Ukraine’s Economy Minister Pavlo Sheremeta said the government is prepared to work on the Association Agreement with the European Union. “The government has cancelled the decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of November 21, 2013, and is resuming work on
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet told Ukrainian forces in Crimea they must surrender by 3 a.m. GMT or there will be military action against them. The BBC said they received confirmation of the ultimatum from Ukraine’s defense ministry. Interim President Oleksandr
Global markets are falling fast in light of the crisis between Russia and Ukraine. Russia’s Micex index fell $58.4 billion on Monday. That is more than the $51 billion Russia spent on the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. “The threat
The United States said Monday it would not send a presidential delegation to the Winter paralympics in Sochi as part of measures drawn up to protest Russia’s incursion into Ukraine. “President Obama continues to strongly support all of the US
With much of the news flow likely to be dictated by events as they unfold in the Ukraine, the markets are most likely going to be highly volatile and responsive to every new major development. This has already been evidenced
Video of armed troops storming an electricity supply room at the Ukrainian Navy’s headquarters…
Weary from trying to spin ObamaCare as something more than an absolute disaster, liberals are now expected to make his foreign policy look good, or at least coherent. Part of this strategy has involved dredging up an old quote from
Pro-Russia protesters took over the first floor of a government building in Donetsk in east Ukraine. The building is one of many in east Ukraine that have a Russian flag on top. A Reuters reporter in a press center on
Russia tightened their control on Crimea when they seized a ferry terminal early Monday morning in Kerch. It is only 12 miles by boat to Russia. The soldiers at the terminal refused to identify themselves on Monday, but they
(Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers have agreed to suspend talks with Russia on visa issues because of Russia’s seizure of Crimea, a draft of a statement to be issued later on Monday said. Russia and the European Union have been discussing visa
Though Russia’s Vladimir Putin has violated Ukrainian sovereignty and the laws of war, though his government has lied brazenly to American officials and flouted the norms of the international community, President Barack Obama has reserved his ire for Israeli Prime
The past 24 hours has seen more major escalations by Vladimir Putin and his administration over what looks like will be an autonomous region of Crimea before the week is up. Or maybe even before the day is up. While
KERCH, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian troops controlled a ferry terminal on the easternmost tip of Ukraine’s Crimea region close to Russia on Monday, intensifying fears that Moscow will send even more troops into the strategic Black Sea region in its
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Russia declares the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Strategic consequences of Russia’s conquest of Crimea North Korea fires short-range missiles into the sea Russia declares the Autonomous Republic of Crimea It appears that Russia has
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev took to his official Facebook page to warn Ukraine’s new leaders they will not last. He said that Russia will negotiate with the country but not with those who are responsible for overthrowing Viktor Yanukovich:
On CNN, Fareed Zakaria interviewed Princeton and NYU professor Stephen Cohen about his article in The Nation this week in which he argues that Vladamir Putin is not the “neo-imperialist thug” he is accused of being. Asked about Putin’s invasion
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior administration official says Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to the Ukrainian capital of Kiev Tuesday to meet with government officials. Kerry’s trip comes as the U.S. and other Western nations weigh a response
A senior Obama administration official said Russia has complete control of Crimea and that there are more than 6,000 airborne and naval forces in the peninsula. “Russian forces now have complete operational control of the Crimean peninsula, some 6,000-plus airborne
The North Atlantic Council, NATO’s key governing organization, met Sunday to discuss the NATO-Ukraine Commission and released its official statement on Ukraine. The North Atlantic Council condemns the Russian Federation’s military escalation in Crimea and expresses its grave concern regarding the
BBC News: The newly appointed head of Ukraine’s navy has sworn allegiance to the Crimea region, in the presence of its unrecognised pro-Russian leader. Rear Admiral Denis Berezovsky was only made head of the navy on Saturday, as the government
The United Kingdom and France decided not to participate in preparatory talks regarding the G8 Summit in Sochi due to Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine. Speaking from RAF Northolt as he was about to board a plane to Kiev, [British foreign
The Foreign Secretary William Hague has confirmed that the UK will not participate in the G8 meeting in Sochi in June, after hundreds of armed Russians surrounded a Ukrainian military base in Crimea. This blockade is feared to be a
