Politico Special Report: ’A whole appeasement psychology’: How America let Putin off the hook after Crimea

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Freeing Crimea and the Donbas from Putin's grasp is a laudable goal, but it isn't going to happen, writes Sir Max Hastings

‘A whole appeasement psychology’: How America let Putin off the hook after Crimea

A POLITICO investigation shows that the tough sanctions put in place starting in 2014 suffered from weak enforcement at the Department of Justice and a lack of cooperation from allies, allowing oligarchs and their enablers to skate free.

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Taking Crimea From Putin Has Become ‘Operation Unthinkable’

Winston Churchill learned the hard way that dealing militarily with Russians requires some unpalatable trade-offs.

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