The U.S. and Global Security Review - Blog by Michael Novakhov

Published on Aug 26, 2014 Ukrainian security services releases video footage purporting to show Russian servicemen who were captured by government forces on the Ukrainian territory. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Obama Weakness Encourages Putin to Take Ukraine Tuesday August 26 th , 2014  at  6:54 AM Wall Street Daily 1 Share The days are growing shorter in Ukraine. The summer of fighting will soon be over, and a brief, cold fall will be followed by a  bitter winter . Russia is anticipating the end of the fighting, and Putin has become more aggressive as a result. Beyond resupplying the rebels, Russia sent an invading caravan into Ukraine last Friday, a blatant violation of international law. Of course, Putin doesn’t care about international laws. In fact, he even helped the convoy by allowing his troops to shell Ukrainian soldiers from the safe side of the Russian border. Embarrassingly, Obama offered almost no reaction to