WAR WARNING – AT 10:21 A.M. ET:  Let's not forget there's a rest of the world.  And it's very dangerous.  From London's Express:

VLADIMIR Putin's warships have been dispatched to Crimea's western coastline in response to the start of Ukrainian missile tests nearby, as tensions in the region reach fever pitch.

Vessels from Russia's Black Sea Fleet have taken up position near the disputed Crimean peninsula - which was illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014 - to help strengthen the air defences.

The aggressive land grab plunged Ukraine-Russia and east-west relations to their lowest point in years and threatened a new Cold War.

Kiev began two days of missile tests today, angering Russia, which has put its air defence forces on high alert.

The drills come more than two years after a Malaysia Airlines jet was downed over Ukraine during fighting with Russian-backed separatist rebels.

A military source in Crimea told the Reuters news agency: “Warships of the Black Sea Fleet have taken up positions near Crimea's western coast for the duration of Ukraine's planned missile tests from December 1-2.

“The ships' air defence units have been put on a higher state of alert.

“Their equipment is designed in the first instance to shoot down heavy anti-ship missiles and cruise missiles.

"Together with land-based air defence units on the peninsula, the ships have thrown up a practically impenetrable shield against the enemy's rockets.”

COMMENT:  This may be Trump's first major foreign-policy challenge.  If he has as good a relationship with Putin as he claims, he might be able to separate the two sides in that dispute.  Of course, he won't get the same Nobel Peace Prize that Obama got in his first week in office, but he'll get history's gratitude.

December 1, 2016