Kerry threatens Russia with a 'serious series of steps' aimed against them should Putin refuse to rethink his misadventures by Monday [my God, another red line from these fucking idiots?] - the way I read things, for Putin that amounts to an invitation to ratchet things up a notch or two - indeed, would not surprise me at all if part of his planning was to wait for Obama/Kerry to express some ridiculous bravado of an ultimatum before moving on to the next stage - as I've said before, Putin's strategy really only works if America and the EU are made to look weak relative to it.
