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What will Vladimir Putin do next?

Hello again, I'm Norman Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

The daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

U.S. and European

diplomats are trying to ease a potentially dangerous crisis, claiming Russia has illegally

taken control of Crimea, which belongs to Ukraine. Vladimir Putin insists he hasn't sent any troops

in yet, and that what's illegal is Ukraine's new regime, which overthrew an elected leader.

Does Putin already have what he wants?

Or has he made a strategic error?

As the U.S. and the European Union try to craft a response, is Germany on board.

We'll look at the economic, diplomatic, and military options for an uneasy alliance against a Russian president with a very different view of the world.

Today's talking point, China declares war on pollution.

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The world is waiting for Vladimir Putin to make another move or relaxed tensions in eastern Ukraine.

We'll look at the options for the U.S. and the European Union to diffuse what is shaping up as a dangerous crisis.

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