Gary Gibbon
EU/Ukraine talks – hawks, doves and economics
The truth is the bulk of EU countries didn’t have the appetite to risk their own economic well-being in punishing Russia. And we are still in phase two of a three phase process.
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Gary Gibbon
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Ukraine: Russia planning ‘full blown’ military intervention
There are “indications” that Russia may be planning a military intervention in the south and east of Ukraine, Kiev’s ambassador to the United Nations warns.
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Ukraine crisis: USA and Russia in sanctions tit-for-tat
US sanctions are expanded to take in a bank and some high-profile Russian billionaires, as Russia announces travel bans against nine prominent Americans.
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Gary Gibbon
Where will the EU draw the line in Ukraine?
EU measures against Russia punish 21 individuals from Russia and Crimea with travel bans and asset freezes.
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Alex Thomson
Why we still need Vladimir Putin on our side
So Crimea has voted. It was messy, ugly, but it is also undeniably true that the majority will of the people in Crimea has prevailed – so what does the west do now?
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Armed ‘Russians’ seize Ukraine base in Sevastopol
Armed men, thought to be Russians, seize a Ukrainian military base in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s premier rejects Crimea’s planned referendum.
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How would sanctions on Russians impact the UK?
Since 2008, 433 Russian millionaires have come to the UK using special visas – but as the EU discuss sanctions against Russia – what impact would they have on oligarchs living in Britain?
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Lindsey Hilsum
Crimea: Russian forces are in control here, whatever Lavrov says
Sergei Lavrov says the military fatigues who have taken over Ukrainian military bases in Crimea are not Russian soldiers. One colonel tells me: “It’s a lie.”
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Alex Thomson
The drip drip of foreign blood on Afghan dust
With the crisis in Ukraine sweeping all headlines before it, it is hard to recall that the reason John Kerry ever stepped on to a plane to Europe in recent days was for Afghanistan.
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US pushes Russia to engage in ‘direct talks’ with Ukraine
John Kerry urges Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to engage in direct talks with Ukraine, while in Donetsk, pro-Russian protesters regain control of a local government building.
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Cold war of words? Political voices on Ukraine
The escalating crisis in Crimea has set a number of western powers against Russia in a battle of words that includes threats of “costs” and allegations of illegal behaviour.
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McCain: Putin sees Crimea as cold war chessboard
US Senator John McCain rules out military action against Russia in Crimea – but says diplomatic and economic sanctions could be imposed. “Putin views the United States as weak,” he adds.
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Running for president?
They’re not running for office – just round the office. Barack Obama and Joe Biden jog round the White House as part of Michelle Obama’s initiative to cut childhood obesity.
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What is ABI – and will it make drones even deadlier?
This week Senator John McCain moved to shift control of US drones from the CIA to the defence department. Meanwhile, fears grow about the application of activity-based intelligence to drones.
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Paul Mason
How the west slipped into powerlessness
The world is waking up to the fact that Obama’s United States is a declining superpower that no longer wants to act like one.
