UKRAIN - Reactions to Russian Invasion

"U.S. and EU react to Russian vote on military force" (Part-1) PBS Newshour 3/1/2014

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SUMMARY:  After a week of heightened tension in Ukraine, the Russian parliament voted unanimously on Saturday to use military force in Ukraine’s eastern region of Crimea.  How will this development affect the ongoing crisis in Ukraine?  Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Charles Kupchan of the Council on Foreign Relations about Russia’s activity in Crimea and how the U.S. and EU are reacting.

"As tensions build, U.S. has ‘zero options’ in Ukraine" (Part-2) PBS Newshour 3/2/2014

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SUMMARY:  As tension between the United States and Russia escalates, and Secretary of State John Kerry announced plans to visit Kiev on Tuesday, analysts are looking to history for clues for what may happen next.  Stephen Cohen, professor emeritus of Russian Studies at New York University and of politics at Princeton University joins Hari Sreenivasan for more.

"Ukrainians brace for conflict as prospect of war looms" (Part-3) PBS Newshour 3/2/2014

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SUMMARY:  Tension continued to build in Ukraine on Sunday as the government prepared for the possibility of war, putting the country’s military on high alert.  In the eastern region of Crimea, Russian forces surrounded Ukrainian military buildings and engaged in a standoff with troops.  Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Paul Sonne from Crimea’s capital city of Simferopol about the mood on the ground.