MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin asked parliament Tuesday to cancel a resolution sanctioning the use of military force in Ukraine, a move his Ukrainian counterpart heralded as a “practical step” toward bringing peace to a region roiled by
Last Thursday the State Department hosted its now annual Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies Pride day. One of the speakers was journalist and LGBT activist Masha Gessen, who has been an outspoken critic of the Russian government on
MOSCOW/KIEV — Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Saturday voiced limited support for Ukraine’s unilateral ceasefire in its conflict with pro-Russian separatists, but told President Petro Poroshenko there had to be talks with the rebels to prevent the truce collapsing. The Kremlin
The Obama administration delivered more sanctions if the violence did not stop in east Ukraine, but did not touch Russian President Vladimir Putin or any of his cronies. Instead, the leaders of the pro-Russian forces, who have no real assets or
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claim he is not trying to put together the old Soviet Union, even though he constantly bullies old Soviet states and satellite states if they attempt close ties to Europe, weren’t helped by the Russian Defense
The enviro-loons have been trying to brush off concerns that their work goes hand-in-hand with that of Russian president Vladimir Putin, in attempting to stop fracking for shale gas, maintaining Russia’s energy dominance over Europe. But alas for them it
Russia is behind the campaign to discredit hydraulic fracturing for shale gas (fracking) as part of a “disinformation” operation designed to ensure the West remains reliant on the former Soviet country’s gas. NATO secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen, told the Chatham
Austria’s first openly gay politician, Greens Member of the European Parliament Ulrike Lunacek, became the target of a toxic acid attack while giving an interview on the sidelines of the nation’s annual Rainbow Parade celebrating LGBT Austrians. According to Austria’s The
The situation in Crimea, now officially Russian territory, remains tense after the referendum that shifted sovereignty from Ukraine. For the Muslim Tatar population in the area, the return of Russian rule has prompted concerns of repression, concerns that Russian President
Will Baghdad soon fall as Saigon once did? If it does, then how can we justify the sacrifice of 4,500 soldiers who died to win an against-all-odds victory incomparable to any in American military history? Closer to home: Despite being
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov finally admitted Russia is helping the pro-Russians in east Ukraine. This revelation comes to light while Interfax-Ukraine reports three Russian tanks entered Ukraine near Snizhne and gunmen captured a bus full of children in the
Once upon a time, Russian President Vladimir Putin scolded America for trying to be exceptional. Well, now Russians can buy numerous t-shirts and merchandise with Putin’s face on them to celebrate his many exceptional victories, including the annexation of Crimea
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he will not give up on Crimea and that the Black Sea peninsula will always be Ukrainian. The new Crimean leaders shot back and said the peninsula will not return to Ukraine. “Crimea will never
Russian President Vladimir Putin claims he does not want to put back together the USSR, but the little things he does says otherwise. Nikita Krushchev changed the city to Volgograd in 1961 to de-Stalinize the USSR. From the Associated Press:
Russian President Vladimir Putin told the Federal Security Service to tighten and secure the border with Ukraine only days after Russia blasted Ukraine for doing the exact same thing. Putin did so in order to “prevent people crossing illegally” due to
Friday while discussing his meetings with President Barack Obama and Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko after the ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy, Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced his concern about Poroshenko’s promise to sign Ukraine’s free
Friday in France after the commemoration of 70th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy, President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a informal conversation according to the White House… Follow Pam Key on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
Seventy years ago today Allied forces landed on Normandy for D-Day. June 6, 2014, is also significant because it is the first time Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Ukraine President-elect Petro Poroshenko. Reuters reported: French President Francois Hollande and
In a move that raises doubts whether some feminists understand their target, a bare-breasted female protestor attacked a statue of Vladimir Putin at a wax museum in Paris on Thursday, stabbing its face and straddling the flattened figure of the
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said he expects Vladimir Putin to attend the G20 summit this year in Brisbane despite the Russian leader being banned from this week’s Group of Seven meeting. Russia was axed from the G7 meeting
Friday is the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings of Allied troops in Normandy, the largest amphibious invasion in history and a turning point in World War II. Here are some of the events planned around the United States and
Britain has offered to send an armoured battle group of 25 tanks to join NATO exercises in Poland as a show of force against Russian President Vladimir Putin. This deployment would see up to 1,000 British soldiers join NATO war
In March, Hillary Clinton compared Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression towards Ukraine to that of Adolf Hitler before World War II. Putin responded to the comments on Tuesday. “It’s better not to argue with women. But Ms. Clinton has never
Vladimir Putin and his allies in eastern Ukraine must think all their birthdays have come at once: Ursula von der Leyen, the German defence minister, has announced that from now on the German army will be more family-friendly, with increased
