December 20, 2015 Obama, Biden stick to vacation schedules despite Ukraine crisis The White House brushed off concerns Friday that, with the crisis in Crimea intensifying, now might not be the best time for President Obama -- and his vice president -- to go on vacation.
December 20, 2015 Putin brushes aside Obama's warnings as US moves to counter Russia President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for an hour by phone Thursday as the administration moved on several fronts to counter Russia's aggression in Ukraine's Crimean peninsula.
December 20, 2015 White House announces visa restrictions on Russians The White House announced Thursday that the U.S. government is imposing visa restrictions on Russians and others who it says are "threatening the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine," as Congress moves on a separate track to impose more sanctions.
December 20, 2015 Pentagon: North Korea develops unmanned strike aircraft from stolen US drone North Korea has deployed an indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle capable of attacking ground targets based on stolen U.S. target drones, the Pentagon revealed in a report to Congress.
December 20, 2015 State Dept. accuses Putin of 'spinning fiction' as lawmakers mull sanctions State Department accuses Putin of 'spinning fiction' as senators weigh sanctions
December 20, 2015 Clinton keeps pressure on Putin after comparing Crimea strategy to Hitler Clinton warned during her a speech at the University of California, Los Angeles, that "all parties should avoid steps that could be misinterpreted or lead to miscalculation at this delicate time."
December 20, 2015 GOP Rep. Poe introduces bill to expedite natural gas exports amid Ukraine crisis A Republican congressman introduced a bill Wednesday that would require the Department of Energy to expedite and approve exports of natural gas to Ukraine and other nations, in a bid to loosen Russia's control over energy supply in the region amid the crisis in Ukraine.
December 20, 2015 Republicans mocked for Putin warnings now say: 'Told ya so' Several prominent Republicans are claiming "told ya so" in the wake of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Crimea, after having predicted such aggression and tensions years ago, only to be mocked by the media at the time.
December 20, 2015 Crimea crisis comes at touchy time for US-Russia space program The  political crisis in Crimea comes at a touchy time in the joint Russia-U.S. space program. Two cosmonauts, one of them from Crimea, and an American astronaut are scheduled to touch down on Russian soil on March 10 after months aboard the International Space Station.
December 20, 2015 Hillary Clinton compares Putin's Ukraine action to Nazi 'Heim ins Reich' policy Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton compared the recent Russian troop deployment in Crimea to policies implemented by Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany regime.