[Jeff Head]

This is a dangerous situation...and although the Ukrainian Parliament has now impeached the President there (we should take note IMHO), the Russians are still very involved and we in the U.S. have a weak international face on.

[basil]

Excellent work, Jeff. Thanks for doing the research and putting it together for us.

I hope you are having an especially good day today.

[PistolPaknMama]

Thank you for that, Jeff!

[Travis McGee]

The Russians will NEVER give up control of the Black Sea naval ports. NEVER. That is a real “red line.” Note the % of ethnic Russians in Crimea and especially in Sevastopol.

[Travis McGee]

Why Ukraine is a very big deal to Europe:

[noinfringers2]

The USA, Spain, Russia and other nations have had civil wars or government rebellions in the past. This one in the Ukraine is another, possibly worse, as to political stability in that part of the world and probably to a much wider extent. I think that Obama wants to stay aloof from any serious USA involvement because he is most interested in making the USA with the present Constitution insignificant in world affairs and such involvement. Would open up a can of political and possibly even personal worms.

[AllAmericanGirl44]

bkmk

[FBD]

Powerful photos. Thanks for putting this together!

[FBD]

You need some Tymoshenko photos in this group! :-)

http://rt.com/files/news/22/bd/00/00/timoshenko-2.jpg

[gogeo]

Well done, Jeff!

One question...

The Am(e)rican President, though distracted by domestic policy issues...

Was he "pivoting" to the economy? "Not resting" until all Americans had jobs? Vacationing or golfing?

Inquiring minds want to know...