Congress Urges Obama To Sign Bill That Slaps New Sanctions On Russia.
The legislation would require the president to impose penalties on state-owned arms dealer Rosoboronexport and other Russian defense companies tied to unrest in Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and Syria. The sanctions would be extended to individuals and .
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Obama: At Least One American Citizen Was Killed In Malaysia Airlines Crash. AP/The Huffington Post. Posted: 07/18/2014 12:02 pm EDT Updated: 07/18/2014 4:59 pm EDT. Its time for peace and security to be restored in Ukraine, Obama said. Obama repeated sentiments shared by U.S. officials, saying.. Russia to Ukrainian separatists appeared to be imminent, with the arms close enough to the border they could be handed over potentially today. We have indications that the��.
Arming Ukraine Will Exploit Putins Greatest Weakness.
Ukraine wont survive without arms from the United States and its allies. President Obama may not want a proxy war, but by giving Ukraine nothing more than food, blankets, and night-vision goggles, hes already waging a��.
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Russia still denies its forces or arms are even in Ukraine, and yet we are supposed to treat this kind of earth-is-flat deniability as an entry point for negotiations. No wonder that the midnight ceasefire has already been violated several times.
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Congress Urges Obama To Sign Bill That Slaps New.
J., chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, said lawmakers stand shoulder to shoulder in solidarity with the Ukrainian government and its people against the aggression of Vladimir Putin who continues to upend the international order. The legislation would require the president to impose penalties on state-owned arms dealer Rosoboronexport and other Russian defense companies tied to unrest in Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and Syria. The sanctions would be��.
Malaysia Airlines Plane Crash: Flight Shot Down Over Ukraine
. (LATEST UPDATES). The Huffington Post | By Eline Gordts. denied the accusations. We dont have weapons that can take down a plane from that altitude, Tsarev told TIME... Moscow denies Western charges that is supporting the separatists or sowing unrest in its neighbor. Earlier this week.. Russia to Ukrainian separatists appeared to be imminent, with the arms close enough to the border they could be handed over potentially today. We have indications��.
Enough Already! Its Time for the West to Arm Ukraine
MUNICH -- It has become something of a mantra among diplomats and other foreign policy analysts that there is no military solution to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The only viable path to peace and stability, observers almost unanimously .
Obama Speaks On Situation In Ukraine - Huffington Post
Email. Posted: 07/18/2014 10:34 am EDT Updated: 07/18/2014 12:59 pm EDT.. Russia to Ukrainian separatists appeared to be imminent, with the arms close enough to the border they could be handed over potentially today. We have indications that the Russians intend to... couldnt help but notice that at least in my city, nbc, cbs, and abc are all covering the special report while Fox is drudging along with its normal schedule, which at this time is Jerry Springer. Reply �� Like.
Malaysia Crash Video? - Huffington Post
EuroMaiden, a group thats part of the Ukrainian resistance movement, posted a video to YouTube it says shows the wreckage of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet that was shot down over Ukraine on Thursday.. The Huffington Post cannot confirm the authenticity of this video at this time. See that video above... Russia to Ukrainian separatists appeared to be imminent, with the arms close enough to the border they could be handed over potentially today. We have��.
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Why Gorbachev Feels Betrayed By The Post-Cold War West
Clearly, the seeds of hostility that are now manifest in the present crisis between the West and Russia over Ukraine have been gestating for some time. Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Gorbachev could not be more different as��.
Merkel Is Best To Solve The Crisis With Putin, Says Former.
Posted: 02/09/2015 5:30 pm EST Updated: 02/09/2015 5:59 pm EST. MERKEL PUTIN. Russian. But it is true that when Russia started to exert increasing pressure on Ukraine, the focus of the West lay on Syria and the Iranian nuclear arms issue. We shouldnt neglect these issues but we. But of course, any state that wants to join needs to meet certain criteria and that might still take a long time before Ukraine is strong enough to meet all of these. Closing the door on Ukraine would��.
Putin Spending Big On Military Modernization Despite.
In the Ukraine crisis, Moscow for the first time demonstrated its new capacity for what experts call hybrid warfare, a combination of military force with a degree of deniability, sleek propaganda and political and economic pressure. It is not only in.. The threat for Putin -- who has insisted that Russia will not be drawn into a costly arms race with the West -- is whether the massive military buildup will stretch the nations economic potential beyond the limit. Despite such��.
