This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Iran says that the Ukraine crisis is ‘a divine blessing’ Ukraine’s ‘anti-terrorist operation’ turns into a fiasco Russian ambassador signals coming invasion of east Ukraine Pakistan Taliban refuses to extend ceasefire, wants ‘peace talks’
Edward Lucas, a prominent journalist who works for The Economist, has warned the Ukraine crisis may rapidly devolve, creating the conditions for a potential World War III. Lucas is an expert on Russian affairs, serving as The Economist‘s Moscow bureau
GENEVA/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from East and West will try to defuse the Ukraine crisis on Thursday in Geneva, once frequently the scene of Cold War negotiations, but will risk being upstaged by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Multiple local media outlets in Ukraine are reporting the much anticipated “anti-terrorist” operations in the Eastern Ukraine town of Kramatorsk have failed. Tuesday, Interim President Turchynov warned pro-Russian forces in the east they had until 9 a.m. local time to
(AFP) Syria has reached a “critical moment” as the world awaits news of fresh peace talks, China’s foreign minister told the warring nation’s opposition leader Ahmad Jarba in Beijing Wednesday. Wang Yi was speaking at the start of four days
From Edward Lucas in the Daily Mail: Deep in the flat and featureless landscape of eastern Ukraine, it is all too possible that the outline of World War III is taking shape. … We are soon to face a bleak
On Wednesday, the Federation Council in Russia approved new requirements for foreigners to receive a work visa or residency permit while the State Duma passed a law that would make it easier for native Russian speakers to receive citizenship. The
Russian Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev said Russia might sue the US in World Trade Organization (WTO) court because of sanctions placed against St. Petersburg’s Bank Rossiya, which is President Vladimir Putin’s preferred bank. “The WTO gives us some additional possibilities,”
Why are the US authorities trying to extradite and imprison arguably the one man in the world with the skills and influence to bring peace, stability, and prosperity to fractured Ukraine? This week I flew to Vienna, Austria, to find
The contempt that America’s enemies have for the United States these days is palpable. The most obvious current example is Vladimir Putin’s disdain for President Obama, whom he regards as little more than a speed-bump on the road to his
Wednesday on CNN’s “New Day,” host Chris Cuomo seemed shocked by Russia Today’s Anissa Naouai inability to admit Russia invaded the Crimea Region of the Ukraine. After Cuomo asked about the Russian invasion Naouai responded, “Lets not forget that Russia
Pro-Russian forces continue to push their way through east Ukraine targeting more government buildings in Donetsk and Sloviansk. After these incidents, NATO announced they are going to add more troops in eastern Europe. Forces took over city hall in Donetsk
Many, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, have compared what Russia is currently doing with Crimea to what Hitler’s Germany did with the Sudetenland in 1938. Although Clinton has backed off her comparison, the juxtaposition of the two is
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com East Ukraine clashes become dangerous as Kiev strikes back Russia and Europe’s far right become political allies through anti-Americanism Mali separatists appeal to Russia for support on independence Israel claims secret talks with Saudi
The West and Russia had different reactions to the Ukrainian anti-terrorist operation in east Ukraine on Tuesday. The Ukrainian army freed the airport in Kramatorsk from pro-Russian forces. The White House said they support the actions of the army. “The
The United Nations Human Rights Council found the ethnic Russians and Russian speakers in east Ukraine are stretching the truth when they claim mistreatment. The UN found a few attacks to be true, but otherwise found nothing of significance. “Although
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Heavy gunfire heard at airport in eastern Ukraine after troops move against pro-Russia militia.
Pro-Russian forces in east Ukraine are not giving up even though Ukraine tanks have been spotted. Interim President Oleksandr Turchynov told parliament the anti-terrorist operation he promised on Sunday started in north Donetsk. These forces took over 10 government buildings
Russia now spends more on its military, relative to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), than both the United States and Europe respectively. According to figures compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Moscow spent 4.1 percent of its GDP on
President Obama talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone on Monday to discuss the deteriorating situation in Ukraine. Obama told Putin the US is ready to place more sanctions on Russia. “Russia continues to engage in provocative actions
IZYUM, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian insurgents dug in Tuesday across eastern Ukraine, fortifying positions around seized buildings and erecting new barricades even as Ukrainian troops and tanks set up outside one eastern city now controlled by armed men. In Kiev,
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Major terrorist explosion in Nigeria’s capital kills over 70 European Central Bank to adopt negative interest rates Standoff continues in eastern Ukraine Major terrorist explosion in Nigeria’s capital kills over 70 Nigeria’s terrorist group
Russia is probing NATO defenses in Eastern Europe as part of its strategy to recover the satellite countries it lost in the break-up of the Soviet Union. Although NATO was designed around European members shouldering most of their own security,
Transcript as follows: The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is lurching towards disaster. As predicted, provocations being engineered by Russian operatives and their sympathizers in eastern Ukraine have resulted in clashes with Ukrainian authorities. Such clashes, in turn, will provide
Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is leading a congressional delegation to Ukraine during the two-week April House recess, the Orange County Register reports. The delegation will also visit Azerbaijan to discuss regional security issues,
