Eastern Ukraine Braces For ‘Full-Scale War’ -- Jamie Dettmer, Daily Beast
Ukrainian soldiers are on edge and artillery barrages continue. With Russian troops and tanks crossing the border, how long can this ‘ceasefire’ hold?
DONETSK, Ukraine—There was a deep growl of artillery and Grad rocket bombardment in the distance, but it didn’t have any heads turning in the center of Donetsk. People here are used to the rumble of a fight that has raged since the summer around the city’s airport on the outskirts and their swift steps homeward seemed more to escape the freezing cold than dictated by fear.
On the outskirts of the city, though, the guards were nervous at the four Ukrainian government checkpoints we had to navigate to enter Donetsk from the west. In the dark, the soldiers and volunteers shifted their weapons uneasily as they peered into cars and trucks to scan faces and documents. Vehicles that failed to switch off headlights rapidly enough as they approached in the darkness incurred a single warning shot and then a string of curses.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 17, 2014
Putin Is Hoarding Gold and Rattling Sabers--What’s He Up to Now? -- Rob Garver, The Fiscal Times
Conditions Favor an Expansion of Putin's Aggression -- Andy Langenkamp, Real Clear World
Putin's Reach: Merkel Concerned about Russian Influence in the Balkans -- Spiegel Online
The west must be tough on Putin – but it may take a generation to bring Russia back -- John Kampfner, The Guardian
Finally, a G20 summit worth writing about -- Alexander Nekrassov, Al Jazeera
Caving to Iran -- Lee Smith, Weekly Standard
Syria faces renewed scrutiny for Hariri assassination. Why now? -- Nicholas Blanford, CSM
Is Obama Done Playing Footsie With Assad? -- Michael Tomasky, Daily Beast
Could Oman be the Next Crisis? -- Michael Rubin, Commentary
UAE has taken first step to tackle terror -- National editorial
Return of the Myanmar Military? -- Min Zinn, New York Times
Colombia rebels seize top general, bringing halt to peace talks -- Michael Holtz, CSM
Before the Be-headings: Remembering a time when Islamist extremists wanted to persuade reporters, not kill them -- Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic
The Risk of Nation-State Conflict -- Walter Russell Mead, The American Interest
America Doesn't Need to Lead the Free World -- Scott Beauchamp, The Atlantic
Yes, America Should Be the World’s Policeman -- Bret Stephens, WSJ
3 comments:
WNU,
I have gone to many places, done many things, but I never.... never thought I would live to read about participants in an Ukrainian civil war having a drink, waiting for battle, in a Ramada Inn!
James .... drinking is very important for Russians when it comes to war. Quoting one of my dad's favorite war stories .... near the end of the war a major Soviet military advance was diverted to attack and seize a small town because the rumor was that there was a pharmacy there, and that it was stocked with alcohol. It was just a rumor!!!!! But it was enough for serious consideration and implementation.
WNU,
Oh I get the drinking Russian connection, after all I'm Irish (the invention of whiskey stopped us from taking over the world).
To see a Ramada Inn in the Ukraine though just doesn't compute to this old cold warrior's brain.
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