Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Russia state media that Moscow wants Ukraine to be a federation and autonomy for Russian speakers. The Ukraine Foreign Ministry said Russia is looking for ways to break up Ukraine. “Why does Russia not
Russian President Vladimir Putin informed German Chancellor Angela Merkel Monday about the partial withdrawal of troops he ordered from a region on the border with Ukraine, her office said. dlc/jmm
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev visited Crimea on Monday as a way to reassure the citizens they will prosper under Russian control. “People in Crimea mustn’t lose anything after joining Russia, they must only make gains,” Medvedev said in televised
Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov talked for four hours in Paris about Russia and Ukraine, but nothing was resolved. They could not come to any agreement concerning Ukraine and Russia. America’s main concern are
Smaller countries have much a bigger “clout” on the international stage than EU members do, according to a new report. Countries such as Switzerland, which is outside the EU, can negotiate better trade deals with other nations than the European
We know who Nigel Farage is sympathetic towards when it comes to the European Union leaders and Vladimir Putin. In fact, I’ve had some stick for basically agreeing with him for the past few months on these very pages. (Hint:
Nigel Farage has said that Vladimir Putin is the world leader he most admires, just days after sparking a political row after claiming the EU had “blood on its hands” over its handling of the Ukraine crisis. Speaking to GQ
AP: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the U.S. and Russia agree on the need for a diplomatic solution for Ukraine after a meeting Sunday night in Paris, France with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov. (March 30)
Crimean Tatars feared for their safety when Crimea voiced allegiance to Russia after Ukraine ousted Russia-backed president Viktor Yanukovych on February 22. Their fears grew when Russia increased its presence and they realized Crimea would be annexed. To ease these
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are scheduled to meet in Paris to once again try to end the Ukraine-Russia situation diplomatically. The meeting will take place at 6:30 PM Paris time. Russian President
On March 30, 1867 American Secretary of State William H. Seward purchased Alaska from Russian Minister Edouard de Stoeckl for $7.2 million, or roughly two cents per acre. After receiving news that the Czar would approve a transaction regarding Alaska,
Former presidential advisor and political commentator David Gergen laid out the case for why the “thug” Russian President Vladimir Putin has “played his cards pretty shrewdly and pretty successfully” in the Ukraine crisis, saying he has the Crimea region “basically
Crimean Tatars met and demanded autonomy in Crimea since Russia annexed the peninsula from Ukraine. They openly supported the new government in Kyiv and boycotted the March 16 referendum to join Russia. The Tatars used to be the majority in
The European Union (EU) – obsessed with climate change, cutting carbon emissions and saving polar bears – may have been hoist by its own foreign policy petard. Vladimir Putin’s threat to cut off natural gas supplies which supply 30 percent
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com New car bombing in Lebanon continues sectarian strife U.N. promises ‘response’ to North Korea firing midrange missiles Crimean Tatars vote to push for self-rule New car bombing in Lebanon continues sectarian strife A suicide
Opposition leader Vitali Klitschko, former boxer turned politician, decided not to run for president of Ukraine and will support billionaire Petro Poroshenko. Instead, Klitschko will run for mayor of Kiev. He announced his decision at the Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for
Former KGB colonel and Russian President Vladimir Putin (aka Vlad the Invader) initiated a phone call with the Commander-in-Chief yesterday to discuss diplomatic solutions to the Ukrainian crisis. Crimea was apparently not mentioned, giving the impression that that train has left
United States officials have reported that there are currently up to 40,000 Russian troops on Ukraine’s east border and that Russia could still invade Ukraine. Though there is no consensus on the exact number of troops on the border, on
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British Member of Parliament George Galloway has claimed on his Iranian state-funded television programme that “Zionists sent gunmen to the Maidan [Ukraine]” to force Ukrainian Jews to move to the Middle East. He also claimed that Israel is a “very
The heavyweight boxing champion turned pro-democracy activist Vitali Klitschko has announced this morning that he has decided against contesting the Ukrainian presidential elections in May. Klitschko’s announcement comes days after a trip to the United Kingdom, and an announcement from
The White House announced Friday evening that Russian President Vladimir Putin called President Obama to discuss a “diplomatic” solution for the crisis in Ukraine. President Obama reportedly told the Russian leader that peace is only possible if Russia pulls back
On Friday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a “KGB thug” whose goal is to go as far as he can to reassemble the former Soviet Union. “I don’t think Putin is a complicated man,”
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he opposed the European Union (EU) sanctions against Russia for annexing Crimea from Ukraine. He also thinks more sanctions would be a big mistake. Hungary receives 80% of their natural gas from Russia. Their
The dust is settling after the first Farage vs. Clegg debate, and the media finally seems to be easing up on the “Oh my God Farage doesn’t blame Russia for EVERYTHING” line. So what better time for UKIP to drop
