
19/03/14 10:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Christian Science Monitor Press TV Russia's Aggression in Crimea Brings NATO Into Renewed Focus New York Times LONDON — Russia's annexation of Crimea has suddenly revived the North At...
» Dependence on Russia Is Likely to Leave Region's Economy in a Precarious State - New York Times
19/03/14 10:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Dependence on Russia Is Likely to Leave Region's Economy in a Precarious State New York Times Even with the West imposing sanctions to punish Russia's invasion of Crimea, President Vl...
» Ukraine crisis: Russia warns West over Crimea sanctions - BBC News
19/03/14 10:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. BBC News Ukraine crisis: Russia warns West over Crimea sanctions BBC News Russia has told the US that Western sanctions over the Crimea dispute are unacceptable, and has threatened "c...
» Russia signs treaty to annex Ukraine's Crimea region - Los Angeles Times
19/03/14 10:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Russia signs treaty to annex Ukraine's Crimea region Los Angeles Times SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin defied Western warnings and signed a treaty to annex Ukra...
» Russia's crime in Crimea must not go unpunished
19/03/14 10:17 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news. Telegraph View: Any suggestion that the EU lacks the will to stand up to Russia will only encourage Putin        
» U.S. Lawmakers Urge Toughness On Iran Nuclear Program
19/03/14 10:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Eighty-three of the Senate's 100 members sent U.S. President Barack Obama a bipartisan letter on March 18 saying that "we believe that Iran has no inherent right to enric...
» Pro-Russian forces enter Ukraine navy's Black Sea HQ
19/03/14 10:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from World news: Russia | theguardian.com. Russian flag flies above Sevastopol after Putin hails Crimea annexation and Ukraine accuses Moscow of war crime Pro-Russian self-defence forces have entered the Ukrain...
» Ukraine crisis: Pro-Russian troops storm naval base as Clinton warns of 'aggression' from Putin
19/03/14 10:16 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from - Europe RSS Feed. Pro-Russian troops stormed a Ukraine navy base this morning as Hillary Clinton warned other countries near Russia face aggression if President Vladimir Putin is “allowed to get away with...
» How Putin Parried Obama's Overtures on Crimea
19/03/14 09:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Updated March 18, 2014 8:36 p.m. ET Russian President Vladimir Putin enters a Kremlin hall on Tuesday to sign a treaty for Crimea to join Russia. AFP/Getty Images LONDON—U.S. officials negotiating with ...
» John Kerry says Russian President Putin's speech doesn't "jibe with reality" - YouTube
18/03/14 18:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . Published on Mar 18, 2014 U.S. Secretary of State says implications of Russia's behavior are dangerous. Rough Cut (No Reporter Narration) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe More Breaking News: htt...
» Ukraine Helplessly Watches Russia Annex Crimea
18/03/14 18:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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Russia Without Illusions - NYTimes.com

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Russia Without Illusions - NYTimes.com

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SINCE the end of the Cold War, America’s policy toward Russia has been shaped by two dangerous illusions.
The first was the conceit that with the right incentives, eyes-to-soul presidential connections and diplomatic reset buttons, Russia could become what we think of, in our cheerfully solipsistic way, as a “normal country” — at peace with the basic architecture of an American-led world order, invested in international norms and institutions, content with its borders and focused primarily on its G.D.P. Not the old Russian bear, and not an “Upper Volta with rockets” basket case, but a stable, solid-enough global citizen — Poland with an Asian hinterland, Italy with nukes.
The second illusion was the idea that with the Cold War over, we could treat Russia’s near abroad as a Western sphere of influence in the making — with NATO expanding ever eastward, traditional Russian satellites swinging into our orbit, and Moscow isolated or acquiescent. As went the Baltic States, in this theory, so eventually would go Ukraine and Georgia, until everything west and south of Russia was one military alliance, and its western neighbors were all folded into the European Union as well.
On the surface, these ideas were in tension: One was internationalist and the other neoconservative; one sought partnership with Russia and the other to effectively encircle it. But there was also a deep congruity, insofar as both assumed that limitations on Western influence had fallen away, and a post-Cold War program could advance smoothly whether the Russians decided to get with it or not.
Now both ideas should be abandoned. 

