Obama Warns of ‘Costs’ of Military Intervention in Ukraine; Putin Requests Approval to Send Troops

Staff / Truthdig Mar 1, 2014 President Obama appeared on television Friday to discourage any world power considering military intervention in Ukraine, specifically Russia that had been rumored to have soldiers in Crimea. Hours later, Russian President Vladimir Putin gained the approval of his country's parliament to deploy troops. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Ukraine, Shrinking the Military, and Gay Marriage

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 1, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists talk about the threat to Ukraine's economy and territorial integrity, the Pentagon's intention to shrink the Army to pre-World War II levels and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's veto of a law that would have allowed private businesses to discriminate against gays and lesbians. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Viktor Yanukovych Addresses the World

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 28, 2014 “I am the legitimate president of Ukraine,” the deposed Ukrainian president said Friday at a news conference in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What’s the U.S. Got to Do With White Supremacists in Ukraine?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2014 Neo-Nazis have formed a large part of the protesting population in Ukraine, and the U.S. may be supporting them; somehow the large majority of Wikipedia articles have been written about Western and Southern Europe; meanwhile, has a new NSA leaker emerged? These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What Were Los Angeles Police Doing in Israel?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2014 Top LAPD officers took a trip to Israel, at least in part paid for by taxpayer money, in search of policing tips; the question of whether Putin will take Crimea from Ukraine has arisen; and there are only about six different types of Twitter conversations. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Obama Method: Combine Threats With Accommodation

William Pfaff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2014 The Obama government has taken a Cold War stand on the crisis in Ukraine. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Stephen Colbert Explains How the Ukrainian Crisis Was Obvious to Anyone Who’s Ever Played Risk

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2014 "Possessing the Ukraine without massive force is a fool's errand," exclaims the pundit. "There are too many borders, it just passes back between East and West." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Yanukovych Expelled

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Not to Reason Why: A New Crimean ‘War’?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 24, 2014 The Russian-speaking population of the Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine is upset by the popular movement in the West of the country that has overthrown President Viktor Yanukovych and is said to be forming militias. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

As Ukraine’s President Flees in Overthrow, Lessons for Kiev From the Arab Upheavals

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 24, 2014 The dramatic overthrow of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Saturday, as he fled the presidential palace and it was occupied by extreme nationalists, recalls events in the Middle East in 2011. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ukraine Crisis Leaves Western Leaders Scrambling

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 24, 2014 Western governments are pledging money, support and possible EU membership to the country while anxiously watching the response of Russian President Vladimir Putin, "whose protege has effectively been ousted," The Guardian reports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )