Think the Ukraine crisis resembles the Cold War? Think again, says President Obama. Over the weekend, Obama told a Dutch newspaper that the Ukraine crisis is not a “zero-sum” game between the United States and Russia. Nor, he said, does the United States any longer “view Europe as a battleground between East and West.” Instead, […]

President Obama announced Thursday he was widening sanctions on Russian individuals to include private wealthy oligarchs close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, reports the New York Times. Obama also left open the possibility of sanctions to Russian oil and natural gas – a move that Obama said could disrupt the global economy but may be […]

A flight crew combing the vast southern Indian Ocean for the missing Malaysian jetliner has reported radar hits of “significant size,” Newsmax reports.  The Crimean Conflict Fox: Obama Rules Out Military Action, Ukraine Pulls Troops from Crimea DailyBeast: Soccer Hooligans Prep Ukraine for Putin NewYorker: Will Putin Stop at Crimea? Reuters: Moscow Signals Concern for […]

Just as the Obama administration claims to have a handle on ObamaCare enrollments, The Hill reports that health insurance executives are predicting sky-rocketing premiums this year in some parts of the country. One company, located in a swing state, expects to triple its premiums next year.  WaPo: Creepy – NSA Recorded Every Single Phone Call […]

Speaking to a large crowd of top Russian officials, Vladimir Putin declared Tuesday morning that Crimea is a part of Russia and that he had taken the first steps to make it official by submitting legislation to the Russian Parliament to annex the region. Putin’s declaration comes less than a day after sanctions President Obama […]