After Crimea, as Anne Applebaum wrote last week, it’s clear that Putin’s Russia “is not a flawed Western power,” but “an anti-Western power with a different, darker vision of global politics.” It may not be America’s No. 1 geopolitical problem, as a certain former candidate for president suggested. (Don’t sleep on the Chinese.) But it is a geopolitical threat — a revisionist, norm-violating power — to a greater extent than any recent administration has been eager to accept.

But at the same time, after Crimea there should also be fewer illusions about the West’s ability to dictate outcomes in Russia’s near abroad. Twice in this era — in Georgia in 2008 and now in Ukraine — Russian troops have crossed alleged red lines in conflicts with countries that felt they had some sort of Western protection: Ukraine through the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, which supposedly guaranteed its territorial integrity, and Georgia because of our support for its potential entry into NATO. And in both cases the limits of Western power have been laid bare — the disorganization and disunity of “European” foreign policy, and the fact that even the most bellicose U.S. politicians aren’t ready to say that South Ossetia or Simferopol is worth the bones of a single American Marine.
What’s needed, after these illusions, is a more realistic assessment of both Russian intentions (which are plainly more malign than the Obama administration wanted to believe) and Western leverage (which is more limited than Obama’s hawkish critics would like to think).
Such an assessment should yield a strategy intended to punish Putin, in the short and longer run, without creating new flash points in which the West ends up overstretched.
So yes, for today, to sanctions on Putin’s cronies and economic assistance for Ukraine. Yes, as well, to stepped-up cooperation with those former Soviet satellites — the Baltic States, the “Visegrad battle group” quartet of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia — with which we actually have binding commitments and mostly stable partners. Yes, in the long run, to a shift in U.S. energy policy that would use our exports to undercut Russia’s petro-power.
But no to sudden overcommitments that would give Putin exactly what his domestic propaganda effort needs — evidence of encirclement, justifications for aggression. Unless we expect an immediate Russian invasion of Estonia, for instance, we probably don’t need a sweeping NATO redeployment from Germany to the Baltics. Unless we’re prepared to escalate significantly over the fate of eastern Ukraine, we shouldn’t contemplate sending arms and military advisers to the unsteady government in Kiev. Unless we’re prepared to go to war for Abkhazia and South Ossetia, we shouldn’t fast-track Georgia’s NATO membership.
And unless the European Union wants to make its current problems that much worse, its economic accord with Ukraine shouldn’t be a prelude to any kind of further integration.
The key here is balance — recognizing that Russia is weak and dangerous at once, that the West has been both too naïve about Putin’s intentions and too incautious in its own commitments, and that a new containment need not require a new Cold War.
When illusions are shattered, it’s easy to become reckless, easy to hand-wring and retrench. What we need instead is realism: to use the powers we have, without pretending to powers that we lack.
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Russia Without Illusions
New York Times
SINCE the end of the Cold War, America's policy toward Russia has been shaped by two dangerous illusions. The first was the conceit that with the right incentives, eyes-to-soul presidential connections and diplomatic reset buttons, Russia could become ...

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Russian Forces Take Over One of the Last Ukrainian Bases in Crimea - New York Times

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Russian Forces Take Over One of the Last Ukrainian Bases in Crimea
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BELBEK, Crimea — Russian forces pushed Saturday to complete their expulsion of the Ukrainian military from the disputed Crimean Peninsula, smashing through the gates of a base here with armored vehicles, firing weapons into the air and demanding that...

Russian forces storm Ukrainian air base in Crimea - Washington Post

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Russian forces storm Ukrainian air base in Crimea
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BELBEK, Crimea — Russian forces used at least four armored vehicles to break into an air base here, seizing control of one of the last Ukrainian military outposts in Crimea. After an hours-long tense standoff between Russian and Ukrainian forces ...

Russian troops seize Crimea airbase as Moscow consolidates control - Reuters

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Russian troops seize Crimea airbase as Moscow consolidates control
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The facilities at Belbek and Novofedorovka had been among the last still under Ukrainian control after Moscow's armed takeover and subsequent annexation of Crimea, which has a majority ethnic Russian population and harbors one ofRussia's biggest...
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For Ukraine Military in Crimea, Glum Capitulation and an Uncertain Future 

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Forced to leave their bases, Ukrainians must now decide whether to leave Crimea or join the Russian military.