Sen. Harry Reid took the lead among Democratic senators Thursday in maligning the billionaire Koch brothers, accusing them of using their clout to block aid to the Ukraine unless Congress puts off IRS rules changes affecting nonprofit institutions such as
In the debate over whether or not Russia’s invasion of Crimea is legal, former Texas Representative Ron Paul is lining up with Vladimir Putin saying that the “law is on his side.” Paul made his comments on Wednesday night’s broadcast
In a speech on the Senate floor on Thursday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) challenged Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) for his insistence on injecting money for the International Monetary Fund into a proposed aid package for the beleaguered nation
Jared Leto earned kudos, and deservedly so, for speaking on behalf of people in Venezuela and the Ukraine during his Best Supporting Actor speech earlier this month. The Dallas Buyers Club star could have left it at that. Instead, he
Along with claiming that Russian President Vladimir Putin has the law on his side in Crimea, former Representative Ron Paul also blamed America and Europe for helping to overthrow the elected government of the Ukraine when he appeared on Fox
In an appearance on the Fox Business Network’s “The Independents” on Wednesday, former Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) defended the Russian invasion of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula: “This whole thing that Putin is the big cause of the trouble, and yet there’s
The Wall Street Journal reports that the U.S. has declined to provide military aid to Ukraine. Judging from his testimony today before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Secretary of State John Kerry believes that any military response at all means “nuclear
(Language Warning) At the 86th Academy Awards when Jared Leto received an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in “Dallas Buyers Club,” he thanked the dreamers in Ukraine and Venezuela during his acceptance speech. Last night he backed
Secretary of State John Kerry told the House of Representatives today that it would be a “mistake” to insist–as Israel has done–that the Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state. Not only was his statement a total appeasement of Palestinian
Mind reading is a tough business. How can we read Putin’s mind? Many pundits in recent days have tried. They have compared Putin’s intervention in Ukraine to Hitler’s Nazi-expansionist actions on the eve of World War II. This comparison insinuates
Ukraine’s parliament voted to create a national guard consisting of 60,000 men to provide security from Russia. Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov proposed the resolution. The guard will be formed of interior ministry employees and members of the “self-defence” militia that
The National Trust and Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) have released a report claiming that fracking will risk polluting our waterways and harming threatened species. The report, authored by Veronika Moore, Alison Beresford and Benedict Gove, all
Dmytro Firtash, one of Ukraine’s billionaires, was arrested in Austria on an American arrest warrant. The FBI has been investigating him since 2006 for bribery and other charges. According to the Austrian press, Firtash was arrested in Vienna near his
With both the United States and the European Union committing tens of billions of dollars in aid to the Ukraine, it appears that much of that money will actually end up in Russia, according to analysts. The reason? A large
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a bill that would provide aid to Ukraine which would need to pass both chambers of Congress to be signed into law before Crimea votes on its independence. The bill calls for reforms to
President Obama met with Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk at the White House where he reinforced his support for the new government and condemned the Crimean referendum scheduled on March 16 to break away from Ukraine. Obama and the West
After meeting with President Barack Obama on Russian aggressions regarding Ukraine on Wednesday, the nation’s interim prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk offered a defiant statement: Follow Pam on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of conducting a large military buildup near their border that raises the threat of an invasion, but Moscow denied that. Andriy Parubiy, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, told
The Group of Seven (G7) industrial nations, which includes Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and America, told Russia to stop all actions to annex Crimea and against Ukraine. If Russia declines, the G7 will not recognize the Crimean referendum
Galina Timchenko, chief editor of Lenta.ru, and Anastasia Karimova, reporter with Kommersant, resigned from their positions due to censorship in Russia. Russia’s media regulating body sent a warning to Lenta.ru over an interview with Ukraine’s Right Sector Party Leader Andrei
The West vowed more sanctions against Russia if they use the March 16 referendum to stay with Ukraine or join the Russian Federation to justify more aggression towards Ukraine. Russia and Crimea are ignoring these threats and moving forward with
On March 16, Crimea will decide to stay an autonomous republic of Ukraine or join the Russian Federation. As a result, the pro-Russian militia in the peninsula is growing to protect the people from the Kyiv government, which they view
Russian politicians Aleksandr Sidyakin and Mikhail Markelov from the Russian State Duma are demanding FIFA ban the US from the 2014 World Cup. They admitted it was in response to two GOP senators asking FIFA to ban Russia in 2014
More journalists are under attack in Crimea. Three journalists from the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), the country’s public station, were subjected to harassment and robbery at the Crimean border. January Espen Kruse, Kristian Elster, and Bengt Kristiansen encountered 15 to
