March has been a busy month for news. We have the crisis in the Ukraine and Crimea, the ongoing crisis in Venezuela, an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan that is floundering, the missing Malaysian airliner which may be part of a terrorist plot that
by Debra Heine16 Mar 2014, 6:57 PM PST0
Leading Russian state television news anchor Dmitry Kiselyov declared, “Russia is the only country in the world realistically capable of turning the United States into radioactive ash,” during his latest state-controlled news show on Rossiya 1 television, as tensions between Russia and
by Dan Riehl16 Mar 2014, 5:12 PM PST0

Unofficial exit polls show 93% of Crimeans voted to leave Ukraine for Russia, and Moscow is not waiting around to legitimize and integrate Crimea. The leader of A Just Russia Party, Sergei Mironov, told Channel One on March 16 the
by Mary Chastain16 Mar 2014, 4:42 PM PST0

On Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 from 7 PM to 10 PM, host and Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon will put Russia’s aggression in Crimea and Islamic terrorism in focus. Guests will also update listeners on the
by Breitbart News16 Mar 2014, 11:56 AM PST0

The United States rejected the legitimacy of Crimea’s referendum to secede from Ukraine and join Russia in multiple statements Sunday. According to exit polls, 93% of those who voted did so in favor of secession. Secretary of State John Kerry
by Mary Chastain16 Mar 2014, 11:54 AM PST0

German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone as Crimea votes in a referendum to remain with Ukraine or join Russia. Merkel is one of many Western leaders who have said the referendum is illegal
by Mary Chastain16 Mar 2014, 10:45 AM PST0

Pro-Russians protested and stormed more government buildings in Ukraine’s eastern city of Donetsk on the same day that Crimea voted to stay with Ukraine or join the Russian Federation. For the second day in a row, protesters gathered in Lenin
by Mary Chastain16 Mar 2014, 9:58 AM PST0
Ukraine Defense Minister Ihor Tenyukh said Ukraine will not leave Crimea and troops are ready to defend Ukraine against Russia. Crimea is voting in a referendum on Sunday to remain a part of Ukraine or join the Russian Federation. Ukraine
by Mary Chastain16 Mar 2014, 8:38 AM PST0

Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers held an emergency meeting on March 16 to discuss security issues about their border with Russia. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said the border is almost completely closed. Ukraine is trying to deny entry to more Russians
by Mary Chastain16 Mar 2014, 8:22 AM PST0

Ukraine and Russia Defense Ministries agreed to a truce in Crimea until March 21. “An agreement has been reached with (Russia’s) Black Sea Fleet and the Russian Defense Ministry on a truce in Crimea until March 21,” Ihor Tenyukh told
by Mary Chastain16 Mar 2014, 8:12 AM PST0

The Telegraph: The Crimean region voted on Sunday about whether to demand greater autonomy from Ukraine or split off and seek to join Russia, in a referendum that has been condemned as illegal by the US and European countries. The
by Breitbart TV16 Mar 2014, 7:25 AM PST0

Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee commented on Russian President Vladimir Putin pushing his military further into the Ukraine on Sunday’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday”… Follow Pam on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
by Breitbart TV16 Mar 2014, 7:22 AM PST0

Crimeans will hit the polls on Sunday and vote to either receive greater autonomy within Ukraine or join the Russian Federation. The vote is expected to go in Russia’s favor, since over 58% of the population are ethnic Russians. The
by Mary Chastain15 Mar 2014, 8:44 PM PST0

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Ukraine mobilizes troops to oppose Russian troops attacking gas facility China abstains on anti-Russia Security Council resolution Russia faces biggest anti-Putin protest in two years China lambastes Malaysia for withholding MH370 flight information Moscow
by John J. Xenakis15 Mar 2014, 8:38 PM PST0

Sebastian Gorka, a Professor of War and Conflict Studies at National Defense University in Washington, told Breitbart News Saturday that Russia has re-emerged as a great power while Obama has been President. Gorka, who holds a PhD and is also
by Robert Wilde15 Mar 2014, 5:25 PM PST0

INFORM: Tens of thousands have gathered in downtown Moscow in the largest anti-government demonstration since 2012, protesting against Sunday’s Kremlin-backed referendum in Crimea on whether to break away from Ukraine and merge with Russia. Demonstrators waved Russian and Ukrainian flags
by Breitbart TV15 Mar 2014, 3:05 PM PST0

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces backed by helicopter gunships and armored vehicles Saturday took control of a village near the border with Crimea on the eve of a referendum on whether the region should seek annexation by Moscow, Ukrainian
by Breitbart News15 Mar 2014, 12:01 PM PST0

Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), two of eight senators visiting Ukraine, told Ukrainians they will push President Obama to send weapons and military supplies there. Led by McCain, the group includes Durbin, John Barrasso (R-WY), Jeff Flake (R-AZ),
by Mary Chastain15 Mar 2014, 10:40 AM PST0

The United Nations Security Council met on Saturday to vote on a resolution to condemn Crimea’s referendum and declare it invalid. Russia vetoed the resolution and China abstained from voting. Thirteen of the 15 nations supported the resolution, but since
by Mary Chastain15 Mar 2014, 10:39 AM PST0

In another weekly smoke-and-mirrors address from Barack Obama, the president tried to distract Americans from the Obamacare debacle and the White House’s weak-kneed foreign policy by speaking of his efforts to “strengthen overtime pay protections.” In words that might leave
by William Bigelow15 Mar 2014, 9:54 AM PST0

Pro-war and anti-war rallies were held in Moscow and a pro-Russia rally was held in Ukraine’s eastern city of Donetsk on Saturday, a day before Crimea votes to either stay an autonomous republic of Ukraine or join the Russian Federation.
by Mary Chastain15 Mar 2014, 8:20 AM PST0

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Kerry threatens sanctions against Russia, but ‘nothing personal’ Germany’s Angela Merkel warns of a ‘catastrophe’ and sanction war Saudi cleric issues fatwa against all-you-can-eat buffets Kerry threatens sanctions against Russia, but ‘nothing personal’ On
by John J. Xenakis15 Mar 2014, 7:15 AM PST0

Over 35 years ago, a respected Russian writer, Vasily Aksenov, portrayed the Crimea as a small, rich and independent state in his novel “The Island of Crimea.” Despite its small size and lack of natural resources, Aksenov’s fictional version of
by Evgueni Novikov15 Mar 2014, 5:57 AM PST0
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s acting interior minister says two people have been killed and several wounded in a shootout in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Arsen Avakov wrote on his official Facebook page early Saturday that around 30 people
by Breitbart News15 Mar 2014, 4:26 AM PST0
The State Department issued an alert on Friday to U.S. citizens in Russia: The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens in Russia to the ongoing tensions in Ukraine and the potential for increased public demonstrations and anti-American actions in Russia
by Kerry Picket14 Mar 2014, 10:24 PM PST0