This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com At Far East end of Russia, Putin upgrades the Pacific Fleet Russia prepares to annex Crimea and invade Ukraine Panicked Crimeans line up to withdraw cash from banks Slovakia becomes the fourth euro zone
Pro-Ukrainians and Pro-Russians clashed at rallies in Ukraine’s eastern city of Donetsk. Two people were killed, 17 were sent to medics, and eleven went to the hospital. Tensions have been high in pro-Russia areas since Ukraine’s parliament deposed Russia-backed president
Galina Timchenko, chief editor of Lenta.ru, resigned on Wednesday over forced censorship from the Kremlin. Employees of the popular news site believe she was forced to resign and 39 resigned on Thursday in protest. From Lenta.ru (translated from original site):
The Kommersant Ukraine was officially shut down by their Russian publisher due to lack of funds, but a source told The Kyiv Post the actual reason was censorship. The source said the company did not want to publish a March
In the debate over whether or not Russia’s invasion of Crimea is legal, former Texas Representative Ron Paul is lining up with Vladimir Putin saying that the “law is on his side.” Paul made his comments on Wednesday night’s broadcast
Jared Leto earned kudos, and deservedly so, for speaking on behalf of people in Venezuela and the Ukraine during his Best Supporting Actor speech earlier this month. The Dallas Buyers Club star could have left it at that. Instead, he
A recent YouGov/Economist survey shows Americans believe Obama a “weaker” leader than Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to YouGov.com, 78 percent of respondents viewed Putin as strong versus only 45 percent who viewed Obama as strong. Breaking the numbers down
Mind reading is a tough business. How can we read Putin’s mind? Many pundits in recent days have tried. They have compared Putin’s intervention in Ukraine to Hitler’s Nazi-expansionist actions on the eve of World War II. This comparison insinuates
Ukraine’s parliament voted to create a national guard consisting of 60,000 men to provide security from Russia. Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov proposed the resolution. The guard will be formed of interior ministry employees and members of the “self-defence” militia that
Dmytro Firtash, one of Ukraine’s billionaires, was arrested in Austria on an American arrest warrant. The FBI has been investigating him since 2006 for bribery and other charges. According to the Austrian press, Firtash was arrested in Vienna near his
With both the United States and the European Union committing tens of billions of dollars in aid to the Ukraine, it appears that much of that money will actually end up in Russia, according to analysts. The reason? A large
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a bill that would provide aid to Ukraine which would need to pass both chambers of Congress to be signed into law before Crimea votes on its independence. The bill calls for reforms to
Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported on Wednesday that Russia, not content with defying the West as it invaded the Crimea, has now made a preliminary agreement with Iran to build two more Iranian nuclear power plants. This will help
TEHRAN, March 12 (UPI) —Iran said Wednesday it has negotiated a preliminary deal for Russia’s Rosatom nuclear power company to provide it with two more nuclear power generating units. Behrouz Kamalvandi, a spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran,
President Obama met with Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk at the White House where he reinforced his support for the new government and condemned the Crimean referendum scheduled on March 16 to break away from Ukraine. Obama and the West
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of conducting a large military buildup near their border that raises the threat of an invasion, but Moscow denied that. Andriy Parubiy, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, told
The Group of Seven (G7) industrial nations, which includes Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and America, told Russia to stop all actions to annex Crimea and against Ukraine. If Russia declines, the G7 will not recognize the Crimean referendum
Galina Timchenko, chief editor of Lenta.ru, and Anastasia Karimova, reporter with Kommersant, resigned from their positions due to censorship in Russia. Russia’s media regulating body sent a warning to Lenta.ru over an interview with Ukraine’s Right Sector Party Leader Andrei
The West vowed more sanctions against Russia if they use the March 16 referendum to stay with Ukraine or join the Russian Federation to justify more aggression towards Ukraine. Russia and Crimea are ignoring these threats and moving forward with
On March 16, Crimea will decide to stay an autonomous republic of Ukraine or join the Russian Federation. As a result, the pro-Russian militia in the peninsula is growing to protect the people from the Kyiv government, which they view
Russian politicians Aleksandr Sidyakin and Mikhail Markelov from the Russian State Duma are demanding FIFA ban the US from the 2014 World Cup. They admitted it was in response to two GOP senators asking FIFA to ban Russia in 2014
The four candidates vying for the Republican Party nomination in the race to replace Senator Ben Nelson took to the stage Thursday to debate everything from Obamacare to immigration to a proposed “war tax.” The four candidates have different ideas
World leaders met in London to discuss sanctions against Russia over its aggression against Ukraine, but it looks like people high on the ladder will not be affected. Any asset freezes or visa bans imposed by the West on Moscow in
On Tuesday, Crimea’s airport in Simferopol cancelled all flights from Kiev, Ukraine, and only allowed planes from Moscow to land. The Telegraph described what Flight PS65 had to endure after the pilot was told he could not land in Crimea:
