Tag: Russia

Pompeo aide warns Putin of ‘substantial consequences’ if Russian forces enter Belarus

Joel Gehrke · September 2, 2020 4:09 pm

And that matters, because while Putin is notoriously unamused by claims that he misuses state finances to benefit himself, that's exactly what he does. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik/Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Why it matters that Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent

Tom Rogan · September 2, 2020 3:14 pm

In this Jan. 28, 2018, file photo, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, centre, attends a rally in Moscow, Russia. Navalny is an anti-corruption campaigner and the Kremlinâs fiercest critic. He has outlasted many opposition figures and is undeterred by incessant attempts to stop his work.

Germany: Putin critic Alexei Navalny poisoned with same nerve agent used on ex-Soviet spy Sergei Skripal

Zach Halaschak · September 2, 2020 2:55 pm

Russian hackers used a vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows operating system to spy on the computers of NATO, Ukraine and other political rivals. (iStock Photo)

National Security

DHS and FBI dispute Russian hacking voter rolls story and urge people to doubt ‘early, unverified claims’

Jerry Dunleavy · September 1, 2020 11:16 pm

William Barr Christopher Wray.

FISA abuse ‘must never happen again’: Barr and Wray announce surveillance reforms

Jerry Dunleavy · September 1, 2020 4:41 pm

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress breaks away from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, after receiving fuel during a strategic bomber mission, May 7, 2020. Strategic bomber missions enable crews to maintain a high state of readiness and proficiency.

Beltway Confidential

Russia embarrasses NATO and the US Air Force

Tom Rogan · September 1, 2020 12:35 pm

President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office of the White House, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 in Washington.

Mueller’s ‘pitbull’ picks apart New York Times story on FBI counterintelligence inquiry into Trump

Jerry Dunleavy · September 1, 2020 1:17 am

Michelle Wolf, Kim Jong Un, Donald Trump, Rod Rosenstein.

Beltway Confidential

Rod Rosenstein, former hero of the Left, is now blamed for failing to prove Russia collusion

Eddie Scarry · August 31, 2020 11:05 pm

Appeals court rejects House Democrats’ bid to enforce Don McGahn subpoena

Jerry Dunleavy · August 31, 2020 6:50 pm

Beltway Confidential

Belarus unrest has real potential to spark a NATO-Russia conflict

Janusz Bugajski · August 31, 2020 4:13 pm

Syrian army soldier stands guard as Russian military police vehicle passes by near the town of Alhureyeh, Syria, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. The Russian military said Tuesday that its forces in Syria will help U.N. peacekeepers fully restore patrols along the frontier with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, reflecting Moscow's deepening role in mediating between the decades-old foes.

Beltway Confidential

Americans in Syria will die if Trump doesn’t warn off Russia

Tom Rogan · August 31, 2020 2:31 pm

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Russian election interference targets city chaos

Tom Rogan · August 31, 2020 2:02 pm