Playing Russian roulette with Russia without guns
Vladimir Putin
Russian Roulette in the Crimea
Is Putin Reviving Cold War?
Obama Officials Threaten Punishment for Putin, Downplay Military Option
Officials say Putin is taking “19th century” approach in 21st century world
Kerry Warns Putin: ‘All Options Are On The Table’
Secretary of State threatens Russia with sanctions, visa bans and asset freezes over Ukrainian incursion
Political Pictures of the Week, June 15-22
TIME’s photo editors bring you the best pictures of the past week from the Beltway and beyond.
1,000 Words: Vladimir and Dmitry’s Excellent Adventure
TIME.com has a surreal photo essay on Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s ski vacation together:
Russian Autumn
There is probably less than meets the eye in substantive terms to the recent Russian intransigence on a sanctions regime for Iran. Vladimir Putin merely said that talk of additional sanctions was “premature”–and if the New York Times report cited in my post below can be credited, Putin is right.
But there’s something else going on …