Led by a proud KGB spy, Russia is descending back into the bleak darkness of Soviet dishonesty and hypocrisy as it becomes ever more mired in its imperialist aggression in Ukraine.  As in Soviet times, territorial lust has blinded Russia to the horrible danger inherent in provoking conflict with the entire world as the nation’s economy slides into recession. A little over a month ago, the U.S. Navy destroyer Donald Cook, with a complement of 71 American officers and 210 enlisted personnel, was “attacked” in international waters in the Black Sea by a Russian SU-24 bomber, which repeatedly flew low around it and refused to answer attempts to communicate.  The incident reveals three critical facts about Vladimir Putin’s Russia as it grapples with Ukraine. First, the reckless provocation exposed Putin’s thrust to assert dominion over the Black Sea.  Just a few weeks later, the world realized that by grabbing and annexing Crimea, Putin had...(Read Full Article)