Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a live broadcast nationwide phone-in in Moscow April 17, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Alexei Druzhinin/RIA Novosti/Kremlin
Putin Playing The Long Game Over Russian Kin In Ukraine -- Christian Lowe, Reuters
(Reuters) - Russia's decision last week to sign a peace accord on Ukraine does not mean that the Kremlin is backing down, rather that President Vladimir Putin is prepared to be patient in pursuit of his ultimate objective.
That aim, his own reflections and those of people close to his way of thinking seem to indicate, is one day to re-unite Russian speaking peoples, including those living within the borders of Ukraine, within one common home.
As a skilled tactician, Putin knows that to push too fast to achieve this ambition could be damaging for Russia - as demonstrated by the Western threat of tough sanctions and Europe's rush to wean itself off Russian gas supplies.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
A quick end won’t serve Vladimir Putin’s purposes in Ukraine -- Carol J. Williams, Stars and Stripes/L.A. Times
It's time to grab Putin by the rubles -- Simon Heffer, Daily Mail
Violence in Ukraine proves the limits of high-level diplomacy. But the talking must continue, nonetheless -- Independent editorial
In Ukraine, Not All Uprisings Are Equal -- Zenon Evans, American Conservative
9 questions about Ukraine -- Tom Watkins, CNN
Why Vice President Biden is visiting embattled Ukraine now -- Howard LaFranchi, CSM
Cold War Tit-for-Tat 2.0 -- Mark Thompson, Time
Ukraine crisis: Putin should know we mess with Europe's borders at our peril -- Chris Huhne, The Guardian
Can Vladimir Putin Upend Democracy in Europe? -- Paul Hockenos, Boston Review
Syria: bombs and ballots -- The Guardian editorial
Saudi’s Prince Bandar did not fail Syria: the West lost its nerve -- Faisal Al Yafai, The National
What We Left Behind In Iraq: An increasingly authoritarian leader, a return of sectarian violence, and a nation worried for its future. -- Dexter Filkin, New Yorker
Why a Regional Security Force Will Not Work in Afghanistan -- Arwin Rahi, The Diplomat
A captain faces 'private hell' in sea disaster -- James Loy, CNN
Drone strikes alone won't stamp out al Qaeda in Yemen: analysts -- Mohamed Ghobari and Yara Bayoumy, Reuters
Obama is on the right course with his reorientation toward Asia -- Tom Donilon, Washington Post
The Pulitzers reward traitors and treason -- Michael Goodwin, New York Post
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