Section: Foreign Policy (USA)
Live by the Pen, Die by the Sword
The war against journalists in Ukraine is getting bloody. …read more Source: Foreign...
Ukraine’s Best-Known Reformer Succumbs to the Lure of Populism
In his inflammatory response to a brutal crime, Mikheil Saakashvili reveals his dark side. …read more Source: Foreign...
U.S. Treasury Hits Russia With More Sanctions Over Ukraine
The new penalties come as Russian troops conduct military drills on the border with Ukraine. …read more Source: Foreign...
Don’t Look Now, But Russia’s Got Ukraine Surrounded
Moscow has been quietly laying the groundwork to keep its neighbor destabilized for years to come. …read more Source: Foreign...
Putin Visits Crimea After Ukraine Warns of ‘Full-Scale Russian Invasion’
Vladimir Putin’s visit to Crimea is sure to inflame tensions with Ukraine even further and comes on the heels of stark warnings from Kiev. …read more Source: Foreign...
SitRep: Russia Massing Forces Near Ukraine as Putin Lands in Crimea
Washington’s New Deal with Israel; Ceasefire Proposed in Aleppo; NSA Hack Problems; And Lots More …read more Source: Foreign...
Let It Go
Ukraine’s occupied Donbass region is a pointless burden. It’s time for Kiev to accept that it’s better off without it. …read more Source: Foreign...
Russia Launches Naval Exercises in Black Sea Amid Escalating Standoff with Ukraine
One day after Russia accused Ukraine of attempted incursions into Crimea, Kiev put its military on high-alert and the Kremlin announced the start of war games in the Black Sea. …read more Source: Foreign...
Situation Report: Turkey, Russia Planning Joint Ops in Syria; Crimea on the Edge; Pentagon Tallies Up Body Counts; Air Force Losing Pilots; And Lots More
By Paul McLeary with Adam Rawnsley Russia and Turkey to fight ISIS: Days after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in Moscow with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Turkey says talks are underway for the two countries to start carrying out joint operations against Islamic State in Syria. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Thursday,...
Fiddler on the Front
On the outskirts of Kiev, one rabbi is taking advantage of the war in eastern Ukraine to revive a long-lost way of life: the shtetl. …read more Source: Foreign...
