Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Walter Russel Mead: Putin says ‘I reserve the right to intervene’
Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks at his annual press conference in Moscow on December 19, 2013.
Remember last week, when Vladimir Putin was asking the Russian Parliament to rescind his authorization to use force to defend Russian speakers threatened in Ukraine? What a difference a week makes:
"I would like to make it clear to all: This country will continue to actively defend the rights of Russians, our compatriots abroad, using the entire range of available means - from political and economic to operations under international humanitarian law and the right of self-defense," Mr. Putin said.
