Tag: Russia

Russian RS-24 Yars ballistic missiles roll in Red Square during the June 24, 2020 Victory Day military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the Nazi defeat in Moscow. A new report said Russia has improved its cyberwarfare weapons.

Washington Secrets

New grid threat: Russia deploys ‘first-strike weapon,’ and China ready too

Paul Bedard · January 27, 2021 6:54 pm

President Joe Biden leaves after delivering remarks on COVID-19, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

Decoding Joe Biden’s call with NATO’s chief

Tom Rogan · January 27, 2021 6:34 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting.

Putin calls out ‘digital giants’ for their ‘increasingly significant’ role in society

Mike Brest · January 27, 2021 3:03 pm

LineVision uses Velodyne high-performance lidar sensors in its V3 overhead power line monitoring system to help electric utilities operate their grid more safely and efficiently. (Graphic: LineVision, Inc.)

Beltway Confidential

Biden’s order could let China control US electric grid

Quin Hillyer · January 27, 2021 2:48 pm

KHARKIV REGION, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 11, 2021 - Men in camouflage uniforms line up during the drills of the Territorial Defence units in Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine.

After promising to get tough on Russia, Biden hesitates out of the gate

Washington Examiner · January 27, 2021 5:00 am

Beltway Confidential

The folly of giving Joe Biden credit for his Putin phone call

Tom Rogan · January 26, 2021 9:17 pm

Putin’s police ‘deliberately targeted’ media during violent Navalny protests

Joel Gehrke · January 26, 2021 8:34 pm

US and G-7 ministers call for ‘immediate release’ of Alexi Navalny and peaceful protesters

Haley Victory Smith · January 26, 2021 8:04 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting on economic issue in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020.

National Security

White House: Biden discusses SolarWinds hack and Navalny detention in first call with Putin

Zach Halaschak · January 26, 2021 7:45 pm

‘Dethrone the tsar’: Putin floats retirement to seaside winery amid Navalny uproar

Joel Gehrke · January 26, 2021 12:03 am

In this handout photo taken from a video published by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on his instagram account, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny steps down in a hospital in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.

Beltway Confidential

Biden administration uses misleading intelligence excuse to delay Navalny poison response

Tom Rogan · January 25, 2021 9:19 pm

Putin says pro-Navalny demonstrations are ‘dangerous’ and ‘outside the law’

Mica Soellner · January 25, 2021 6:43 pm