Stephen Pollard, writing in Sundayexpress.com, notes that the recent anti-Semitic leaflet distributed in Ukraine demanding Jews register or be deported might make Russia look more philo-Semitic than Ukraine, but that theory is false. Pollard, whose grandparents fled Poland and Latvia
Russian President Vladimir Putin is happy Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is the new head of NATO because the two men get along very well. He hopes it will lead to better relations with the West. “We have very good
The Ukrainian government announced an Easter truce for April 19 and 20. Kiev promised not to attack pro-Russian forces during the holiday weekend. The Foreign Ministry promised “the suspension of the active phase of the anti-terrorist operation” among a list
Poland’s Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak told The Washington Post that US ground troops will move to Poland in an effort to reinforce NATO’s defenses in Eastern Europe as Russia remains a security risk. It is the first time ground troops
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com China admits that 20% of its farmland is polluted with cadmium Pro-Russian Ukraine activists refuse to stand down MERS in Malaysia raises concerns of ‘super-spreader’ China admits that 20% of its farmland is polluted
The crisis in Ukraine was always a confrontation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama. In the opening round, Russia won a huge psychological victory by humiliating America’s NATO alliance as a military paper-tiger, annexing the Crimea
In the summer of 2008, while the U.S. presidential election was in full swing, I took a break from the political fray to visit Prague, where my girlfriend (now wife) Julia was studying Czech. I intended to stay for a
The highest ranking US officer in Europe, who is also the Supreme Commander of NATO, released an unprecedented statement yesterday. On his personal NATO site General Philip Breedlove unmasked Russian tactics and tradecraft in Eastern Ukraine. Behaving as senior ranking
Edward Lucas is a senior editor at The Economist. Lucas has had a distinguished, 30+ year career covering Russian and Eastern European affairs. His most recent title, The Snowden Operation: Inside the West’s Greatest Intelligence Disaster, is available on Kindle. His
Ukrainian oligarch Igor Kolomoisky announced a $10,000 bounty for the capture of the pro-Russian forces who attacked the Mariupol Ukranian army base on Wednesday night and offered $45,396.20 to all of the men who successfully fought off the attackers. Igor
From the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Philip Breedlove: It’s hard to fathom that groups of armed men in masks suddenly sprang forward from the population in eastern Ukraine and systematically began to occupy government facilities. It’s hard to fathom
The US, European Union, Ukraine, and Russia agreed on a plan to de-escalate the violence in east Ukraine, but the pro-Russian forces are not listening. Occupiers of government buildings refuse to leave. In the agreement, Ukraine said the occupiers must
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Russia flip-flops on eastern Ukraine Ukraine agreement leaves many questions unanswered Nigeria in shock from double attack by Boko Haram Russia flip-flops on eastern Ukraine In a nationally televised program on Thursday, Russia’s presidentVladimir
Russia has achieved a strategic psychological victory over NATO in the Ukraine with the announcement by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva that an agreement had been reached with Ukrainian and NATO member diplomats to ease tensions in the country.
Russia has in part justified its invasion, annexation of, and subterfuge in Ukrainian territories by claiming it was necessary to protect Ukrainian Jews from the “anti-semitic” and “fascist” new government in Kiev. Meanwhile, all Jews over 16-years-old in Eastern Ukraine
Transcript as follows: Michael Rubin is a brilliant scholar who recently published a most timely book entitled, Dancing with the Devil: The Perils of Engaging Rogue Regimes. It warns that negotiations with those who are hostile to everything we hold
The US, EU, Ukraine, and Russia agreed on steps to alleviate the situation in east Ukraine. Secretary of State John Kerry represented the US at the talks in Geneva, and the four attending diplomats released a statement identifying steps to
AP: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the United States will send medical supplies, helmets and other nonlethal aid to the Ukrainian military in response to Russia’s ‘destabilizing activities.’
Ukraine informed Russian airlines Aeroflat there are restrictions on Russian men who try to enter the country. Aeroflat posted the details on their Facebook page. 1. All citizens of Russia males aged 16 to 60 years. Skipping this category will
Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the Ukraine situation in his annual televised phone-in on Thursday. He told his audience he does not want to use forces in Ukraine, but did not rule out the possibility. Ukrainians and the West claim
Wednesday, Ed Lucas of The Economist gave a frightening account of how the Ukrainian crisis could escalate into nuclear war. As The Economist‘s former Moscow bureau chief, he is better qualified than most to understand the threat of renewed Russian
(AFP) Ukrainian troops repelled an overnight attack on their base in the southeast city of Mariupol, killing three of the assailants and wounding 13, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said Thursday. Around 300 people mounted the attack using guns and petrol
Would Vladimir Putin invade Alaska? That’s what one questioner asked the Russian president during a nationally televised question-and-answer session in Moscow. Putin suggested that there would be no interest in acquiring more northern territory. Putin added that he did not
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, joined a public question and answer session with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow via video. Snowden asked Putin if Russia had similar surveillance programs as the United States – referring to the
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden joined a public question-and-answer session with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow via video. Snowden asked Putin if Russia had similar surveillance programs as the United States–referring to the mass collection and storage
