Mar 06, 2014 02:00 am | Joshua Rovner
Russia’s
sudden occupation of the Crimean peninsula led to some peculiar
commentary concerning Russian president Vladimir Putin. Observers
expressed revulsion at his brazen attempt to violate Ukraine’s
sovereignty and manipulate its politics. At the same time, however, they
hinted at grudging praise for his particular brand of realpolitik.
After all, in one eventful weekend he put the West on its heels, and nobody seemed to know how to respond. Some pundits ominously suggested that Putin’s gambit didn’t just threaten Ukraine; it threatened the whole post-Cold War international order by setting an ominous precedent about how to undermine fledgling pro-Western governments.read morehttp://server1.nationalinterest.org/commentary/putins-crimea-blunder-10006
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