Vladimir Putin’s Crimean gambit could prove to be a fatal mistake, one that may well cost Russia the peace, economic and political stability that stand as chief monument to Putins decade and a half in power. Even as Russian Marines in unmarked uniforms surrounded Ukrainian military bases in Crimea, Putin’s spokesman continued to claim Sunday that Russia “respected Ukraine’s territorial integrity.” The problem for Putin is that the West isn’t buying his lies, and that makes this confrontation the most dangerous since the end of the Cold War. newsweek/will-putins-gambit-backfire-230650
Posted on: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 00:18:12 +0000
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