In what could be an unprecedented move, Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov, who ran against Vladimir Putin for president in 2012, plans to move his U.S.-based company, which runs the basketball team, back to Russia after the U.S. levied sanctions on
The Ukrainian parliament has accepted the resignation of Defence Minister Igor Tenyukh as thousands of troops left Crimea for the Ukrainian mainland. Addressing parliament, Mr Tenyukh rejected criticism that he had failed to issue clear instructions to troops, many of
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com U.S. may release Jonathan Pollard to keep Mideast peace talks going Kazakhstan becomes anxious over Russia’s annexation of Crimea How analysts used the Doppler Effect to locate Malaysia flight MH370 U.S. may release Jonathan
The US Senate easily advanced a Ukraine aid package Monday that includes sanctions on Russia, but its controversial inclusion of IMF reforms is likely to stall the legislation in the House. Senators voted 78 to 17 to overcome a procedural
In a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid took aim at Republicans and the Koch Brothers, for which he blamed for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annexation of the Ukraine’s Crimea. REID: The first
Russia imposed sanctions on 13 Canadian officials and they are not allowed to enter the country. Canada has been one of the most outspoken countries against Russia when they invaded Ukraine’s peninsula. They were also the first to take actions
British Prime Minister David Cameron announced the United Kingdom will help NATO secure the Baltic states against Russia. Statements by Russian diplomats and ambassadors raised alarms in Latvia and Estonia and they fear they could be President Vladimir Putin’s next
AP: President Barack Obama delved into a day of delicate diplomacy Monday as he sought to rally the international community around efforts to isolate Russia following its incursion into Ukraine. (March 24)
In its lead story today, the New York Times hailed Japan’s overnight decision to transfer 700 pounds of weapons-grade plutonium to American oversight as President Obama’s “biggest single success” in his “five year long push to secure the world’s most
Oleksandr Turchnynov, Ukraine’s interim president, ordered the removal of all Ukrainian troops from the Crimea peninsula as Russia seized one of the last bases in Feodosia on Monday. Two soldiers were wounded and 80 detained when Russian troops captured the base.
On Monday’s “Fox & Friends,” Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer criticized the President Barack Obama’s attitude toward Russian President Vladimir Putin and called the levying of sanctions on Putin’s cronies “a speed bump on the highway to a return to
The former Chief of the UK Naval Staff, Lord West of Spithead, has said that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry did not understand the history of Crimea before speaking out on the issue, and that the European Union was
If your country is invaded by Russia, with thousands of its troops occupying your homeland, don’t expect much from the Obama administration, but if you pass anti-gay laws, the Obama Administration will act faster than you can say “Uganda.” After
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Turkey shoots down Syrian warplane violating Turkish airspace Europeans alarmed as Russian troops mass on Ukraine border Pakistan debates sending troops to Saudi Arabia Turkey shoots down Syrian warplane violating Turkish airspace Turkey’s F-16
During the Cold War, we learned that peace only comes through strength. The malaise and military decline of the post-Vietnam years under President Jimmy Carter set the stage for Russian aggression abroad and uncertainty among our allies. President Ronald Reagan
The US State Department issued a travel warning to Americans who might travel to Crimea or east Ukraine. Both areas have seen major unrest and could be dangerous since Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine. Pro-Russians in the east have been
Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said that President Barack Obama’s naiveté and faulty judgment with regards to Russia has led to the current crisis in Crimea and Ukraine. “This is not fantasy land,” Romney said on CBS’ Face The Nation. “This
Appearing on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) said “I appreciate what the president did this week with sanctions.” but stressed the need to do more and backed military aid for the Ukraine… Follow Pam on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
NATO sent a warning to Russia after Moscow moved more troops to the Ukraine border, but Russia insists they are within international troop limits. NATO fears more troops along the border could be a threat to Moldova and attempt to
On the four-year anniversary of Obamacare, Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 from 7PM to 10PM EST will discuss the law’s disastrous rollouts, false promises, and President Barack Obama’s lawlessness. Host and Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen K.
The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s office found millions in cash and jewelry in offices and apartments connected to ex-Energy Minister Eduard Stavytsky and ex-Food Minister Mykola Prysiazhniuk. The new government in Kyiv is cracking down on officials in ex-President Viktor Yanukovych’s
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden called on Congress Saturday to pass a measure to outlaw workplace discrimination against gays, saying it’s outrageous that the country is even debating the subject. Speaking to supporters of the gay advocacy
A concerted effort to attack the Koch brothers is being mounted by the Democratic Party in their desperate attempt to keep control of the Senate in 2014. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is the point man as the party has
BELBEK AIR BASE, Crimea (AP) — As pro-Russian forces surrounded a Ukrainian-held air force base in Crimea, two lieutenants stood side-by-side and tied the knot. The couple completed their wedding vows Saturday under the gaze of Belbek base commander Col.
This week saw escalating rounds of ceremonial sanctions by the U.S. and European Union (EU) against Russia over its annexation of the Crimea, followed by escalating ceremonial sanctions by Russia against the U.S. and EU. But as President Obama looked
