The United States government has seen a 1,156% increase of approved Venezuelan political asylum requests in the past 11 years. With protests rattling the nation and Nicolás Maduro’s regime ever more repressive, requests for political asylum have skyrocketed in the past 30
With President Bashar al-Assad’s term coming close to an end, Syria announced today that it will hold presidential elections on June 3, within the 60-90 day window the constitution requires. The announcement raises many logistical concerns involved in staging an
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that allows Russian speakers to easily obtain Russian citizenship and another law that makes it harder for foreign workers to receive a working visa. Both bills passed Russian Parliament on April 16. To
Stephen Pollard, writing in Sundayexpress.com, notes that the recent anti-Semitic leaflet distributed in Ukraine demanding Jews register or be deported might make Russia look more philo-Semitic than Ukraine, but that theory is false. Pollard, whose grandparents fled Poland and Latvia
Russian President Vladimir Putin is happy Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is the new head of NATO because the two men get along very well. He hopes it will lead to better relations with the West. “We have very good
Although Russian President Vladimir Putin has disavowed the presence or involvement of Russian troops in eastern Ukraine, the Mission of Ukraine to the EU has released photos showing troops carrying weapons that are characteristically Russian. According to Euractiv.com, the Mission of
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Russia flip-flops on eastern Ukraine Ukraine agreement leaves many questions unanswered Nigeria in shock from double attack by Boko Haram Russia flip-flops on eastern Ukraine In a nationally televised program on Thursday, Russia’s presidentVladimir
Russia has achieved a strategic psychological victory over NATO in the Ukraine with the announcement by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva that an agreement had been reached with Ukrainian and NATO member diplomats to ease tensions in the country.
Russia has in part justified its invasion, annexation of, and subterfuge in Ukrainian territories by claiming it was necessary to protect Ukrainian Jews from the “anti-semitic” and “fascist” new government in Kiev. Meanwhile, all Jews over 16-years-old in Eastern Ukraine
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin fired back against Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday calling him a “silly little man” after he said that he was not interested in invading Alaska. Putin downplayed the value of Alaska during a question-and-answer
It took a question from a six-year-old to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to reveal the true nature of the relationship between he and President Barack Obama. The child asked if Putin believed Obama would save him from drowning? Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the Ukraine situation in his annual televised phone-in on Thursday. He told his audience he does not want to use forces in Ukraine, but did not rule out the possibility. Ukrainians and the West claim
On the night of April 16 Ukrainian troops were able to repel an “attack against their base in the southeast city of Mariupol.” According to AFP, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said the Ukrainians killed three pro-Russian “assailants” and wounded 13
During his interview with President Barack Obama that aired Thursday, CBS News White House correspondent Major Garrett asked if Russian President Vladimir Putin was mocking him and the U.S. military by having a Russian fighter jet buzz a U.S. warship.
Would Vladimir Putin invade Alaska? That’s what one questioner asked the Russian president during a nationally televised question-and-answer session in Moscow. Putin suggested that there would be no interest in acquiring more northern territory. Putin added that he did not
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, joined a public question and answer session with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow via video. Snowden asked Putin if Russia had similar surveillance programs as the United States – referring to the
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden joined a public question-and-answer session with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow via video. Snowden asked Putin if Russia had similar surveillance programs as the United States–referring to the mass collection and storage
GENEVA/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from East and West will try to defuse the Ukraine crisis on Thursday in Geneva, once frequently the scene of Cold War negotiations, but will risk being upstaged by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Wednesday night on Fox News Channel’s The “O’Reilly Factor,” Fox News Strategic Analyst Ret. Lt. Col. Ralph Peters discussed the current situation with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression towards eastern Ukraine and the lack of leadership on the part of
Wednesday on his national syndicated radio show, Rush Limbaugh discussed the Drudge Report headline about the possibility the world is entering into the historical beginning of World War III with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unanswered invasion of Ukraine… Follow Pam
Why are the US authorities trying to extradite and imprison arguably the one man in the world with the skills and influence to bring peace, stability, and prosperity to fractured Ukraine? This week I flew to Vienna, Austria, to find
The contempt that America’s enemies have for the United States these days is palpable. The most obvious current example is Vladimir Putin’s disdain for President Obama, whom he regards as little more than a speed-bump on the road to his
(AFP) Russian President Vladimir Putin warned German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Ukraine was now on the verge of civil war after the Kiev government sent in the army against separatists in the east of the country, the Kremlin said Wednesday.
President Obama spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone Monday, addressing the escalating situation in Ukraine. After each call, the White House Press Office releases a lengthy readout, highlighting the diplomatic steps Obama was taking to address the
President Obama talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone on Monday to discuss the deteriorating situation in Ukraine. Obama told Putin the US is ready to place more sanctions on Russia. “Russia continues to engage in provocative actions
