Ukraine update: Russia has issues with logistics and command, but there’s one more factor

We seem to be having Russian History Month. There has been the head of the Russian orthodox church reaching back 900 years to claim that neither Ukraine nor the Ukrainian church is “real.” Vladimir Putin has insisted that Ukraine is not a country because it “illegally left” the USSR. And on Tuesday, Russian diplomats insisted that Japan pay them back for gold supposedly stolen in 1920. Over the last few weeks, Kos has written several times about the importance of logistics and how Russia’s issues on this front ensured that their plans to march…

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Pennsylvania to factor heavily into Democrats’ bid to retake US House – Tribune-Review

Tribune-Review Pennsylvania to factor heavily into Democrats' bid to retake US HouseTribune-ReviewNow, the fights for U.S. House seats being waged by DiNicola and his fellow Democrats are shaping up as the most closely watched contests in Pennsylvania, as the state's races for governor and U.S. Senate are relegated to relative backburner status.and more » us democrats – Google News

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