◼ Crimeans vote in referendum on whether to break away from Ukraine, join Russia - Washington Post
◼ Bill Clinton: Vladimir Putin is 'highly intelligent' and 'deeply, deeply patriotic' - Charlie Spiering/Washington Examiner @charlesspiering
"He is highly intelligent, deeply, deeply patriotic in terms of Russia, but he sees it more in terms of the greatness of the state. I think he's got a sort of fatalistic view of the misfortunes that befall ordinary people when larger things are at stake," said Clinton, according to a report from the International Business Times.◼ Vladimir Putin and the Lessons of 1938: He’s not Hitler. But we’ve got to stop him all the same. - Politico
DRUDGE HEADLINES:
Crimea votes for Russia union...
◼ 60,000 troops massed on border - Bloomberg
Ukraine calls up 40,000 reservists...
Putin's Popularity Soars...
Goals reach far beyond peninsula...
REPORT: Russia Downs US Drone...
Obama rejects vote results...
Has four days to stop...
◼ Kasparov: 'Carter looks like Churchill in comparison' - TIME
We'll see now. But so far, Carter looks like Churchill in comparison. RT @TomCrowe: wait, Obama is *worse* than Carter? @PatrickRuffini
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) March 17, 2014Hillary was the captain of the Titanic that was US-Russia relations as Secretary of State. Her as admiral of whole fleet makes me nervous!
— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) March 17, 2014◼ Soros Predicts Ukraine Could Ruin EU - The Daily Beast
State TV says Russia could turn USA to 'radioactive ash'...
Threatens switch to other currencies over sanctions...
