Crimea: Putin’s Triumph. Now the Confrontation Moves East to "New Russia”

Novo Rossia: The Eastern and Southeastern Mainland Provinces of Ukraine

Nobody expected events to move on with such a breath-taking speed. The Russians took their time; they sat on the fence and watched while the Brown storm-troopers conquered Kiev, and they watched while Mrs Victoria Nuland of the State Department and her pal Yatsenyuk ("Yats”) slapped each other’s backs and congratulated themselves on their quick victory.

They watched when President Yanukovych escaped to Russia to save his skin. They watched when the Brown bands moved eastwa ... Read more »