WASHINGTON- Things are now getting personal. By upping the wager with his warning to isolate Russia with consents over Crimea, Barack Obama imperils setting off a rotation of confrontation with Vladimir Putin. (Source: DN)
And regardless of his unwillingness to play Cold War-style chess with the Russian president, deterioration into a new great power competition cannot be ruled out. Since Russia’s move into Ukraine, President Obama has increasingly upped pressure, while proposing Putin a diplomatic “off ramp” to resolve the crisis. Indefatigable Secretary of State John Kerry has spent hours exchanging ideas with Russia’s tough foreign minister Sergei Lavrov in Europe. …read more
Source: The Kooza
