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- A new Russian bank card? Priceless... for the Kremlin
It won't be cheap, but the Kremlin's plan to supplant foreign bank card companies with a national card could dull Western sanctions – and set a trend of new Russian self-reliance.
- On Kiev's Maidan battleground, mission not accomplished
Having forced Ukraine around a historic corner, demonstrators are still encamped in Kiev. Their goal: Hold the new government to its promises.
- Europe's new realism toward Russia
European leaders' vision of an integrated Europe from the Atlantic to the Urals has vanished with the crisis in the Ukraine, but many countries remain wary of going too far with sanctions.
- FocusPutin's new soft-power media machine
Russia's new state media is helping shape perceptions in Ukraine and the rest of the Russian-speaking world. It is slick, professional, and rooted in heavily spun truth.
- Who else is sanctioning Russia? Investors
Investors have pulled billions of dollars out of Russia, fearing further fallout from Moscow's annexation of Crimea.
- What role for NATO? Ukraine crisis may push it back to basics.
The treaty organization has been suffering from a lack of direction since the end of the cold war, but Russian aggression in Ukraine may rejuvenate its role in Europe.
- Russia shrugs as G-8 shuts it out
Though the G-8 will meet sans Russia in Brussels instead of Sochi, experts say the Kremlin had already been moving away from the group.
- In a resurgent French town, a moderate right-wing voice
The winner of Sunday's mayoral election, Mayor Alain Juppé, a former prime minister, inspires optimism among voters at a time when far-right parties are ascendant in France.
- Why eastern Ukraine will not follow Crimea to Moscow
The gravitational pull of Russia is being challenged amid generational change and a renewed sense that Ukraine is home.
- Why US sanctions could play into Putin's hand
The post-Crimea sanctions are meant to squeeze top Russian officials and businessmen. But will the measures just push them closer to the Kremlin?
- Moscow rattles Estonia with talk of 'concern' for its Russian population
In the wake of Crimea's annexation, Estonia is shoring up its ties with NATO and the United States.
- Kiev appeals to its restive east with talk of greater autonomy
Ukraine's prime minister said this week that Kiev might be amenable to giving more authority to the regions as part of a bid to head off separatist sentiment.
- Ukraine finally signs the EU deal that started it all
Today's agreement between Brussels and Kiev is a version of the one Yanukovych originally rejected four months ago, precipitating the crisis with Russia.
- With Russians on the doorstep, Ukrainians hear duty's call
Recruiters seek volunteers for Ukraine's new National Guard in the shadow of Kiev's Independence Square.
- Can Ukraine's technocrat-in-chief keep the country from falling apart?
Ukraine's acting prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, may lack star power but he could have the right stuff for a tough job.
- Sanctions on Russia: Why a lot more than Europe's energy is at stake
The natural gas trade is both Brussels' biggest weapon and biggest vulnerability. But a trade war with Moscow would be costly in other ways too.
- For Moscow, Crimea may prove an expensive prize
By annexing the Crimean peninsula, Moscow has taken on a region rich in history but poor in resources and cash.
- Eastern Ukraine's future: Do Kiev and Moscow actually agree?
As Crimea joins Russia, Ukrainian leaders outline ways to prevent the eastern part of their country from following suit.
- With a speech and a pen stroke, Putin takes over Crimea
Moscow has redrawn Ukrainian borders despite vehement protests from Kiev and the West. But what will be the cost to Russia's global standing?
- FocusWestern sanctions could propel Russia's own pivot to Asia
If sanctions related to Russia's annexation of Crimea intensify, Russia may speed efforts to boost its industrial and energy ties in Asia.