Tagged with "vladimir putin"

Ukraine: In 200 words,drop the fantasy. Here's the deal

The almost unbelievable incompetence of the Western media leaves one speechless. Except this: Russia has annexed Crimea. Get used to it. You wanted Barack Obama. Accept the consequences
by the commentator - 6 March 2014
Small war in the Crimea; nobody hurt?

Apart from gestures and hand-wringing, the West won't and can't do a damn thing about Crimea and Ukraine. For Putin, it's as much about diverting attention from the disaster at home as anything else
by Robin Mitchinson - 5 March 2014
Putin vs Obama: No contest, no kidding

Putin understands power; Obama does not. Obama thinks rhetoric can be a substitute for action; he is also consumed by a misperception of the U.S. role in international affairs. Putin, a former KGB colonel, is running rings around him
by Michael Curtis - 4 March 2014
The West is led by the weaklings the Left wanted

It is not clear what the Left is complaining about over items such as Ukraine and Syria. In Britain, Europe and the United States they all swooned over Barack Obama. They got the weakling they wanted. So, what's their problem?
by the commentator - 2 March 2014
Ukraine is a zero sum game, if we make it so

As of right now, Ukraine remains one gigantic zero sum game. If the West and Russia are serious about changing that, they're going to have to do more than issue lofty statements that reflect the geo-political thinking of the past
by Robin Shepherd, Owner / Publisher - 26 February 2014
Between Russia and the EU: Ukraine splits or dies

Ukraine is caught between the neo-imperial ambitions of Russia and the EU. It's an unstable nation state anyway. But if it's to have any kind of peaceful future, both West and East must agree to leave it alone
by the commentator - 21 February 2014
Russia fights back, Western rights groups weaken

The Russian government, along with China, Iran and other major violators of human rights, has adopted an aggressive defense strategy. Post-modernism has simultaneously weakened the human rights community in the West
by Aaron Rhodes - 27 January 2014
French actor Gerard Depardieu humiliated with new role in Russian sitcom

Things have not gone well for Depardieu since fleeing France for Vladimir Putin's Russia. His depiction of Rasputin in a recent movie was slated so badly it was hilarious. Now the humiliation gets worse
by the commentator - 11 December 2013
Stand tall for brave democrats of Ukraine

We are close to a quarter century after the fall of the Berlin Wall, but brave Ukrainians are out in the squares, being beaten by Putin-inspired fascists, to say that they count just as much as you do
by the commentator - 1 December 2013
Lessons from Putin for Barack Obama?

Putin understands the utility of flexing muscle in international affairs, as he's shown over Ukraine and Syria. Obama does not, as he has shown over Syria and Iran. Is there a lesson here?
by Michael Curtis - 28 November 2013
After man nails scrotum to cobbles in Red Square, why don't Russian protestors just get real?

It was a pointed protest. But instead of nailing his scrotum to Red Square why didn't he join a Facebook group, or start a new movement? This won't help democracy in Russia one bit.
by Sasha Pasternak - 16 November 2013
Russia Greenpeace types will get hit by Putin, but he'll use them as an example

As a former Moscow Bureau chief (for the Times of London) my two cents on the Greenpeace activists is this: Grow up and get out. Don't hold me to it though!
by Robin Shepherd, Owner / Publisher - 31 October 2013
Putin humiliates Obama, named world's top leader

The US economy is almost 8 times bigger than Russia's, the US spends $682 billion on defence to Russia's $91 billion. So what kind of a loser can Barack Obama be to have been eclipsed by Putin?
by the commentator - 31 October 2013
What is Russia's game really?

Russia needs to believe it is a global superpower. It is filled with resentment at what it has "lost", and will do whatever it takes not to lose influence in the MidEast and elsewhere
by Nick Gray - 16 September 2013
It's all falling apart: End of the world?

Just try and put all this together: Russia rules; America lost in space; BBC in love with a totalitarian nun; Harvard University offers idiot prize to mad dictator; Greek Nazis in ascendancy
by the commentator - 14 September 2013