Tag: Vladimir Putin

Secretary of State John Kerry talked to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Saturday about the intensifying crisis, telling his counterpart that he wanted to see "a cessation of Russian military advances in Ukraine, including Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula, a halt in the drive for annexation of Crimea, and the end of provocative steps to provide space for diplomacy." (AP Photo)

National Security

Russia not budging on Crimea despite U.S. demands

Susan Crabtree · March 10, 2014 4:00 am

Hillary Clinton was right about Vladimir Putin and Adolf Hitler the first time

Sen. Roger Wicker · March 10, 2014 12:00 am

Good Night, Sweet Prince

Paul du Quenoy · March 10, 2014 12:00 am

Obama, Chinese president discuss Ukraine crisis

Meghashyam Mali · March 10, 2014 12:00 am

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk hand in hand across the South Lawn to the White House, Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Washington, as they arrive from Florida. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House week ahead: Obama hosts Ukraine leader, raises cash for Dems

Brian Hughes · March 10, 2014 12:00 am

Ukrainians sing attend commemorations for writer and Ukrainian nationalist Taras Shevchenko in Kiev's Independence Square, Ukraine, Sunday, March 9, 2014. As separatists in Crimea kept up pressure for unification with Moscow, Ukraine solemnly commemorated the 200th anniversary of the birth of its greatest poet, with the prime minister vowing not to give up "a single centimeter" of Ukrainian territory. (AP Photo/David Azia)

Ukrainian prime minister to visit White House

Meghashyam Mali · March 9, 2014 5:00 am

National Security

Robert Gates: Putin wants to recreate Soviet-style Russian sphere of influence

Sean Lengell · March 9, 2014 12:00 am

Washington Secrets

Zogby Report Card: Obama, U.S. weakened in Russia crisis

Paul Bedard · March 8, 2014 5:00 am

Anti-Yanukovych protesters warm themselves next to a fire in Kiev's Independence Square, Ukraine, on Wednesday. (AP/Emilio Morenatti)

The futility of sanctions on Russia

Steve Chapman · March 8, 2014 5:00 am

President Barack Obama talks about the situation in Ukraine, Thursday, March 6, 2014, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Obama’s warnings brushed aside by Russia’s Putin

Julie Pace · March 7, 2014 9:01 am

Putin: Ukraine move in line with international law

Washington Examiner · March 7, 2014 6:54 am

If the United States and allies really want to punish Russia and discourage future land grabs, they must once again wage the long war, this time working to break Moscow's economic leverage over Europe by eroding its export-driven economy. (Photo: Thinkstock)

A new kind of Cold War

Susan Crabtree · March 7, 2014 5:00 am