Tag Archives: crimea

In Kiev, Biden Tells Russia To Pull Back

04/22/2014 Published on Forbes.com
“It is time for Russia to stop talking and start acting—act on the commitments they made. We need to see these kinds of concrete steps,” Vice President Biden said in Kiev today. “Time is short in which to make progress.”…

Inside Putin’s Short-term And Long-term Strategy

03/29/2014 Published on Forbes.com
Just yesterday, Russian President Putin called John Kerry and said that he is now ready to offer a seemingly meaningful response to the American plan for Ukraine. This naturally raises the question of whether Putin is going to soon capitulate…

With The Annexation Of Crimea, Putin Is Testing Us Again — Will The US Rise To The Challenge?

03/17/2014 Published on Forbes.com
The United States and the European Union is facing one of their greatest foreign policy challenges in decades. By passing the referendum yesterday and calling for the annexation of Ukraine to the Russian Federation, the voters of Crimea have sent…

With Takeover Of Natural Gas Station, Russia Ratchets Up Tension With Ukraine

03/16/2014 Published on Forbes.com
Since the protests in Kiev turned bloody weeks ago, there has been one question on my mind: when will Russia invade Ukraine? And now we know the answer: yesterday. On the eve of the secession referendum in Crimea, Putin used…

New Crimean Parliament Votes In Favor Of Leaving Ukraine While U.S. Imposes Sanctions

03/06/2014 Published on Forbes.com
It seemed that the situation in embattled Ukraine couldn’t get any more complicated, but it has. Today, Crimea’s new pro-Russian regional government voted in favor of leaving the country for Russia and will put it to a regional vote in…

Putin Blames The US For Ukrainian Unrest And Reserves Right To Military Action

03/04/2014 Published on Forbes.com
Though Putin has had his hand in the events of the last week in Ukraine, he actually hadn’t made any formal comments – until today. In an hour long, unscripted press conference in Moscow, Putin called the events in Ukraine…