President Obama announces new sanctions against Russia.
The stepped-up sanctions against Russia are not part of a new Cold War, Obama said. ���What it is, is a very specific issue related to Russias unwillingness to recognize that Ukraine can chart its own path,��� the president said,��.
US, Russia at Odds Over Energy in Cold War-Style Conflict
WASHINGTON���As the Obama administration escalates economic sanctions on Russia and weighs military support to Ukraine, it has revved up a less noticed but far broader campaign to wean Central and Eastern Europe off a deep reliance on Russian. Rather.
Crimea 2.0: Donetsk Activists Declare Kiev Independence.
RT has the details: The Council proclaimed itself the only legitimate body in the region until the regions in southeast Ukraine conduct a general referendum, set to take place no later than May 11.. are williing to use nato to promote freedom/serfdom in the ukarine.. big mistake in not holding elecitons. russia is using elections vs troops to take ukraine back.region by region. fucking stupid kerry/obama dont see the obvious.. hey wash dc fucktards. putin sends in��.
More Nuclear Time in Tehran
Mr. Obama told ABCs ���This Week��� on Sunday that no one should worry in any case because the interim deal ���has definitely stopped Irans nuclear program from advancing��� during the negotiations. Mr. Kerry was even more emphatic, insisting that ���the.
M of A - Ukraine: New Coup-Government Offense in Donetsk
Even if Kerrys claims were true and Russia had provided weapons capable of shooting down MH17, this would not prove that the east Ukrainian forces in fact shot down the plane... (May 20, 2014) ��� Ukraines state enterprise Ukroboronservice is in talks to upgrade an additional S-300PS surface-to-air missile (SAM) defence system for the Ukrainian armed forces.. Meanwhile obama just ordered a staterment when this news came out, they are getting desperate?
Christie: Parents deserve measure of choice on vaccinations
President Barack Obama, asked about the outbreak this weekend, said in an interview with NBC News that all parents should get their kids vaccinated. Those children who are not, he said, put infants and those who cant get vaccinations at risk. I.
Ash Carter vs. Barack Obamas Yogi Berra Foreign Policy
But despite the fact that Carter is a worthy choice for the job (and its about time he was actually offered it), I cant help but feel that there are several big reasons we should expect that all this will end in tears. The first.. And he has sent.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigning
CBS This Morning. Video captures TransAsia plane falling from sky in.. Hagel approached President Obama last month about stepping down, Mr. Obama announced Monday from the State Dining Room of the White House, with Hagel and Vice President Joe Biden.
The peacemakers of 2014
Professor Joep Lange: This intrepid former Dutch president of the International AIDS Society perished in July on the ill-fated Malaysian airliner cruelly shot out of the sky by Russian separatists in Ukraine. He devoted his life to develop treatment.
Poroshenko Tells IMF Ukraine Now Needs $50 Billion As.
In any case, prospects are dim for a Ukraine turnaround anytime soon which makes the European states less than enthusiastic about letting Ukraine into the EU. As the new bailout request shows, Ukraine will be a drain on EU��.
Obama meets with Netanyahu, Kerry tries to reassure.
At Netanyahu meet, Obama puts on a show for the cameras ��� U.S. president already sent Netanyahu the message via the Bloomberg interview, and preferred to avoid a public confrontation at this time. (Haaretz). There are 30million Kurds in Mideast (northern Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran), largest ethnic group in the world w/out a country; Russia And China In Agreement Over Ukraine (Sky News); Britains Cameron to address Knesset March 12 (Times of Israel); Abbas��.
Lindsey Graham: Wrong on Everything
For Graham, there is a consistent taxonomy to his apocalyptic warnings: ���weakness��� and ���indecision��� are bad (and are defining attributes of Democrats like Barack Obama) and ���resolve,��� ���leadership,��� and willingness to use force are good (and are.
Is Ukraine Descending into Civil War? - The Real News
There are a lot of evidences, photos and direct video, which showing that machine guns were used against defenders blockaded in this house. And then I send you photos and video, and we have our friends who were inside this building.
RT: US mulls providing Kiev forces with defensive weapons.
Published time: February 02, 2015 05:02 Reuters / Valentyn Ogirenko The Obama administration, so far withholding any lethal assistance to Ukraine, may reconsider its position and send ���defensive��� weapons to Kiev. Interviewing a number of decision makers that chose to remain anonymous until or if any policy shift on lethal aid to Ukraine is announced, the publication reports that Secretary of State John Kerry and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen.
Intelligence Veterans Challenge Obama and Kerry on Ukraine.
Editor Note: With the July 17 shoot-down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine turning a local civil war into a U.S. confrontation with Russia, former U.S. intelligence veterans urge President Obama to release what evidence he has about the tragedy and silence the hyperbole... At a formal press conference, Kerry abruptly dismissed the possibility that Bashar al-Assad would ever give up his chemical weapons, saying, ���He isnt about to do that; it cant be done.
Ukraine crisis: Kerry says Russia hiding hand behind.
Comments. 4,374. Key events. Show. 11.11pm GMT 18:11Summary; 4.52pm GMT 11:52Obama: Putin can throw a lot of words out there; 4.31pm GMT 11:31Kerry: Its called freedom; 12.14pm GMT 07:14Putins press conference summary. At the news conference, Putin also denied that Russian forces were in Crimea, said terrorists threatened Ukrainian security and said the West had interfered in Ukraine like ���experimenting on lab rats���. ��� US secretary of state John��.
