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FROM Simon Shuster
Why Today's "Agreekment" May Be a Tough Sell After days of wrangling in Brussels, a "Euro summit" of creditors and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras have agreed to another bailout. Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, coined a new word for it, " agreekment ." Now it's up to the Greek parliament to agree to the latest terms. Simon Shuster, who's in Athens for Time magazine, has details.
As Russia Pivots to China, What about Ukraine? Fast-paced national/international news and issues program, from KCRW.
After Crimea, What's Putin's Next Move? The US and the European Union have imposed economic sanctions against individual Russian and Ukrainian leaders after yesterday's referendum in Crimea. As if to demonstrate calm and confidence, Vladimir Putin stayed in Sochi for last night's closing ceremonies of the Paralympic Games , where Russian athletes won 80 medals with Ukrainians next with just 25. Elsewhere in Crimea, there was widespread jubilation over yesterday's vote on leaving Ukraine to re-join Russia. But the world is waiting for his next move. Annexing Crimea would be no easy task. Has he gone too far to turn back? Will the West up the ante at great cost to Europe's economy? We look at the options available to both sides and the potential consequences.
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