Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- February 20, 2014

<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/QDkiRrh1erc" width="560"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Violence in Ukraine Creates Deepening Clash Between East and West -- Steven Lee Myers, New York Times</span></b></div><br />MOSCOW — The two sides in what is developing into an East-West clash over Ukraine hardened their positions on Wednesday, with Russian officials denouncing what they called a coup by right-wing extremists, even as the United States and Europe threatened to impose sanctions on those responsible for the violence that has erupted in the capital, Kiev, and spread to other cities.<br /><br />The starkly divergent reactions underscored the deepening confrontation between Russia and the West over Ukraine’s fate, with each side accusing the other of interference and disputing even the facts of what was happening.<br /><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/20/world/europe/violence-in-ukraine-creates-deepening-clash-between-east-and-west.html"><br />Read more </a></b>....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials</b></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/dark-days-in-kiev-9142042.html">Dark days in Kiev</a> -- Independent editorial<br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/roots-consequences-ukraine-39-violence-154736768.html">Roots and consequences of Ukraine's violence</a> -- Vladimir Isachenkov and Maria Danilova, AP<br /><br /><a href="http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2014/02/20/zakaria-very-little-the-u-s-can-do-on-ukraine/?hpt=hp_bn2">Very little the U.S. can do on Ukraine</a> -- Fareed Zakaria, CNN<br /><br /><a href="http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2014/02/20/are-the-us-and-eu-right-to-impose-sanctions-on-ukraine">Are the U.S. and EU Right to Impose Sanctions on Ukraine?</a> -- Teresa Welsh, US News and World Report<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/02/20/218846/amid-unrest-ukraine-also-a-winter.html">Amid unrest, Ukraine also a Winter Games bidder</a> -- William Douglas, McClatchy Foreign Staff<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26277562">Syria conflict: Nothing is ever easy at the UN</a> -- Nick Bryant, BBC<br /><br /><a href="http://thediplomat.com/2014/02/obama-administration-is-botching-iran-nuke-talks/">Obama Administration is Botching Iran Nuke Talks</a> -- Zachary Keck, The Diplomat<br /><br /><a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/02/19/3946931/the-thugs-in-n-korea.html">The thugs in N. Korea</a> -- Miami Herald editorial<br /><br /><a href="http://thediplomat.com/2014/02/troubled-waters-indonesias-growing-maritime-disputes/">Troubled Waters: Indonesia’s Growing Maritime Disputes</a> -- Scott Cheney-Peters, The Diplomat<br /><br /><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2014/02/20/brazil_looks_outward_cautiously.html">Brazil Looks Outward, Cautiously </a>-- Tim Ridout, Real Clear World<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/20/world/americas/venezuela-qa/">Venezuela: What's the crisis about?</a> -- Faith Karimi and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN <br /><br /><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2014/0220/Will-Venezuela-s-protests-fizzle-out">Will Venezuela's protests fizzle out?</a> -- Andrew Rosati, Christian Science Monitor<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/venezuelas-neighbors-have-to-work-to-stem-the-chaos/2014/02/18/f0fedae0-98cc-11e3-b931-0204122c514b_story.html">Venezuela’s neighbors have to work to stem the chaos</a> -- Washington Post editorial<br /><br /><a href="http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2014/02/19/from-kabul-to-kiev/">From Kabul to Kiev </a>-- Seth Mandel, Commentary

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- February 20, 2014

Violence in Ukraine Creates Deepening Clash Between East and West -- Steven Lee Myers, New York Times MOSCOW — The two sides in what is deve...

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