from USA Watchdog:

Once again, the Ukraine crisis is the top story. President Obama is threatening Russian President Putin with international sanctions if he does not back off in Ukraine.

Russia is countering threats of sanctions with threats of sanctions of their own. Russia may also demand payment for its oil and natural gas in gold. Dr. Jim Willie brought this up this week on USAWatchdog.com. It’s not just the U.S., but the European Union is also leaning towards sanctions, and it appears Germany is on board. This comes at a time when both the U.S. and EU are facing continued bad economic news. Just this week, it was reported that wholesale inventories for things like autos rose and sales plunged. Not a good time to start an economic war. Meanwhile, Secretary of State John Kerry issued an ultimatum to Russia about the annexation of Crimea. The deadline is Monday. Only one catch, looks like the voters there are going to overwhelmingly pass a referendum to join Russia this weekend. The U.S. and EU say they will not recognize the vote as legit. Russia is also amassing troops on the Ukrainian border. Russia already has 25,000 troops in Crimea. They have been there because it has a naval base there. The new Ukrainian interim Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, has asked for weapons from the West; but so far, his request has been denied, at least publicly. The new Ukrainian interim PM has also said, “We fight for our sovereignty and we will never surrender.” I am very worried that neither the West or Russia are going to back down, and we will have War. Don’t kid yourself, this could eventually turn into a nuclear war, and where does it stop? The Obama Administration must know the danger. Do they actually want war?

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