Pax Americana at Presidents Day: How Go Our Wars? (And How Many Are.
Even before American hegemony emerged after World War II, birthday boy George Washingtons Farewell Address admonition to avoid permanent alliances and focus on neutrality had long since been ignored.. The lid could fly off this situation any time.
UN Security Council Meets On Ukraine Crisis - Huffington Post
Enough. That is enough. He said after the meeting that he hoped Western powers would pressure Ukraine to rethink its deadline for sending in troops. Whether they are going to put an end to this provocation by Kiev, this is their. Times Joke (timesjoke). 6; 0. 476 Fans �� No matter how hard you try, time always wins. ****Ukraines president accused its powerful neighbor of fomenting unrest, and announced that his government would deploy armed forces Monday to��.
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Obama: Russia Faces Consequences For Destabilizing.
Each time Russia takes these kinds of steps that are designed to destabilize Ukraine and violate their sovereignty, there are going to be consequences, President Barack Obama said in an interview with CBS News. Mr. Putins decisions. Administration critics have been pressing Obama to arm the Ukrainian military in order to bolster its efforts to reassert control of its eastern region from pro-Russian insurgents who have seized numerous government facilities. Sen.
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Russian Lawmakers Cancel Resolution Allowing Use Of.
MOSCOW (AP) ��� The Kremlin on Wednesday renounced the right to send troops into Ukraine and voiced support for a peace plan, but the West said Russia must do much more to stop the fighting in eastern Ukraine if it wants to avoid a new, more crip.. On Tuesday, however, Poroshenko warned that he may end the truce ahead of time after the rebels used a shoulder-fired missile to shoot down a Ukrainian military helicopter, killing nine servicemen. In eastern��.
Why Gorbachev Feels Betrayed By The Post-Cold War West
Clearly, the seeds of hostility that are now manifest in the present crisis between the West and Russia over Ukraine have been gestating for some time. Vladimir Putin and. But they are both proud Russians who dont think their nation is getting its.
Pax Americana at Presidents Day: How Go Our Wars? (And.
The Pax Americana replaced Pax Britannia nearly 70 years ago, but its been a very long time, if ever, since anything like Austins conception applied in the American version. Certainly no one would think anything like that��.
Ukrainians Shouldnt Have To Choose Between The West.
NATOs top military commander said on Sunday he was worried that Russia might have its eye on Transdniestria, a largely Russian-speaking region that borders western Ukraine, after seizing Crimea, which has a narrow. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has said boosting U.S. funds at the IMF has nothing to do with Ukraine, and his aides indicated they would not have enough votes to move the Senate bill through the lower chamber in its current form.
US Signs $2 Billion Loan Agreement With Ukraine, Offers To.
After signing the loan agreement with Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew referred to Russian support for separatists in Ukraine which has led to the United States and the European Union imposing.. Has the United States EVER received interest or repayment on any money they have given to Foreign contries? The buck stop here. Time to take care of our own. This country have been in a downward spiral long enough.
Merkel Is Best To Solve The Crisis With Putin, Says Former Swedish Foreign.
I think and have heard from many Russian friends that the fairly mild Western reaction to the Georgian War made it possible for people in Moscow to think that their actions in Ukraine would be met with equally mild reactions. But that. After the.
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Welcome to Ukraine: One of the Biggest Kleptocracies in the World
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Ukraine Ceasefire In Dispute As Government Forces Pull Out Of Besieged Town
The West appears to be giving Putin the benefit of the doubt - hoping he will wind down fighting after the town is taken. The town, on a railway and road junction, links the two Russian-speaking regions of east Ukraine that the rebels hold and makes it.
Leaders At Ukraine Peace Talks Reach Deal For Cease.
MINSK, Belarus (AP) ��� The peace deal reached Thursday for Ukraine, if it holds, would be a partial win for both Moscow and Kiev: Ukraine retains the separatist eastern regions and regains control of its border with Russia, while Russia holds st.. Theres no sign Russia will soon escape the Western sanctions that have driven its economy down sharply, and Kievs price for regaining control of the border with Russia is to grant significant new power to the east.
Beware the Blowback From Russia Sanctions
Last month, as President Obama prepared to sign tougher sanctions legislation aimed at Russia, the top White House economist, Jason Furman, boasted that the Wests economic warfare was already bringing Russia to its knees.. Such concerns did not.