Monday, March 31, 2014

UKRAINE - Updates on Situation With Russia

"Russian troop presence builds near Ukraine’s border" (Part-1) PBS NewsHour 3/29/2014

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SUMMARY:  Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with President Obama on the phone Friday about a possible diplomatic solution to the crisis in Ukraine.  Despite the development, tens of thousands of Russian soldiers have deployed near the border of Ukraine with no sign of pulling back.  Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Anthony Cordesman with the Center for Strategic and International Studies.



"Is history repeating itself in Crimea?" (Part-2) PBS NewsHour 3/30/2014

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SUMMARY:  The Russian Navy agreed to pull out of the Black Sea around Crimea on March 30.  Not March 30, 2014, but 158 years ago in 1856.  NewsHour's Hari Sreenivasan reflects on the history of the region that is again at the center of a geopolitical crisis.

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