Russian President Vladimir Putin has now admitted for the first time that he plans to annex Crimea, meaning Russia’s land mass and political influence will creep further West, into eastern Europe. According to official reports, Putin’s plans for the annexation of Crimea was ordered week before the referendum on self-determination was set to go to a […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has started a fight against sanctions leveled against Russia with sanctions of his own. The sanctions were placed on Russia by a number of Western countries, including the United States (U.S.) and Canada along with countries in the European Union (EU). The March 2014 Russian annexing of Crimea and the ongoing […]
Vladimir Putin has condemned words likening him to the Nazi ruler Adolf Hitler by the Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, as “wrong” and “unacceptable.” These and many other comments by leading nations stir up a conundrum of anti-Russian sentiment in a time when worldwide turmoil, financial instability and flaring Muslim extremism is on the rise. […]