Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny was in Washington today as part of a long-observed St. Patrick’s Day tradition. He also used the visit to lobby the American government for immigration reform, in effect asking for amnesty for an estimated 50,000 undocumented
Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper made plans to visit Ukraine on March 22 to meet with Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and discuss the situation between Ukraine and Russia. Harper wants to know how Canada can help. “Canada remains united with
Venezuela is in danger of being cut off from the rest of the world as air carriers consider cutting flights because the government refuses to pay them in currency other than the increasingly worthless Bolivar. Currently, international air carriers are
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Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon and Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow will host Breitbart News Saturday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 from 10 AM to 1 PM EST. Topics the show will cover include the War on the Internet (the
Russia is kicking out foreign workers and revoking working visas for various minor reasons. Companies fear it will get worse due to the standoff with Ukraine and the sanctions headed toward Russia if it decides to annex Crimea. Almost 1,000
Nicolle Wallace, former adviser to the McCain-Palin 2008 presidential campaign who worked with Steve Schmidt, appeared on The View on Thursday and gushed over Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, and even Bill Clinton. Predictably, however, she trashed Sarah Palin. Wallace has tried
Stock markets around the world fell Thursday, led by the 246 point dive, or 1.5%, for the U.S. Dow Jones Industrial Average and a 1.9% drop for German stock market index. Analysts generally pointed to worries about shrinking Chinese lending
Apropos of the Ukraine, which has already been invaded by Russian forces and seems to be in store for more, it must certainly have occurred to WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum, as he signed his recent $19 billion deal with Facebook,
On Friday, Russia claimed it caught a US intelligence drone in Crimea, an autonomous republic of Ukraine. According to reports, Rostec, a Russian state-owned corporation, brought it down electronically. The Pentagon released a statement, however, saying there was “zero truth”
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Pentagon is sending 25,000 cases of military prepackaged meals to Ukraine, in response to a wide-ranging request from that country for some rifles, ammunition, medicine and other supplies for its troops. The officials
With the deadline of a Crimean vote on independence set for Sunday, the world awaits for Russia’s next step in taking over the entire Ukrainian territory. So far, nothing Secretary of State John Kerry has said or done seems to
Foreign policy advisor for Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, Elliott Abrams says Russian President Vladimir Putin is succeeding in scaring the Obama administration in the Ukraine crisis… Follow Pam on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
Secretary of State John Kerry met with Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in a last minute attempt to solve the crisis between Russia and Ukraine. Nothing new occurred and the meeting ended as the others did with nothing accomplished. Kerry
Several times during his London press conference on the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, Secretary of State John Kerry seemingly went of his way to make it clear that the United States was not threatening Russian President Vladimir Putin in
The media is still under attack in Russia. Moscow shut down three news websites critical of the Kremlin and the blog of longtime opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The government communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor, said Grani.ru, Kasparov.ru and Yezhednevny Zhurnal (Daily Journal)
Richard Engel and his NBC News crew were briefly detained in Crimea. Engel documented the ordeal on Twitter. Detained by pro russian militia in crimea. Questioned for an hour or so. Not allowed to move or phone. Then released. #ukraine
Events in Ukraine and Crimea are difficult for Americans to understand. There are three books which help explain some of the historical and contemporary issues. Begin with Orlando Figes’sThe Crimean War, A History. One of the consequences of the Russian
Ukraine’s interim President Oleksandr Turchynov told reporters the Ukrainian army and new national guard are ready to protect the country in case Russia invades. “Our army is there, she is ready to defend Ukraine”, – he told reporters after visiting
On Thursday, I wrote about how the Obama administration had denied military aid to Ukraine, as Russian troops continue their buildup in Crimea and threaten to invade the eastern part of the country. But the story is far worse: we
The European Union (EU) undertook a concerted, costly campaign to undermine Russia’s influence in Ukraine, and help the EU’s expansionism agenda, reports EU blogger Richard North. North has accused the EU of meddling in Ukrainian affairs on a “colossal” scale,
During a passionate senate floor speech Thursday, Texas Senator Ted Cruz reaffirmed America’s commitment to stand with the people of Ukraine despite Russian military aggression and Senator Harry Reid’s “political” actions. Cruz attacked Senate Democrats’ moves to amend a pending
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com At Far East end of Russia, Putin upgrades the Pacific Fleet Russia prepares to annex Crimea and invade Ukraine Panicked Crimeans line up to withdraw cash from banks Slovakia becomes the fourth euro zone
Pro-Ukrainians and Pro-Russians clashed at rallies in Ukraine’s eastern city of Donetsk. Two people were killed, 17 were sent to medics, and eleven went to the hospital. Tensions have been high in pro-Russia areas since Ukraine’s parliament deposed Russia-backed president
The Kommersant Ukraine was officially shut down by their Russian publisher due to lack of funds, but a source told The Kyiv Post the actual reason was censorship. The source said the company did not want to publish a March
