ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Amid grappling with crisis in Ukraine, President Barack Obama made a pitch for women’s pocketbook issues Thursday, calling for legislation requiring equal pay for equal work and saying Congress would get more done if it had
Who wins who loses, we all should care. President Obama or any nation within the European Union can impose all the sanctions they want. The question is what will Vladimir Putin bear and what will he do in the form
Russian President Vladimir Putin has dramatically outplayed President Barack Obama in his current invasion of Crimea. That’s largely thanks to Obama’s ideological reluctance to cite American interests as a rationale for opposition to Putin’s imperialism; instead, Obama has variously cited
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is the top target in the U.S. for international criminal enterprises that operate from safe havens in Eastern Europe, Africa and China, according to a report being released Thursday. Along with trafficking in drugs, guns
During Russia’s occupation of Crimea, experts told the West the only way to really make Russian President Vladimir Putin second guess any moves was to hit those close to him. After passing sanctions that were laughed at by Russian officials,
On Thursday, pro-Russian forces continued their assault on Ukrainians in Crimea as they captured the Khmelnitsky and Lutsk warships. Pro-Russian forces also took over military bases earlier in the week, and one assault led to the death of a Ukrainian
The treaty to fully absorb Crimea into the Russian Federation was introduced to the lower house of parliament. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who has met with Secretary of State John Kerry many times, said the treaty must be approved. “I
On Thursday, President Barack Obama announced that he signed an executive order to extend U.S. sanctions as a response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s move to annex the Crimea region of Ukraine. This comes after Monday’s announcement he was leveling
The head of a TV station in Kiev was assaulted and forced to write a letter of resignation after far-right politicians stormed his office. Oleksandr Panteleymonov was forced to write the letter by members of the Svoboda party, including an
In an interview with San Diego NBC affiliate KNSD’s Mark Mullen, President Barack Obama dismissed the possibility of U.S. military involvement in the Ukraine. (h/t RCP Video)
When even half of Democrats favor building the Keystone XL pipeline, and almost two-thirds of Americans agree, what does that mean on the geopolitical level? Along with fracking, the pipeline offers the United States the opportunity to become energy independent,
As Europe’s post-cold war architecture crumbles in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, the prime architect of President Obama’s “reset” policy still argues it has been a great success. Deputy National Security Advisor Tony Blinken is quoted
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Ukraine capitulates to Russia in Crimea Russia’s annexation of Crimea splits the Russian Orthodox Church Ukraine capitulates to Russia in Crimea Ukraine’s interim government has announced that it will withdraw itstroops from Crimea. It
NATO’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen discussing Russian agression in Ukraine… Follow Pam on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Secretary Andriy Parubiy said Ukraine will hold joint military exercises with the United Kingdom and America. On Monday, the day after Crimeans voted to leave Ukraine for Russia, Crimea’s government announced they would seize
British Prime Minister David Cameron said Russia should be expelled from the G8 for its actions against Ukraine. His statement comes a day after France claimed the G8 already kicked out Russia, a claim which was quickly denied by the
The crisis will not go away. Tuesday, for the first time, a Ukrainian officer was shot and killed by the Russian forces in Crimea. It’s no longer just about posturing and local referendums anymore. The Prime Minster of the UK,
The three Baltic states that border Russia are concerned they may be Moscow’s next target and with good reason. Russia said they do not appreciate the language policy towards ethnic Russians in Estonia and they should be protected. It is
In his most aggressive criticisms on the subject to day, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said President Obama should stop “agonizing over what our respective legal teams think” and wake up to the fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin is on
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told the United Kingdom they must impose sanctions on Russian oligarchs in London. The West passed more sanctions against Russia after Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine. It is unknown if Prime Minister David Cameron will
Appearing on Fox News, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) attacked his fellow Republican colleagues for not backing an aid package for the Ukraine because it included Obama-backed IMF reforms… Follow Pam on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
Ukrainian government websites have been hit by a series of malware attacks as tensions with Russia have increased. TechWeekEurope reports that a number of sites in Ukraine have been hit by large Distributed Denial of Service (DDos) attacks, which involve
As Europe’s post-cold war architecture crumbles in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, the prime architect of President Obama’s “reset” policy still argues it has been a great success. Deputy National Security Advisor Tony Blinken is quoted
Vice President Joe Biden reassured America’s NATO allies the US will defend them if Russia decides to attack. Russia annexed the Crimea peninsula from Ukraine and three NATO countries, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, who border Russia, believe they might be
The Crimean economy is “no better than Palestine”, Russian Regional Development Minister Igor Slyunyayev has claimed. “The peninsula is not self-sufficient when it comes to the entire group of vitally important resources — first of all, electricity and water,” Mr. Slyunayev
