Tag: Crimea
Happy Sunday, People! With two days off of work I got my fine dose of sunshine and gardens this weekend, so I’ll be good with it, for a while at least. I also had a major computer malfunction in these recent days. Again. This time I really decided this dear to my heart, but more than 8 years old (!!) little thing has to go, and I will have to invest in a new and reliable for long term laptop. All that and I’ll leave you with what I thought were the must-reads of this week. Crimea and the Limits…
Madeleine Albright: Diplomacy still possible in Ukraine, if Putin wants solution A diplomatic solution to the standoff over Crimea is still possible, former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday. “There is a solution,” she said. “There could be more autonomy for Crimea". If Putin wants a solution, but the problem is, no-one knows what Putin wants at this point. But I love Madeleine Albright, that’s why I am sharing this! 🙂 And because it’s a great interview.
Happy Spring Everybody! In Hungary it really feels like spring already! Unfortunately I don’t have the chance to greet it in a garden, not for the moment that is, but only until next weekend I hope. 🙂 I love sunshine and colours and sunshiny colours and everything that has to do with sunshine and colours, so this is my time! And hot summer days, but you probably know that already. 🙂 There are more serious issues going on in the world, of course, let’s not forget aobut those. Apart from something really disturbing going on in a neigbouring country, the…
Lawfare › Russian Forces in Ukraine: A Sketch of the International Law Issues Ok, well, I usually share my favorite blog posts on Sunday, but I only read this one after I composed the last Sunday Smack. Plus this is my blog, and I do what I want, right? 🙂 Anyway, check this out, it is really good!
Happy first weekend of spring and happy Oscars night everybody! So many things to be excited about! There are a lot of exciting (although worrisome) news in world affairs as well thes days… “Maidan” v. Yanukovych et al.: Ukraine and the ICC? While Ukraine never even signed the Rome Statute, one of the first decisions of the new leadership was to prosecute Yanukovych and a few of his men at the ICC. Whether it will be possible to put him on trial (at the ICC or anywhere) is another question. Obama to Putin: ‘There Will Be Costs’ To Invading Crimea…
