Penned from the crooked
timber of humanity
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Imminent Invasion – Thoughts from Kiev
Today, Crimeans “voted”. Given the barrage of media coverage of this event, I hardly feel it’s worthwhile to comment on it further: the “referendum” was illegal and will not be…
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The Vladimir Putin Problem – Thoughts From Kiev
The Russian invasion of Crimea has put the entire global security system at risk: states can no longer count on the validity of guarantees endorsed through international agreements (e.g. the…
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Putin On Pause – Thoughts from Kiev
President Putin’s press conference seems to have taken some of the heat off Ukraine today. Although Russian troops continue to face off with Ukrainian military personnel in Crimea, tonight it…
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What is Mr Putin Doing In Ukraine? – Thoughts From Kiev.
Today, Sunday, I went to Maidan. Several hundred thousand Kyiv residents went there also. We came together to commiserate; to pay our respects to those who died last week as…