Obama Suggests Russian Annexation of Crimea Is Worse Than Iraq Invasion

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Via Charles Davis, the Washington Post reports on comments made by President Obama today:
Speaking in Brussels, Obama dismissed suggestions by Russia and its supporters that the Iraq war undercuts the United States’ credibility in criticizing Russia’s incursion into Crimea in…
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Harry Reid blames Republican obstructionism for Russian annexation of Crimea

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Russia felt it could invade the Crimean peninsula because of Republican obstructionism in the United States Congress, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) implied on Monday.
The Senate was resuming consideration of a motion to proceed to S.2124, the Support …
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Was Russia’s Annexation of Crimea Illegal? Who Has the Right to Decide? Transformation of Mainstream Media

In response to Failure is Truly Success! Reader Tata commented …
“The key question here is Russia’s Crimea annexation legal or illegal, aka criminal. If it is legal, then you are absolutely correct. If it is criminal, then a question of reaction level is not…
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Russia Annexation Of Crimea Casts Cloud Over Iran Nuclear Talks

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An unidentified International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspector disconnects the connections between the twin cascades for 20 percent uranium production at nuclear power plant of Natanz, some 300 kilometres south of Tehran on January, 20, 2014.

Russia, the US and…
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Russia Annexation Of Crimea Casts Cloud Over Iran Nuclear Talks

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An unidentified International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspector disconnects the connections between the twin cascades for 20 percent uranium production at nuclear power plant of Natanz, some 300 kilometres south of Tehran on January, 20, 2014.

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Russia Annexation Of Crimea Casts Cloud Over Iran Nuclear Talks

Russia Annexation Of Crimea Casts Cloud Over Iran Nuclear Talks

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An unidentified International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspector disconnects the connections between the twin cascades for 20 percent uranium production at nuclear power plant of Natanz, some 300 kilometres south of Tehran on January, 20, 2014.

Russia, the US and…
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Ukraine: Putin signs Crimea annexation

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BBC NewsMarch 21, 2014
President Vladimir Putin has signed a law formalising Russia’s takeover of Crimea from Ukraine, despite fresh sanctions from the EU and the US.
The European Union’s latest measures target 12 people involved in Russia’s annexation of the peninsula.
Earlier, Ukraine and the …
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Ukraine: Putin signs Crimea annexation

Russia Completes Crimea Annexation

Putin said he saw no need to further retaliate against U.S. sanctions, a newly conciliatory tone reflecting an apparent attempt to contain one of the worst crises in Russia’s relations with the West since the Cold War.
Putin hailed the incorporation of Crimea into Russia as a…
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Obama expands U.S. sanctions on Russians over Ukraine annexation

An armed man, believed to be a Russian serviceman, stands guard near a military base in Perevalnoye, near the Crimean city of Simferopol, March 20, 2014.
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Obama expands U.S. sanctions on Russians over Ukraine annexation

An armed man, believed to be a Russian serviceman, stands guard near a military base in Perevalnoye, near the Crimean city of Simferopol, March 20, 2014.
Credit: Reuters/Baz Ratner

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Obama expands U.S. sanctions on Russians over Ukraine annexation