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Squeezed by sanctions imposed over Russia’s
annexation
of Crimea, Putin is looking to Israel’s technology sector to provide what the West no longer will.
The muddle that NAM diplomacy causes is perhaps best reflected in the Congress-led Indian government’s recent quasi-endorsement of Russia’s
annexation
of Crimea.
Without Crimea’s annexation, Putin faced domestic political disaster and a premature end to his dream of reenacting Ivan the Great’s “gathering of the Russian lands” and restoring Russia’s global power.
Of course, Obama is not responsible for Russia’s invasion and
annexation
of Crimea, or for Putin’s massing of Russian troops on Ukraine’s eastern border in an effort to intimidate the government in Kyiv.
That is why, following Russia’s illegal seizure and
annexation
of Crimea, Putin is now trying to mold Ukraine’s eastern provinces into vassal regions, if not foment irredentism, in order to realize his dream of reconstituting the Russian empire.
Consider how Putin’s standing benefited from the
annexation
of Crimea – a move that he defended in historical terms – despite the devastating impact of that move on Russia’s economy.
Russia’s
annexation
of Crimea, for example, was in large part an attempt to provide Putin’s regime with renewed legitimacy following a winter of discontent, during which demonstrators took to the streets to protest his return to the presidency.
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and
annexation
of Crimea, EU countries implemented economic sanctions, including restrictions on credit to Russian banks and energy firms.
Following Russia’s
annexation
of Crimea, and given Putin’s continued support for secessionists in eastern Ukraine, relations between Russia and the West are as bad as they have been since the Soviet Union disintegrated almost a quarter-century ago.
The turning point was the
annexation
of Crimea, which effectively ended US and European hopes for integrating a modern post-Soviet Russia into the West.
Investors holding high-yielding bonds – many of them bought at heavy discounts after Russia’s
annexation
of Crimea last year – are demanding to be paid in full.
Stabilizing UkraineMADRID – Even Mikhail Gorbachev, who presided over the dissolution of the Soviet Union with scarcely a shot fired, has proclaimed his support for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s
annexation
of Crimea.
But understanding Russia’s frustrations and sentiments does not excuse invasion and
annexation.
Moreover, Russia’s
annexation
of Crimea will likely damage its core interest: its political relationship with Ukraine, which it wants to keep far from Europe.
Though Putin declared in his
annexation
speech that Crimea is an “inseparable part” of Russia, his behavior will turn against him.
Harper’s tough talk on Russia’s
annexation
of Crimea and intervention in eastern Ukraine, and on China’s disturbing human-rights record won him wide public support.
But, with Tibet locked behind an iron curtain since the 1951 Chinese annexation, the economies and cultures of the entire Himalayan region have weakened.
The
annexation
of Crimea has made him popular at home, and his effort to weaken America’s global dominance, in part by seeking an alliance with China, has resonated favorably in the rest of the world.
He has also expressed an interest in building deeper ties with the Kremlin, and said that he would consider accepting Russia’s
annexation
of Crimea and lifting the sanctions that were imposed in response – all without asking Putin for anything in return.
Another option is to prepare a new round of economic sanctions against Russia – far stronger than those introduced following Russia’s invasion and
annexation
of Crimea.
In fact, while the assets of Putin’s cronies in the US and the European Union are supposed to be frozen, according to the sanctions imposed after Russia’s illegal
annexation
of Crimea in 2014, hardly any have been found.
As soon as Ukraine’s then-President Viktor Yanukovych fled Kyiv, Russian President Vladimir Putin began engineering the
annexation
of Crimea.
Nor did those who now disparage Obama’s measured response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent
annexation
of Ukrainian territory call Bush an isolationist for his weak response to Putin’s invasion of Georgia in 2008.
When the United Nations General Assembly voted on the legitimacy of the Crimea annexation, only ten countries – neighbors in Russia’s orbit (Armenia and Belarus), traditionally sympathetic Latin American countries (Bolivia, Nicaragua, and Venezuela), and rogue states (Cuba, North Korea, Zimbabwe, Sudan, and Syria) – sided with the Russians.
America’s Global Balancing ActWith Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and
annexation
of Crimea, the disintegration of Iraq’s and Syria’s borders, and increasing Chinese assertiveness in the South and East China Seas, the post-Cold War era appears to have ended in 2014.
Inspired by the Russian
annexation
of Crimea, Dodik is seeking a more definitive break from Bosnia for Republika Srpska, even though such a move would defy the Dayton Peace Agreement that ended the war.
For starters, Russia’s incursion into Ukraine and
annexation
of Crimea were an affront to the rule of law; and yet Europe and the US must maintain constructive relations with Russia for the sake of global stability.
After nearly a decade of relentless drama – a financial disaster, followed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and
annexation
of Crimea, the migration crisis, the Brexit vote, and the election of a US president who has called into question the transatlantic relationship – Europe is entering 2018 in a relatively stable position.
Europe’s Security CatalystTIRANA – Russia’s
annexation
of Crimea and ongoing threats against Ukraine are a reminder to the countries of Eastern Europe, particularly those in the Balkans, of NATO’s centrality to national – indeed, European – security.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s
annexation
of Crimea, undertaken in open contempt of international law, has put European security back at the top of the global agenda, serving as a stark reminder that a free, cooperative, and peaceful Europe – the dream of countless Europeans since the 1950’s – remains a distant prospect.
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