In a March 15 article in Spiegel Online, Brookings Institute experts Fiona Hill and Glifford Gaddy suggested that if the West would just relax, Russian President Vladimir Putin might relax as well. Gaddy said he could imagine Putin rejecting the
Russian billionaire Gennady Timchenko sold his stake in Gunvor a day before being named in sanctions announced by the United States over the Ukraine crisis, the Swiss-based commodity trading company said Thursday. Forbes has ranked oil and gas tycoon Timchenko
No two laughs are the same when it comes to late night crowds. Live audiences can give hosts a courtesy laugh, a mild guffaw or even a smattering of applause if they recognize the gag is clever but not laugh-out-loud
Russian President Vladimir Putin has dramatically outplayed President Barack Obama in his current invasion of Crimea. That’s largely thanks to Obama’s ideological reluctance to cite American interests as a rationale for opposition to Putin’s imperialism; instead, Obama has variously cited
On Wednesday’s “Tonight Show” on NBC, host Jimmy Fallon as Russian President Vladimir Putin took a shot at ObamaCare, sang “McCain in the Ukraine” and “Let It Go” from Disney’s “Frozen” during a phone call sketch with a President Barack
On Thursday, President Barack Obama announced that he signed an executive order to extend U.S. sanctions as a response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s move to annex the Crimea region of Ukraine. This comes after Monday’s announcement he was leveling
Max Hastings writes at the Daily Mail about the West’s tepid response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea: The West’s outrage at Russia’s illegal annexation of the Crimea found full expression at Monday’s meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels. It was
When even half of Democrats favor building the Keystone XL pipeline, and almost two-thirds of Americans agree, what does that mean on the geopolitical level? Along with fracking, the pipeline offers the United States the opportunity to become energy independent,
On March 19th the Club For Growth called on the Chamber of Commerce to help stop the U.S. Export-Import Bank from guaranteeing loans to “Russian oligarchs and companies with ties to the Russian mob.” Club for Growth says the Export-Import
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Putin announces the annexation of Crimea to the Russian Federation Furious Vladimir Putin expresses contempt for the West Putin’s spokesman signals plans to invade eastern Ukraine Report: Chechnya terrorist leader Doku Umarov is dead
Far-left director Oliver Stone is weighing in on Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and guess which side he’s taking? Stone noted the spiking popularity of Russia’s Vladimir Putin on his Facebook page before pointing the blame for the current geopolitical crisis
During Secretary of State John Kerry’s town hall with university students Tuesday, he blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin for running constant “propaganda” on eastern Ukraine television that he witnessed when he was in Kiev. Kerry said one would think the
In the aftermath of Vladimir Putin’s Russian annexation of Crimea – and in the wake of the Obama administration’s tepid response, amounting to a slap on the wrist directed at a specific few individuals who seem less than perturbed by
President Obama has low regard for the intelligence of the American people. He has assured us that: we can safely make concessions to Vladimir Putin; al Qaeda is on the path to defeat; and his deal with Iran has halted
On March 18th, Ukrainian troops at a base in Crimea reported they were surrounded and under attack by Russian troops. At least one Ukrainian has reportedly been killed and another wounded. According to The Jerusalem Post, Russians forces are demanding
Russia President Vladimir Putin claimed Crimea as a Russian territory and NATO countries that border Russia are concerned over Putin’s next move. Britain offered to supply their NATO allies with six Typhoon jets. British Defence Secretary Philip Hammond will send
Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday in Poland hit back at Russia President Vladimir Putin’s attempt to annex the Crimea region of the Ukraine: Follow Pam on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
(Reuters) – Western sanctions on Russia for its attempts to annex the Ukrainian region of Crimea have so far been pathetic and European leaders must get tougher on Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin, a senior British lawmaker said on Tuesday. The United States
Russia sent Crimea the first of what will most likely be several checks after the peninsula voted to leave Ukraine and join Russia, the amount totaling $414,550,645.45. Crimeans expressed frustration with Kiev, and they hope to prosper financially under Russia. They
(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Monday of being guided in its foreign policy not by international law but by the “rule of the gun.”
Vladimir Putin seizes the Crimea, so we blockade the Bosporus. Iran defies the UN, so we sink its Persian Gulf fleet. China expands its air defense zone, so we start downing Chinese fighters. North Korea fires some missiles, so we
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a treaty with the leaders of Crimea on the Ukrainian Black Sea peninsula becoming part of Russia, state television showed. Putin signed the treaty with Crimean Prime Minister Sergei Aksyonov and other Crimean leaders
Even as the world condemns Vladimir Putin’s Russian invasion of Ukraine, U.S. public relations firm Ketchum says it will continue its lucrative contract with the Russian government, which has earned the firm over $55 million since 2006. “Our work continues
Russian President Vladimir Putin will sanction top US politicians and Obama administration officials in retaliation against Obama, who released his own sanctions against Russia. According to The Daily Beast, the list will be similar to Obama’s list. Crimea voted Sunday
Russian President Vladimir Putin officially recognized the Crimean region by signed a decree proclaiming it a sovereign and independent country… Follow Pam on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
