Tag: Vladimir Putin

People watch fireworks celebrating the declaration of independence for Donetsk region at barricades in front of a regional administration building that was recently seized by pro-Russian activists in Donetsk, Ukraine, Monday, May 12, 2014, with a Russian national flag is in the background. Pro-Moscow insurgents in eastern Ukraine declared independence Monday, putting pressure on Kiev to hold talks with the separatists. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Insurgents in eastern Ukraine declare independence

PETER LEONARDVLADIMIR ISACHENKOV · May 12, 2014 10:42 pm

The Ghosts on the Roofs, Still

Adam J. White · May 12, 2014 5:02 pm

On Monday morning, President Obama will be juggling efforts to monitor the situation in Ukraine with a visit from the President Jose Mujica Cordano of Uruguay.

Obama, U.S. officials urge allies to help protect upcoming Ukrainian election

Susan Crabtree · May 12, 2014 4:00 am

Russia as a Regional Power

Tod Lindberg · May 12, 2014 4:00 am

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, smiles as President of France Francois Hollande, center, gives an autograph to 6 years old tourist Hanna during a visit of the Baltic see island Ruegen, northern Germany, Friday, May 9, 2014. Merkel and Hollande meet for two days on the island Ruegen and in the coastal city of Stralsund. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Germany, France press Putin to help calm Ukraine

Geir Moulson · May 10, 2014 10:29 am

Washington Secrets

Zogby Report Card: Obama rebounds on jobs, help to Nigeria

Paul Bedard · May 10, 2014 4:00 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a parade marking the Victory Day in Sevastopol, Crimea, Friday, May 9, 2014. Presiding over a triumphant spectacle of warships and fighter jets, Putin hailed the return of Crimea to Russia as the restoration of "historic justice" before a jubilant, welcoming crowd Friday on the holiday that Russians hold dearest to their hearts. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

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Putin hails ‘return’ of Crimea; fighting kills 7

VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVIVAN SEKRETAREV · May 9, 2014 10:13 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin, on a boat, inspects the missile cruiser Moskva during a navy parade marking the Victory Day in Sevastopol, Crimea, Friday, May 9, 2014. Putin extolled the return of Crimea to Russia before tens of thousands Friday during his first trip to Black Sea peninsula since its annexation. The triumphant visit was quickly condemned by Ukraine and NATO. (AP Photo / Ivan Sekretarev)

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NATO, facing assertive Russia, ponders what to do

JohnThor Dahlburg · May 9, 2014 7:49 pm

NATO chief: Putin’s Crimea visit ‘inappropriate’

Washington Examiner · May 9, 2014 12:43 pm

A pro-Russian gunman speaks by phone in front of the city hall decorated with the flag of self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, in the center of Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, May 8, 2014. A strong majority of Ukrainians want their country to remain a single, unified state and this is true even in the largely Russian-speaking east where a pro-Russia insurgency has been fighting for autonomy, a poll released Thursday shows. The survey results were released as the pro-Russia forces were considering whether to go ahead with a referendum on autonomy planned for Sunday in defiance of a call from Russian President Vladimir Putin to delay the vote. A decision was expected later in the day. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Ignoring Putin, Ukraine insurgents to hold vote

Peter Leonard · May 8, 2014 9:47 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a reception marking Victory Day in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 8, 2014. The White House says President Barack Obama has no plans to meet with Putin when both leaders attend next month's events in France marking the 70th anniversary of D-Day. But the White House isn't criticizing France for welcoming Putin's visit, either. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)

Putin to face Western leaders at D-Day anniversary

Julie Pace · May 8, 2014 9:05 pm

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Putin oversees Russian nuclear forces exercise

Washington Examiner · May 8, 2014 10:40 am