Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to Obama’s accusations that he’s lied about the Ukraine with: “Who is he to judge? Who is he to judge, seriously? If he wants to judge, why doesn’t he get a job in court somewhere.” Putin’s answer brought cheers and clapping from the crowd at the St. Petersburg economic conference […]
(Photo: Newscom) In the recent makeshift referenda in Donetsk and Luhansk unrecognized by the West, a small minority of eligible voters voted in favor of secession from Ukraine. Now, some Western politicians and analysts are wondering: If those people came out to vote for “independence,” aren’t we obligated to consider their opinion when pondering the […]
John Kerry repeats them ad nauseam. They come in country reports. They’re in press releases. They’re in daily briefings. May 3 is World Press Freedom Day. It reminds governments of their obligation to support it. Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; […]
The CIA director was sent to Kiev to launch a military suppression of the Russian separatists in the eastern and southern portions of Ukraine, former Russian territories for the most part that were foolishly attached to the Ukraine in the early years of Soviet rule. Obama’s plan to grab Ukraine overlooked that the Russian and […]
NYU Russian Studies Professor Stephen Cohen explains the reaction of Russia’s President regarding the overthrow of the democratically elected government of Viktor Yanukovych. Professor Cohen makes a very valid case for Putin’s reaction to the NATO expansionist strategy of the past fifteen years. Russia’s tolerance of past NATO aggression and continuous testing of Russia’s resolve […]
“In the name of ‘democracy,’ the West has unrelentingly moved its military, political and economic power ever closer to post-Soviet Russia.” The East-West confrontation over Ukraine, which led to Moscow’s annexation of Crimea but long predated it, is potentially the worst international crisis in more than fifty years—and the most fateful. A negotiated resolution is […]
In his Kremlin defense of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Vladimir Putin, even before he began listing the battles where Russian blood had been shed on Crimean soil, spoke of an older deeper bond. Crimea, said Putin, “is the location of ancient Khersones, where Prince Vladimir was baptized. His spiritual feat of adopting Orthodoxy predetermined the […]
Russia Could Crush the Petrodollar Russia threatened to dump its U.S. treasuries if America imposed sanctions regarding Russia’s action in the Crimea. Zero Hedge argues that Russia has already done so. But veteran investor Jim Sinclair argues that Russia has a much scarier financial attack which Russia can use against the U.S. Specifically, Sinclair says that if Russia […]
Stanislav Krasilnikov/ZUMA Press/Newscom Crimea has just announced the preliminary result of its forced referendum. Unsurprisingly, 95 percent of those taking part in the poll voted in favor of Crimea seceding from Ukraine and joining the Russian Federation. But the Crimea referendum was a farce, and the free world must unite in rejecting it and calling […]
President Obama with Vladimir Putin. Photo: Pete Souza A great deal of ink has been spilt over the evolving situation in Ukraine, and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s de facto annexation of Crimea. At present, Crimea’s parliament has called for a public referendum to consider formal secession from Ukraine—the vote will be held on March 16. […]
