Monday Numbers

A quick look at the numbers that are driving the conversation this week:

60 – 80 – Number of Ukrainian troops captured from a naval base in Feodosia by Russian troops on Monday

189 – Number of Ukrainian military bases in Crimea taken over by Russian troops so far -nearly all of them

63% – Number of Russians who think their country is a “great power” according to a recent Levada Center poll

56% – Number Russians who have a negative view of the US, according to that same poll

1990 – Lat year when opinions of America were so low among Russians

37% – President Obama’s approval