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Putin faces choice on Ukraine and Crimea as Crimea weighs on Russia
The piece argues Putin may either stop with Crimea or seize more of Ukraine to counter Western pressure. It notes NATO expansion anxiety, historic deals, and the risk of a new Cold War. It concludes with cautious bets that he will halt at Crimea, given Russia’s economic fragility.
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Crimea
Russia
United States
European Union
Moscow
Vladimir Putin
Kiev
West
Putin
Europe
NATO
Soviet Union
Ukraine
Mikhail Gorbachev
George H.W. Bush
Germany
Bush
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Gorbachev
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
St. Petersburg
Kosovo
Serbia
Libya
Muammar Gaddafy
East
Black Sea