Jay Carney accuses Russia of using tactics from 'the Soviet past'

Russian President Vladimir Putin is using tactics from “the Soviet past,” according to President Obama’s spokesman, who also maintained that the Cold War is not an accurate analogy for current tensions in Ukraine.

“It’s not often that you suddenly have, in a variety of cities, all at the same time, a bunch of men wearing military gear, without insignias, including bulletproof vests, suddenly sprout up organically,” said White House press secretary Jay Carney while emphasizing that the protests in eastern Ukraine are astroturfed by the Russians.