Nigel Farage has accused the European Union of having “blood on its hands” over the Ukraine. Does that sound over the top? Well it might if you’ve been taking your cue from much of the media this last month. Mostly
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Obama to meet Saudi King Abdullah among significant policy differences Pentagon concerned that Russia is about to invade Ukraine Obama to meet Saudi King Abdullah among significant policy differences President Barack Obama visits Saudi
Thirty-five years ago, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. The president of the United States at the time, Jimmy Carter, had spent years appeasing the Kremlin and hollowing out the U.S. military. He responded by reversing those failed policies. For over
According to The Washington Post, an Associated Press/GfK Poll shows “59 percent of Americans now disapprove of Obama — a point higher than the previous high set in December.” His approval rating is at 41 percent, which is “the second
Ukraine will receive a $14-18 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and credits that will reach $27 billion over two years. The money will help Ukraine pay off loans and debts resulting from ousted Russia-backed president Viktor Yanukovych’s administration.
President Obama has made two major gaffes so far during his Europe trip. After falsely claimed that Kosovo held a UN-assisted referendum on self-determination, he then wrongly said that Georgia was not being considered for NATO membership. Speaking on Kosovo
The United States Intelligence community once again claims the chances of Russia invading eastern Ukraine are high because President Vladimir Putin moved more troops to the border. “The thinking in the U.S. government is that the likelihood of a major
On Mark Levin’s Wednesday radio show, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) gave a wide-ranging interview that included Senate efforts to get aid to Ukraine as they take on a land grab by Russian President Vladmir Putin, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s
Former Ukraine Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will run for president in May’s elections, according to AP. Ms Tymoshenko, who was seen as a figurehead for opposition to ousted president Viktor Yanukovich, was released from prison last month following his downfall.
Nigel Farage, leader of UKIP, has accused the European Union of having “blood on its hands” over it’s handling of the crisis in Crimea. He also accused the government of allowing the EU to pursue an “imperialist, expansionist” agenda, provoking
They are not sharks, and there are no lasers on their heads, but dolphins with knives on their backs might just do the trick. Trained to combat an enemy’s amphibious forces, the dolphin army is one of many military assets
Ukrainian women organized a sex strike against Russian men after Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine. The organizers even set up a Facebook page for their “Don’t Give It to a Russian” campaign. The Facebook page is in Russian, which led
President Barack Obama gave a speech in Brussels, Belgium on Wednesday. During that speech, he offered his thoughts on the current turmoil in the Ukraine involving Russia and its annexation of the Crimean peninsula. Obama argued this wasn’t Cold War
President Obama spoke at the third Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague where he and the European Union showed an alliance with each other and Ukraine against Russia. Obama said Russia’s actions will not drive apart the US and EU.
The death of far-right Ukrainian leader Oleksander Muzychko threatens to raise tensions in the already-shaky new government in Kiev, Ukraine. Police had attempted to arrest Muzychko at a café, but he opened fire on them. As The Guardian reports: According to Ukraine’s
Transcript as follows: President Obama’s tour of Europe this week prompts mixed emotions. On the one hand, every American should want him to succeed in dissuading Russia from increased aggression against Ukraine or others who are clearly in Vladimir Putin’s
Members of the European Parliament have heard how Dutch social services seized ten-year old twins from a Russian-speaking Latvian family long resident in The Netherlands because the mother spoke Russian to the children in the home. Dutch child protection authorities
Russian troops on Tuesday stormed the last naval vessel still flying the Ukrainian flag on the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, a regional Ukrainian defence official said. The raid on the Cherkasy trawler occurred one day after Russian forces took
French actor Gérard Depardieu hated the new taxes in France so much he fled to Russia. The star received citizenship in early 2013, with President Vladimir Putin personally delivering Depardieu’s passport. However, Depardieu does not have a problem with Russia’s
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on Tuesday took to the Senate floor to try to persuade his fellow senators to support the what he called the flawed but essential Ukraine aid package… Follow Pam on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
During House Foreign Affair Committee hearing on Tuesday, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) charged the West as being the bad actors in the current dispute between the Ukraine and Russia. Committee chairman Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) fired back at Grayson, who
Two men aligned with the pro-Ukrainian Euromaidan movement testified to Human Rights Watch that they were detained in Crimea by what they believed to be Russian “self-defense” forces, beaten, and tortured in captivity. One of the survivors claims to have
Russia news agencies released a phone call where former political prisoner Yulia Tymoshenko said it was time to exterminate the Russians and President Vladimir Putin. She said the state media outlet misrepresented the phone call. Tymoshenko and Ukrainian Member of
The United Kingdom is preparing more steps to punish Russia for annexing Crimea from Ukraine. The European Union and United States have both already implemented many sanctions against Russia. Now Britain’s Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) might end
Residents of the city of Donetsk have launched a campaign to secede from Ukraine and join the United Kingdom, in honour of the city’s Welsh founder. The campaign, which was created to parody Crimea’s referendum on joining Russia, tells citizens
