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mk  ·  4014 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Obama's response to Russia's actions in Ukraine

My guess is that Putin sees a good bargaining position, and he is taking it. NATO is not going to move into Ukraine against Russian forces, but I doubt that Putin wants to kick off a civil war there. I don't see them rushing Yanukovych back into Crimea, only threatening to do so.