ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – More than two dozen migrants are now facing federal criminal charges for crossing into the U.S. from Mexico and entering the newly-created New Mexico National Defense Area.

Dmitry Medvedev wants a gigantic buffer zone in Ukraine to shield Russia from Western weapons. But it would take nearly a century for Russia to achieve at its current pace, ISW analysts said.

Based on current figures, Dmitry Medvedev's proposed buffer zone would take 91 years and cost Russia 50 million soldiers, ISW analysts wrote on Sunday.