National Public Radio’s national political correspondent, Mara Liasson, told Weekend Edition on Sunday that Republican criticism of the Obama administration on the Crimea was misplaced since, arguably, it was their own inaction when Russia’s Vladimir Putin invaded Georgia in 2008 that
At the same time the US State Department is relaxing entry requirements to visa applicants with Islamist terrorist connections, and reassuring President Putin of Russia that any sanctions against travel to the US placed upon those responsible for Russia’s invasion Ukraine
Question: What does Barack Obama do while ineffectually dealing with the Russia and Ukraine fight over the Crimea, watching that region burn, and also ordering the cutting of funds for missile defense for Israel while enabling Iran to continue heading
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Captured Iranian arms vessel docks in Israel Growing U.S. – Iran – Hezbollah relationship alienates Israel Russia increases its military presence in Ukraine’s Crimea Captured Iranian arms vessel docks in Israel A commercial vessel,
Russian troops and forces loyal to Russia’s Vladimir Putin are preparing the way for their patron’s take over of Crimea and one of their tactics has been to attack and beat up journalists that might report what is going on
President Obama took a break from his family vacation and spoke to six world leaders on the phone about the Ukraine and Russia situation in Crimea. He talked to British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Francois Hollande, Italian Prime
Hey, didn’t their used to be a determined group of international activists who thought land mines were a crime against humanity, given their propensity for causing civilian collateral damage, sometimes long after the conflict has ended? What are those folks
Ukraine’s Olena Iurkovska won the bronze medal in the women’s six kilometer sitting competition, the country’s first medal, at the Sochi Paralympics on Saturday. She dedicated the medal to Ukraine independence and peace with Russia. “I devote my first medal
Two warning shots greeted the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) when they tried to enter Crimea on Saturday. A spokeswoman for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said no one was hurt when shots were
Ambassadors from Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and asked the U.S. to increase natural gas exports to Europe. Russia’s state-owned energy company, Gazprom, threatened to cut off gas to Ukraine because
The economy created 175,000 jobs in February, up from 129,000 in January. Colder than normal weather was a factor, but that simply continued to underemployment of the nation’s human resources. Those mediocre results are consistent with a broadly underperforming economy. The
The crisis in the Ukraine will likely end with Russia permanently controlling the Crimea, with the remainder of the country more tightly in its orbit than anticipated a few weeks ago. This is easy to attribute to Vladimir Putin’s appetite
Russia may block foreign inspections of their nuclear weapons due to threats and sanctions from the West over their occupation of Crimea, an autonomous republic of Ukraine. “The unfounded threats towards Russia from the United States and NATO over its policy
Witnesses report Russian troops unloaded more tanks in eastern Crimea late Friday night after they crossed the Straits of Kerch. Russian soldiers took over a ferry terminal in Kerch, which is only 12 miles by boat to Russia. Vladislav Seleznyov,
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia, March 7 (UPI)–Two members of the Russian punk rock group Pussy Riot have posted video showing them under attack in a McDonald’s in Nizhny Novgorod. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina, who were released from prison in December,
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Venezuela breaks diplomatic relations with Panama Russia escalates the conflict over Ukraine’s Crimea region Venezuela breaks diplomatic relations with Panama Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro has severed diplomatic relationswith Panama, accusing the country of being
On March 6, a United States-guided missile destroyer embarked on a journey to the Black Sea in what U.S. Naval officials described as a “routine” deployment. According to AFP, the destroyer will “carry out joint training with Romanian and Bulgarian
By the end of the week, the Obama administration had begun to do what it had declined, at first, to do after Russia made its “uncontested arrival” in the Crimea. It had provided loan guarantees to Ukraine, and promises of
Republican Senators Mark Kirk (IL) and Dan Coats (IN) sent a letter to FIFA’s chairman Sepp Blatter and demanded the soccer organization ban Russia from the 2014 World Cup and not allow them to host the 2018 World Cup. In
Ukraine will participate in the Sochi Paralympics even though they are facing Russian aggression in Crimea, the autonomous republic of Ukraine. Ukrainian Paralympic Committee president Valeriy Suskevich asked Russia President Vladimir Putin for peace during the games. “We are raising
Russian energy company Gazprom said it will suspend gas to Ukraine over a $1.89 billion debt. It will still deliver gas and energy to Europe. “Ukraine has de-facto stopped paying for gas… We cannot deliver gas for free. Either Ukraine
President Barack Obama believes in the central argument of modern progressivism, according to Dinesh D’Souza. Speaking at CPAC on Friday, the star of 2016: Obama’s America said that Obama did not create American progressivism, but was instead deeply shaped by
As Russia President VladimirPutin consolidates his military hold on the Crimean Peninsula, President Obama signedan executiveorder suspending certain Russian visas and allowing the TreasuryDepartment to impose financial sanctions on individuals and entities for “misappropriating state assets of Ukraine.” Both Houses
Russian and Crimean politicians discussed Crimea’s desire to leave Ukraine and join the Russian Federation. Valentina Matvienko, speaker of Russia’s upper house of parliament, said if Crimea votes to join, they would be more than welcome to be part of
President Obama told Russia President Vladimir Putin in a 60-minute phone call to pull back Russian forces in Crimea and hold direct talks with Ukraine’s new government or face diplomatic and economic sanctions. Once again, Putin laughed off Obama’s warnings and