Obama to reveal Isis strategy ��� but pledges no Iraq war.
Barack Obama will soon announce his plan to tackle Isis, which may include sending more support to Kurdish peshmerga troops fighting Isis in Iraq. Photograph: Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters. Julian Borger and Patrick Wintour.
04.14 Ukraine Update: Blood Moon Rising as Kerry Hints at.
With all of the news today, it is hard to believe that the Russians have not decided to just send Kerry into Kiev to invade the capitol and announce the surrender with the French Prime Minister. Lets review todays.. An advisor to Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that the United States may decide to send arms to eastern Ukraine as tensions continue to worsen there between pro-Russian protesters and supporters of the countrys interim government. Reuters��.
NATO Sees Significant Buildup of Russian Forces in Ukraine
Russia is sending fresh convoys of troops and tanks into eastern Ukraine, NATO said, and threatening to dispatch warplanes on maneuvers over the Gulf of Mexico, flexing its military muscles in a Cold War-style escalation with the West.. Russian.
Kerry: Obama May Send Ukraine Weapons Soon
Mr Kerry told a joint news conference with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk: The president is reviewing all of his options, among those options is the possibility of providing defensive systems to Ukraine. The president will make his.
At APEC, Obama, Putin Find Themselves in Awkward Moments
BEIJING���A fleeting exchange between Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin at a Beijing convention center on Monday offered a peek into the awkwardness that can prevail when world leaders are gathered in one place.. shut down to ensure blue skies, a brand.
Ukraine Asks for Military Aid, Obama Offers MREs.
In August 2005, just seven months after his swearing-in, Obama traveled to Donetsk in Eastern Ukraine with then-Indiana Republican Senator Dick Lugar, touring a conventional weapons site. The two met in Kiev. We wont even go into how much firepower Obama and Kerry were willing to hand over to the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. Ukraines. Or maybe we can send bricks to Germany so that we can rebuild a wall because good fences make good neighbors.
Ukraine death toll mounts in east
Ukraine will step up efforts to persuade the United States to send weapons, a government source says, after Washington signalled it might be ready to arm troops battling a rebel offensive. At least 19 civilians and five government troops were killed.
Kerry Slams Trigger Happy Critics: U.S. Should Be Proud.
Juggling foreign policy hotspots from Israel to Iran to Ukraine, Secretary of State John Kerry strongly defended the Obama administrations foreign policy to Meet the Press host David Gregory, arguing that the administration had successfully used diplomacy.. Kerry listed multiple diplomatic successes, from a quieter North Korea to the destruction of Syrias chemical weapons to the rollback of Irans nuclear program. ���One thing. Watch the clip below, via NBC News:��.
Unity rally for Paris shootings: live
19.59 A lot of anger and confusion in the US and beyond about why John Kerry or a similarly high-ranking figure is not in Paris. Barack Obama has sent Eric Holder, the attorney general, who may not be well known in Europe but is actually very close to.
Am I the Only One Who Notices the Republican Lovefest.
Though Im not quite certain how a president threatening to use military force, which triggered Russia to push Syria to give up their chemical weapons, makes Obama ���weak.��� But its President Obama ��� Republicans. Oh, and even though hes the one who sent Russian troops into Ukraine ��� hes saying they werent actually Russian troops, and that President Obama is involved in some sort of conspiracy to get the world against Russia. You know, blaming Obama for��.
Obama: MH17 disaster an outrage of unspeakable.
Obama confirms surface-to-air missile was used; Airlines change flight paths to avoid Ukraine; Newcastle United fans among nine British victims; US president blames disaster on pro-Russian rebels; Ukrainian, Russian and rebel leaders. The Pentagon confirmed a surface-to-air missile shot down MH17 from territory controlled by separatists, but stopped short of accusing Russia with supplying the weapon... Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) July 18, 2014.
Obama, Kerry, the Ukrainian military, Yulia and Klichko
Besides the Maidan was apparently also inflitrated by mercenaries from Turkey:http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_03_02/Dozens-of-foreigners-attended-Euromaidan-protests-Russian-participant-6520/. The right sector type nazi groups are probably all they got among the Ukrainian population who can be relied upon to follow their diktat, and even those apparently need foreign mercs and zionazi leadership in order to stay coherent enough to follow orders. ������ ������.
The D Brief: $1.3 billion for training in Iraq, Syria; Desertion charge for.
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Battle for Ukraine: How the west lost Putin
According to officials in Kiev and hardline Russia critics, the wests greatest failure was the admission it was not prepared to use military force to defend Ukraine against its nuclear-armed neighbour ��� or even supply it with arms.. According to a.
Capital Journal Daybreak: Obama Budget Sets Off Push for Deals | Why.
OBAMA BUDGET SETS OFF PUSH FOR DEALS: President Barack Obama called for sweeping tax increases in a budget proposal that dropped any quest for fiscal grand bargains with Congress, but also laid out narrower domestic priorities that may appeal .
Is Obama destroying the Russian economy
On Tuesday, the White House said Obama would sign new legislation passed by Congress authorizing additional sanctions on Moscow, along with military aid for Ukraine, despite his ���concerns��� that it could upset European allies nervous about a boomerang.