A world region traumatized by Obama’s shock-dumping of ME Arabs and Israel. What next?
The coming DEBKA Weekly out next Friday looks deep into the post-traumatic repercussions of the six world powers’ acceptance of Iran’s nuclear
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The leaking Kerry-Lavrov deal for Ukraine will only fuel continuing US-Russian dissent
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have developed a template for “de-escalating” international crises
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Russia Seeks a Federal Ukraine Rather than an Invasion
German Chancellor Angela Merkel sternly rebuked Russia Wednesday April 9 for not doing enough to defuse tensions in Ukraine. She
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Discord in Kerry-Lavrov talks sets scene for US-Russian cold war over Ukraine and Crimea
The profound West-Russian discord on Ukraine was accentuated rather than eased by the six hours of last-ditch talks held by
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Putin Keeps Crimea under Sanctions, the West Keeps Bankrupt Kiev and a Whopping Aid Bill
As the Ukraine crisis approaches a climactic showdown, with the Crimean referendum on secession to Russia and its predictable outcome
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Russia launches paratroop exercise east of Ukraine. Moscow tycoons move assets from West to Far East
The clash between the antagonists in the Ukraine crisis – Russia on one side and the US and Europe on
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Obama and Putin, Leagues Apart, Duel over Ukraine
In 2013, President Barack Obama set about channeling all his foreign policy resources into a mighty effort to start up
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How Long Will the New Obama-Netanyahu Alliance Last?
Washington underwent changes of face towards Israel this week with dizzying speed. In an interview with Bloomberg columnist Jeffrey Goldberg
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Another 2,000 Russian troops airlifted into Crimea in continuing takeover of region
Thirteen giant Ilyushin-76 (NATO codenamed IL-76 Candid) air transports flew into the Crimea Friday night, Feb. 28, and landed some
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Yanukovych refuses to resign – and goes missing in E. Ukraine. Tymoshenko seizes opposition center stage in Kiev
Defying attempts by protesters in Kiev to force him out, Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych went on the air Saturday, Feb.
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