U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) addresses a news conference with European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton in Brussels on April 2, 2014.
West And Russia In Diplomatic Bind Over Ukraine -- Catherine Maddux, VOA
The crisis in Ukraine has the United States, Europe and Russia in a diplomatic bind, analysts say, with little immediate prospect for a lasting solution.
Presidential elections in Ukraine are set to take place on May 25. But there is a growing fear amongst top U.S. and EU officials that instability and violence that they say is backed by Russia will derail the vote.
With near daily clashes in east Ukraine, top U.S. and European diplomats on Tuesday warned that if Russian interference halts the election, there would be consequences.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Putin is winging it on Ukraine -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
Vladimir Putin’s new world order with the West -- Lilia Shevtsova, Washington Post
Putin Has a Vision and a Strategy, The West Seems to Have Neither -- András Simonyi and Henrik Breitenbauch, Huffington Post
Has Putin Extended An Olive Branch To Kiev? -- Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor
Despite problems, Ukrainians favor unity -- Joshua Tucker, Washington Post
NATO, facing assertive Russia, ponders what to do -- AP
Analysis: How Syria's Assad seized momentum in war -- Zeina Karam, AP
Hillary's State Department Refused to Brand Boko Haram as Terrorists -- Josh Rogin, Daily Beast
Has the media "dropped the ball" on the Nigeria kidnappings? -- CBS
Helping Nigeria in the Long Term -- Max Boot, Commentary
Somalia Facing Crisis Relapse -- Joe DeCapua, VOA
The ANC lives off past loyalties, but South Africans will ultimately move on -- Zakes Mda, The Guardian
Libya’s Unexpected Strength -- Dirk Vandewalle and Nicholas Jahr, NYT
The Real Africa -- David Brooks, NYT
Is China losing faith in North Korea? -- The Guardian
Meet the Visionary Behind the World’s Largest IPO -- Victor Luckerson, Time
Northern Ireland is still a tinder box -- Neill Lochery, National Post
Venezuelans Ask What Now After Protest Camp Raids -- Joshua Goodman, AP
George Clooney and his future in-laws. -- Lee Smith, Weekly Standard