International bodies are deliberating, talking heads are pontificating, politicians are politicizing, and only Vladimir Putin is taking action. The dissolution of the Soviet Union may have taken place in December 1991, but the Soviet style of action, negotiation, and bullying
John Kerry has arrived in Kiev. The Secretary of State is wielding humanitarian aid for the new Ukrainian government in one hand and a threat of further sanctions on Russia in the other, hoping to deter President Vladimir Putin from
Secretary of State John Kerry has cited the declining Russian stock market and the sliding ruble as examples of the costs the Kremlin is paying for moving Russian forces into Ukraine. But some in Moscow are asserting that the crisis
Russia’s invasion of Crimea is a tipping point eventthat will further spur the American oil boom. The European Union (EU) and United States in 2008 threatened to slap economicsanctions on Russia for invading Georgia. But after a while the criticism
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said that deposed Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych had no political future but asserted he was legally still head of state. “I think that he has no political future. And I told him this,” Putin
SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered tens of thousands of Russian troops participating in military exercises near Ukraine’s border to return to their bases as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was on his way to Kiev.
GENEVA (AP) — European automakers cast a wary eye toward Russia on the first day of the Geneva Auto Show on Tuesday, poised for a quick strategy rethink as the threat of sanctions hangs over the country because of its
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com More on the ‘Autonomous State of Crimea’ West discusses sanctions, as Russia prepares for war in Ukraine Israel’s Netanyahu rebukes Obama over Mideast peace process Is the United States really no different than Russia?
President Barack Obama declared on Monday that Russian president Vladimir Putin was on “the wrong side of history.” Secretary of State John Kerry had complained on Sunday: “You just don’t in the 21st century behave in 19th century fashion.” Both
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine’s fugitive president requested Russian soldiers in the strategic Crimea region “to establish legitimacy, peace, law and order,” Russia’s U.N. ambassador said Monday, contradicting the president’s own comments last week, while Ukraine’s ambassador said 16,000 troops
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was mocked in 2008 for warning that Russia’a Vladimir Putin may invade Ukraine if Barack Obama were elected President, and the former GOP vice presidential nominee on Monday said that President Barack Obama’s weakness has
The Russian stock market sufferedan 11% loss overnight in reaction to a run on bank deposits fed byrumors the European Union and the United States would apply Cold War-typesanctions to punish Russia’s invasion of Crimea. The price collapse was worst
The United States is stopping all trade and investment talks and military engagements with Russia due to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. The Wall Street Journal reports on the U.S. economic response: “Due to recent events in Ukraine, we have suspended upcoming
World bully Vlad Putin is choking out Ukraine, but were you all aware that he is also making a claim to the Canadian North Pole? Yup, Vlad is disputing Canada’s claim to the Artic territory, and has stepped up Artic
As Russian President Vladimir Putin deploys his military forces to Ukraine, the Obama administration continues to wonder just what the benighted dictator is thinking. Understanding that the best strategy for countering military action is undoubtedly faculty lounge-style condescension, the Obama
Russia’s United Nations Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said Ukraine’s deposed president Viktor Yanukovych did ask Russia to send troops into his country. Quoting from Yanukovych’s letter of which he offered to make photocopies available, Churkin said: ‘Ukraine is on the brink
On Fox News Channel’s “The Political Insiders” segment on Sunday, host Jamie Colby asked Pat Caddell, Doug Schoen, John LeBoutillier about President Barack Obama’s options for getting Russia out of the Ukraine…
In September 2008, Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama participated in the first of that years three presidential debates. The debate that night focused on foreign policy, in which McCain accurately predicted Russia’s aggressions toward the Crimean peninsula…
President Barack Obama told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday Russia is “on the wrong side of history” in Ukraine, has violated international law and will suffer economic and diplomatic consequences…
President Obama addressed the situation between Ukraine and Russia before his meeting with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Sanctions against Russia are on the table. “There are two paths that Russia can take at this point,” he said. “Actions on
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has revamped a long-ago abandoned project to connect Russia to the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea by constructing a bridge, shortly after Russian military occupied the territory. According to Reuters, a bridge from the Russian region
A ‘secret’ document photographed by the press outside Number 10 Downing Street, the residence and office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has revealed that the UK Government will not yet be imposing sanctions on Russia following Putin’s
Poland has summoned the members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to meet on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing crisis in the Ukraine, where Russia has invaded and effectively taken over the Crimea. According to a statement by NATO
At the Democratic National Convention in 2012, then-Sen. John Kerry mocked Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s “Rocky IV” worldview, in which he called Russia our “number 1 geopolitical foe.” On Sunday, March 2, 2014 now-Secretary of State John Kerry went
I attended a presentation today at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference by, among others, Ari Shavit, a senior correspondent for Israel’s left-wing daily, Ha’aretz. Shavit made a number of interesting points about the peace process, including
