Ukraine Archives –

Obama: This Duck Is Still Mobile

Robert I. Grundfest — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 18:47:45 +0000

You would think, from all the talk about the midterm elections and the final two years of the Obama Administration, that the president doesn’t matter anymore or that absolutely nothing will get done in Washington between now and January 2017. While we may be fighting political gridlock, and the possibility that few if any consequential […]

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Malaysia Jet with Almost 300 Passengers Crashes in Ukraine – Video

Ezra Grant — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 16:12:05 +0000

This story is still developing, but preliminary reports are saying the plane, carrying almost 300 passengers, may have been shot down when it entered Russian airspace. It crashed in Ukraine. The jet was traveling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.

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The US Navy is Gearing Up in The Ukraine

Ezra Grant — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 17:54:21 +0000

With Russian forces already in the area, the US Navy is now getting involved. The U.S. Navy is sending a destroyer into the Black Sea in the coming days as a symbolic gesture of support for Ukraine and other allies in the region, according to two senior defense officials. The USS Donald Cook, a guided […]

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Once Again, Obama Slams Romney on Russia

Ezra Grant — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 18:10:38 +0000

Mitt Romney seems to have all the answers, except how to win an election or how to accept the reality that he lost and bow out gracefully. The two-time loser jumped at the opportunity to attack President Obama on his handling of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He actually called the president naive. Said Romney […]

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The Pause

Robert I. Grundfest — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 22:14:03 +0000

Perhaps it’s just me, but this time of year seems to be the boring period between the fun of a nasty winter and the beginning of a well-earned spring. And I’m not just talking about the weather. American politics is on hiatus at this moment because it’s too early to get too riled up by […]

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Ukraine Will Pull All Its Forces from Crimea

Ezra Grant — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 21:11:11 +0000

Despite earlier declarations from opposition leaders in Kiev that the Crimea referendum was illegal and Crimea would always be part of Ukraine, yesterday a plan was announced that Ukraine would pull out all its forces from Crimea. The forces, some 25,000 personnel, will be relocated to parts of Ukraine outside of the Crimea region. Though […]

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Jimmy Fallon on The Russia/Ukraine Invasion – Video

Ezra Grant — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 00:50:01 +0000

In his opening monologue, Jimmy Fallon of The Tonight Show briefly mentioned the incident involving Russia and Ukraine. Video.

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Sen Chris Murphy – No Military Option for US Regarding Russia in Ukraine

Ezra Grant — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 10:06:43 +0000

Although Sen John McCain thinks otherwise, Senator Chris Murphy told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos there was nothing the U.S. could do militarily to prevent Russia from moving into Eastern Ukraine following its seizure of the Crimean Peninsula. But Murphy advocated for new sanctions on Russia that could put economic pressure on President Vladimir Putin and prevent […]

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John McCain Continues His Call For War – Russia vs The US

Ezra Grant — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 18:30:13 +0000

If it’s Sunday, John McCain is on a television network somewhere calling for a war somewhere in the world and this Sunday was no exception. On CNN’s Candy Crowley’s The Situation Room, McCain – who is slowly becoming a regular on Crowley’s program – called for the United States to step up our military presence […]

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Disgraceful – Lindsey Graham Say The Ukraine Invasion is Because of Benghazi

Ezra Grant — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 22:13:39 +0000

After going on CNN and proclaiming that the world “roll its eyes” when President Obama talks, Republican elected official Lindsey Graham jumped to the twitter machine today to try and hit the president some more. The method he used however, shows that nothing is off limits with these Republicans. Tiday, Lindsey Graham somehow managed to […]

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Russian Reporter Against Russian Invasion of Ukraine – Video

Ezra Grant — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 16:58:49 +0000

Abby Martin works for RT, aka Russia Today, the English-language, Kremlin-managed cable news station that’s been wackadoodle with its Ukraine coverage. On Monday, Martin blasted Russia’s invasion as “wrong.” But did she go off the reservation, or just add a layer to Putin’s propaganda offensive? Here’s what she says in her closing monologue, shown above: […]

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Hypocritical Republicans Blame Obama for Putin’s Invasion, But Praised Bush for Putin’s Invasion

Ezra Grant — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 13:16:55 +0000

It’s amazing how quickly Republicans pranced on President Obama to cast blame on him for Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine. From Lindsey Graham, to John McCain to Rudolph Guiliana, they are all having a field day, criticizing Mr. Obama as a weak, spineless, Muslim infidel who is the reason why the world is apparently walking […]

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Russia Could Lose Membership in G8 Soon

Ezra Grant — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 11:28:33 +0000

WASHINGTON — After Russia’s military incursion into Ukraine, the G8 might become the G7 again. Russia is set to host the next summit of the Group of Eight — the (mostly) western economic powers of the U.S., UK, France, Germany, Canada, Italy, Japan and Russia — in Sochi in June, and the U.S. has broken […]

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President Obama Warns Putin – Stay Out of Ukraine

Ezra Grant — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 04:49:22 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama warned Russia on Friday that military intervention in Ukraine would lead to “costs,” as tension with old foe President Vladimir Putin rose in a Cold War-style crisis. “We are now deeply concerned by reports of military movements taken by the Russian Federation inside of Ukraine,” he told reporters. Obama […]

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Where Democracy Lives

Robert I. Grundfest — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:24:47 +0000

If 2011 will go down in history as a terrible year economically, it will also be known as a turning point year for participatory and representative democracy in many countries throughout the world. True people power, spurred on by technology, second-to-second communications, and defiance of imposing police/military power proved more resilient than even the craftiest dictators. […]

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