Good piece by @Mcfaul. Amg other things,details inflated sense of "power&agency" of US gov in official Russia circles http://t.co/crhlsAsodx
— Robert Coalson (@CoalsonR) March 20, 2014
I'm proud to be sanctioned by Putin - I'll never cease my efforts & dedication to freedom & independence of #Ukraine, which includes #Crimea
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) March 20, 2014
US-sanctioned Bank Rossiya is "deeply obscure but hugely powerful," uses shady offshoring to siphon Gazprom $$$ http://t.co/4RnrkId8lG
— Michael Crowley (@CrowleyTIME) March 20, 2014
There are almost certainly people on the new sanctions list who've thought of themselves as a potential successor to VVP.
— Ellen Barry (@EllenBarryNYT) March 20, 2014
Місія МВФ каже про прогрес і залишається в Києві до 25 березня http://t.co/EotPyYmrxz
— Радіо Свобода (@radiosvoboda) March 20, 2014
The fund's mission chief Nikolay Gueorguiev cited "significant progress in discussing with the Ukrainian authorities the policies to put the country on the path of economic reform, sound governance, and sustainable growth while protecting the poor and vulnerable," according to Reuters.
I'd love to be a fly in the wall in the EU meeting. "Er, guys, not meaning to interrupt, but you know what Obama's just done?"
— Oliver Bullough (@OliverBullough) March 20, 2014