Russia President Vladimir Putin is going to use unused Olympic funds to start a fitness program that dates back to the Soviet Union. The Russian Federation was dominant during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Putin remarked after the
Transcript as follows: President Obama’s tour of Europe this week prompts mixed emotions. On the one hand, every American should want him to succeed in dissuading Russia from increased aggression against Ukraine or others who are clearly in Vladimir Putin’s
French actor Gérard Depardieu hated the new taxes in France so much he fled to Russia. The star received citizenship in early 2013, with President Vladimir Putin personally delivering Depardieu’s passport. However, Depardieu does not have a problem with Russia’s
Two men aligned with the pro-Ukrainian Euromaidan movement testified to Human Rights Watch that they were detained in Crimea by what they believed to be Russian “self-defense” forces, beaten, and tortured in captivity. One of the survivors claims to have
Russia news agencies released a phone call where former political prisoner Yulia Tymoshenko said it was time to exterminate the Russians and President Vladimir Putin. She said the state media outlet misrepresented the phone call. Tymoshenko and Ukrainian Member of
In what could be an unprecedented move, Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov, who ran against Vladimir Putin for president in 2012, plans to move his U.S.-based company, which runs the basketball team, back to Russia after the U.S. levied sanctions on
With an eye on 2016, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton is stepping up his Super PAC game. The former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations raised over $800,000 in 2013 and is looking to make a
Former UK Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has said that the West’s response to the crisis in Crimea has been less than adequate, stating that “Russians understand consistency and strength and we have not shown either”. Speaking to a meeting
British Prime Minister David Cameron announced the United Kingdom will help NATO secure the Baltic states against Russia. Statements by Russian diplomats and ambassadors raised alarms in Latvia and Estonia and they fear they could be President Vladimir Putin’s next
During the Cold War, we learned that peace only comes through strength. The malaise and military decline of the post-Vietnam years under President Jimmy Carter set the stage for Russian aggression abroad and uncertainty among our allies. President Ronald Reagan
With Iran investing in cruise missile technology and Vladimir Putin strengthening his ties to Latin America’s leftist strongholds, American military leaders are struggling to fully meet the threat of a cruise missile attack from the Gulf of Mexico. According to
America won the Cold War against the Soviet Union. However, its economy is beginning to show features of the cronyism that has run rampant in state-run economies which have emerged since then, according to Government Accountability Institute President Peter Schweizer.
Peter Schweizer, a noted expert on the Cold War and Ronald Reagan’s role in defeating the Soviet Union, said that the United States needs to send a clear message to Russian President Vladimir Putin after his annexation of Crimea that
In discussing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attempt to annex the Crimea, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) took some shots at Russian President Vladimir Putin Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press”: Follow Pam on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
This week saw escalating rounds of ceremonial sanctions by the U.S. and European Union (EU) against Russia over its annexation of the Crimea, followed by escalating ceremonial sanctions by Russia against the U.S. and EU. But as President Obama looked
Anxiety permeates the air as Americans and the press eagerly watch as a dramatic March unfolds. Unfortunately, much about the upsets occurring on the “world’s court” are getting insufficient attention. Namely, a once-favored United States that is being pummeled by
On Friday’s “Special Report,” Washington Post columnists Charles Krauthammer and George Will pointed out, at least historically, economic sanctions have deterred military action by some world powers and the Obama administration’s sanctions could provoke Russian President Vladimir Putin into further
On Friday after a caller made the argument Russian President Vladimir Putin might be crazy, Rush Limbaugh took on Putin psychological profile and deemed him not a looney for running around with no shirt but actually strategically brilliant… Follow Pam
The new Muppets sequel, opening nationwide today, offers some interesting parallels to current events. No, Muppets Most Wanted doesn’t involve a disappearing airplane or the First Lady traveling to China. Instead, the sequel features our felt and feathered friends traveling
On Fox News Channel’s “Your World With Neil Cavuto,” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) reacted to Russian Vladimir Putin sanctioning him: Follow Pam on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
Ukraine interim prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk put his country firmly in the Western camp Friday, signing the political provisions of a landmark association accord with EU leaders in defiance of Russia. “Signing political part EU-Ukraine Association Agreement symbolises importance of
As Vladimir Putin is cementing his power in Crimea, those studying Russia are increasingly concerned that the West has done little to stop Putin’s expansion. Human Rights Foundation Chairman Garry Kasparov warns that anything short of a full assault on
Ah 2012… a year which witnessed the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the Curiosity Rover landing on Mars, and my appendix bursting in the British Ambassador’s residence in Tel Aviv. But the year was also noteworthy for the launch of the English
Vladimir Putin has moved his Presidential salary to Rossiya Bank as an act of defiance against sanctions. The Bank has been thrown out of both Visa and Mastercard – rendering customers unable to use their credit cards – because it
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