What are you going to do, Comrade #obama?
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin addresses a joint session of Russian parliament on #Crimea in the Kremlin in Moscow, on March 18, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Ria-Novosti/ Pool/ Alexei Nikolsky) #Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses a joint session of Russian parliament on Crimea in the Kremlin in Moscow, on March 18, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Ria-Novosti/ Pool/ Alexei Nikolsky)
In light of the dramatic events sweeping Eastern Europe since the Ukrainian president was ousted in Kiev, it seems that Moscow is prepared to do everything it can to defend its interests. Meanwhile, it appears that the constraints on Washington and the West’s response confine it to remain quite far from Crimea, yet very close to the Black Sea. (...)